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greatlaurel

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68. Thanks for these productive suggestions.

Fri Jun 28, 2024, 02:57 PM

Jun 28

This is a useful post with productive and doable ideas. President Biden is a brilliant man and extremely effective politician who is old with a stutter. The time pressure of that debate style had to be extremely frustrating for him, while facing a fire hose of falsehoods. Tapper, Bash and CNN facilitated the fire hose of falsehoods and failed the American people by any standard of journalistic integrity.

Watched President Biden's speech today in Raleigh, NC and he was wonderful even while dealing with a slight cough. President Biden is resilient, which is one of the most important qualities for anyone to have.

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Some folks here think people criticizing Biden's debate performance need to "offer a solution". Here's one. [View all] brooklynite Jun 28 OP

Yes FrankBooth Jun 28 #1

Don't kid yourself though peppertree Jun 28 #17

I'm not kidding myself FrankBooth Jun 28 #21

We are not his Dr., but among all my Dem friends we did not see it as the flu... RiverStone Jun 28 #24

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A decongestant perhaps. bucolic_frolic Jun 28 #41

Hadn't thought about decongestant. My impression was he was tired from illness or lack of sleep... Beartracks Jun 28 #91

Parkinson's? Really? Now you're putting that out there? StarryNite Jun 28 #48

Speculations are getting ridiculous. shrike3 Jun 28 #66

Or they won't stay home FrankBooth Jun 28 #27

You do realize your post here is fodder for the RW crazy SM sites...don't you? STOP!! PortTack Jun 28 #74

You do realize your denial of what we all saw is true fodder. Even the NYT editorial board asked him to resign today. RiverStone Jun 28 #102

While I agree that we need to mobilize for Biden Dorian Gray Jun 29 #111

Agreed. Being told not to believe what I saw with my own eyes is disrespectful. PeaceWave Jun 28 #76

Dems should allow other Dems to speak kansasobama Jun 28 #82

What you saw was an electronic image. delisen Jun 28 #97

Check out his NC speech from today. tazkcmo Jun 28 #79

Unfortunately, damn near 50 million people won't see his NC speech. PeaceWave Jun 28 #80

Joe was listening to TSF's rapid fire lying responses and contemplating his responses... IthinkThereforeIAM Jun 28 #83

Watch Biden's speech in Raleigh, NC delisen Jun 28 #94

Wasn't he reading from a script in NC? HUAJIAO Jun 29 #117

actually, it looked to me like allergies soldierant Jun 28 #99

I think his stares indicated his amazement that TSF would lie so brazenly... Trueblue Texan Jun 29 #108

"The flu" was an excuse for a bad night. oldsoftie Jun 29 #113

Potential voters watching conservative media aren't going to vote for Biden anyway. Lanius Jun 28 #43

But it is on all of the media and not just conservative media. totodeinhere Jun 28 #45

Which isn't surprising, since the news media want this to be a horse race and focus more on optics than substance Lanius Jun 28 #46

+1. Even Thom Hartmann is suggesting a change. I'm with Biden over any GOPer, but I'm not sure remaining undecided Silent Type Jun 28 #53

It was on the media...now it's on posters too...so called Dems right here on DU! PortTack Jun 28 #75

Not only the repugs will be playing snippets. totodeinhere Jun 28 #44

As long as he's in the race, I'm riding with Biden - and so is almost everyone here on DU peppertree Jun 28 #58

they would do that regardless Hieronymus Phact Jun 28 #50

Yes - but last night gave them a TON of new fodder (plus the replay on the news) peppertree Jun 28 #59

It wouldn't matter if President Biden aced the entire debate. They would and do photo shop clips to make him PortTack Jun 28 #77

As long as he's running - I'm ridin' with Biden peppertree Jun 28 #85

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Welcome to DU shrike3 Jun 28 #37

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You realize you just had a post removed? shrike3 Jun 28 #52

What post? Wavelight Jun 28 #56

If you're the poster I initially responded to, that post. shrike3 Jun 28 #61

Keep in mind Trump is heading for a crisis of his own in a couple of weeks. lees1975 Jun 28 #100

Good suggestions. Ocelot II Jun 28 #2

All good ideas. Thanks for posting them. Biophilic Jun 28 #3

Thank you! This is the type of constructive criticism that's needed. Claustrum Jun 28 #4

Remember Joe's debate with Ryan back awhile ago? Ligyron Jun 28 #57

Thank you - Josh Shapiro says we need to "stop worrying - start working" TBF Jun 28 #5

100% Alliepoo Jun 28 #6

I am bringing this to my local DFL meeting! mudpuddle Jun 28 #7

I like these suggestions but we might need more than this. honest.abe Jun 28 #8

But this is a great place to start, I think. yorkster Jun 28 #9

Agreed. honest.abe Jun 28 #10

k/r fishwax Jun 28 #11

How about a few "Fireside chats"? digsub Jun 28 #12

Another great suggestion EarnestPutz Jun 28 #13

I've been thinking about Fireside chats for awhile, perhaps expanding FemDemERA Jun 28 #63

Good ideas. Elessar Zappa Jun 28 #14

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Thank you for these suggestions MustLoveBeagles Jun 28 #16

Kick dalton99a Jun 28 #18

Well said proud patriot Jun 28 #19

Those are great suggestions actually... Demsrule86 Jun 28 #20

This is good for performance but not convincing DemocracyWorks Jun 28 #22

I want to see town halls. Self Esteem Jun 28 #23

There was a big problem with the sound at the beginning Warpy Jun 28 #25

Last night, people said he sounded great at the watch party afterward. Even his voice was fine. shrike3 Jun 28 #38

What little I watched was with a live crowd in Europe Warpy Jun 28 #42

I'm not sure which watch party this was. I heard about it secondhand here on DU. shrike3 Jun 28 #47

I was in backstage showbiz Warpy Jun 28 #62

Thanks. I used to be in media. shrike3 Jun 28 #64

While I sincerely doubt there was any sort of sound check beforehand Warpy Jun 28 #73

Why is there so little coverage of Harris? AlexSFCA Jun 28 #28

Good ideas, Bayard Jun 28 #29

"UNDECIDED VOTERS?!!?" GiqueCee Jun 28 #30

There are always undecided voters in every election fescuerescue Jun 28 #70

I never said it was "Something New"... GiqueCee Jun 28 #72

You can categorize them that way but it would be a mistake. oldsoftie Jun 29 #112

You just elucidate my point for me. nt GiqueCee Jun 29 #116

I dont know how because a lot of those people will vote for trump oldsoftie Jun 29 #119

Good ideas throughout, but Trust_Reality Jun 28 #32

Can't have Swalwell or Newsome and keep Harris as VP Funtatlaguy Jun 28 #34

Harris could move her legal residence. former9thward Jun 28 #67

Harris moves her residence. My, my. shrike3 Jun 28 #93

People move everyday. former9thward Jun 28 #96

I'm just a little astonished at the speculation on the site lately. shrike3 Jun 28 #106

It's already been pointed out on this thread that Biden campaign funds cannot be transferred to another candidate. shrike3 Jun 28 #65

The PAC funds -- which are the majority of the funding -- can be transfered. former9thward Jun 28 #95

A politically savvy DUer has said otherwise. I'll go with what they say, thanks. shrike3 Jun 28 #107

Apparently a friend of mine has passed this on to a contact at the Biden campaign. brooklynite Jun 28 #33

Good suggestions awesomerwb1 Jun 28 #54

Excellent - thx for the update. yorkster Jun 29 #118

It's Biden's decision, but a new candidate is a valid option carpetbagger Jun 28 #35

Please describe a process that lets us select a candidate and build unity around him/her in 8 weeks. brooklynite Jun 28 #36

It would look like this... carpetbagger Jun 28 #81

I have been told the money cannot be transferred, that a new candidate would have to start from scratch. shrike3 Jun 28 #92

I'm not an expert. carpetbagger Jun 28 #104

Duer with lots of political experience has said the new candidate would have to raise a lot of cash in a hurry. shrike3 Jun 28 #105

Your making new fodder for the RW crazies by repeating what others are saying about him dropping out! PortTack Jun 28 #78

I trust Joe Biden. carpetbagger Jun 28 #90

I think they need to make the most of what they have LostOne4Ever Jun 28 #39

My takeaway also. Plus the rest you put forth. 👍 sprinkleeninow Jun 29 #110

Thanks for this excellent post. I appreciate it, and it looks like others do as well. shrike3 Jun 28 #40

I have another suggestion: don't prep so much JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 28 #49

That's An Excellent Proposal, Sir The Magistrate Jun 28 #55

Very informative post. Thank you! drray23 Jun 28 #60

Thanks for these productive suggestions. greatlaurel Jun 28 #68

I'll vote for whoever is there. Only time will tell how undecideds will react. kerry-is-my-prez Jun 28 #69

I like the suggestion Jilly_in_VA Jun 28 #71

This is one of your finest posts. Efilroft Sul Jun 28 #84

A real man of the people. After he was VP my brother and sister in law saw him in Delaware and Joe stopped and spoke Pepsidog Jun 28 #86

Agree.. mountain grammy Jun 28 #87

Excellent Plan Sun-Moon Jun 28 #88

Why didn't you just say that before? dchill Jun 28 #89

I think it will work. delisen Jun 28 #98

Yes. ColinC Jun 28 #101

Thank you for this. All excellent recommendations. DemocraticPatriot Jun 28 #103

Pick up the phone BK IbogaProject Jun 29 #109

The campaign should hire you. oldsoftie Jun 29 #114

Very good suggestions Patton French Jun 29 #115