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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Greenpeace rating of our candidates' environmental platforms [View all]Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)25. No it's not.
The difference between Biden's 82% and Bernie Sanders' 92% score could literally be the difference of just a few votes.
What a silly comparison.
Moreover, you're comparing a record of a man who's been out of office now for over a decade with current members of congress. It's just not a good comparison.
Beyond that, I pointed to Obama to showcase how disingenuous your post really was - but thanks for reinforcing my point that the score doesn't mean much in terms of how they'll spend the next eight years advocating for the environment as president. Glad you see that, too.
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What is reliable is that Biden has the lowest League of Conservation Voters environmental scorecard
mtnsnake
Jun 2019
#5
Biden's LCV scorecard is definitely abysmal when compared to any other 2020 Democratic candidate
mtnsnake
Jun 2019
#22
This seems to score just two environmental positions - Fossil Fuels and the Green Deal.
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2019
#13
sometimes people are more about just bringing attention to themselves than actually getting
JI7
Jun 2019
#8
Um yes. Greenpeace analyzed their plans, past actions and public statements in detail.
JudyM
Jun 2019
#24
Both Warren and Biden came out with detailed plans last week. I'd like to know how their current
pnwmom
Jun 2019
#20
Well, you could look at Sanders' score for Biden's potential new score.
Cuthbert Allgood
Jun 2019
#30