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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

PatrickforO

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45. Nice post. I agree with you.
Sun Jun 23, 2019, 08:23 PM
Jun 2019

Honestly, I wonder if his heart is in it, or if he's just doing it because he sees what a shit show the Republicans are running and feels called to serve.

He's probably a pretty good guy, and was fine as Obama's VP. I disagreed with a few of the things he did in the Senate but that was then and this is now.

Guess we'll see how it goes. I'm supporting Warren, because of her excellent grip on fiscal and monetary policy and the great ideas she has (the plan) to get us back on track.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
I just can't pile on Biden. Sorry. [View all] Funtatlaguy Jun 2019 OP
Agree. He doesn't want to do this. Doesn't have to do this. Dream Girl Jun 2019 #1
The sad part is knowing his gaffes are not at all meant to be malicious in any way hlthe2b Jun 2019 #2
my eye is on the prize as well. Exactly why biden is not the answer. also my life Kurt V. Jun 2019 #3
callous.... hlthe2b Jun 2019 #5
Hardly. if you only knew. Everyone suffers , some more than others. maybe you as well Kurt V. Jun 2019 #8
I have. Which is why I can empathize so much with Biden and admire his ability to rise beyond, to hlthe2b Jun 2019 #11
we do too. me and you. who is admiring us? this elitist worship has got to stop. Kurt V. Jun 2019 #16
I said I ADMIRE him for all he has accomplished despite his personal tragedies. NOT WORSHIP hlthe2b Jun 2019 #19
my entire approach to all life is compassion. Surely you know this isn't true among elites Kurt V. Jun 2019 #22
Are you saying Biden has no compassion? Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #24
I'm saying elites like biden have a definition of compassion that doesn't jive with mine. who Kurt V. Jun 2019 #28
When you refer to elites are you referring to wealth? Because I think Warren is just as, or even... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2019 #38
And Biden is an Elite? Really? He has certainly done well for himself, but he's hardly hlthe2b Jun 2019 #26
he has and possibly will make decisions that you or i can't control the future of our country. Kurt V. Jun 2019 #34
"he has and possibly will make decisions that you or i can't control the future of our country." mac56 Jun 2019 #124
There are different types of elites. progressoid Jun 2019 #112
Well, YOUR candidate would be considered an "elite", being a multi millionaire & all that. oldsoftie Jun 2019 #57
you misunderstood my terminology. Wealth isn't the sole qualifier Kurt V. Jun 2019 #137
Elitist worship? WTF? redstateblues Jun 2019 #63
"Elitist worship" is a low blow and not accurate. Please self delete emulatorloo Jun 2019 #129
we do it. Humans have always done it. That's changing Kurt V. Jun 2019 #136
Ridiculous kcr Jun 2019 #70
Whoever wins the election certainly is treestar Jun 2019 #73
Not entitled to White House, but certainly deserving of respect and basic human compassion. hlthe2b Jun 2019 #75
He's running for president of the United States Boomer Jun 2019 #121
Yes and you respectfully voiced your disagreements with him--unlike others. THAT IS THE POINT hlthe2b Jun 2019 #122
Sez you. Cha Jun 2019 #9
That's right. sez me. a member of the actual working class. and most important voice in America. Kurt V. Jun 2019 #10
Yeah well, many more say he's leading in Cha Jun 2019 #14
for now. wait till the normal ppl get involved. Kurt V. Jun 2019 #23
I'm taking it one day at a time Cha Jun 2019 #29
That's a bad strategy. Forward thinking will win the day. Kurt V. Jun 2019 #30
Not taking advice Cha Jun 2019 #42
Enough, already! Are you high? maddiemom Jun 2019 #89
i was. Reading back, i was on quite a roll . some regrets , some victories Kurt V. Jun 2019 #135
Um, why is one class any more important than another? treestar Jun 2019 #74
They are not more qualified though some would make good presidents. He can't hurt any candidate emmaverybo Jun 2019 #12
other than the fundraisers money, i can't really disagree . Kurt V. Jun 2019 #20
Fair enough. I don't think Biden though has locked up all the big donors. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #31
Well Warren won't win the rustbelt without which we lose...don't kid yourself ...these attacks are Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #15
Evidence that Warren can't win the rust belt? Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #21
She will not win the rustbelt...she is not well liked here...Trumps attacks have and will resonate. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #27
Same here. True Blue American Jun 2019 #105
She is from Masssachusetts and will be branded a socialist... and Trump has already sowed doubt Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #32
Warren can win the primary but not the General redstateblues Jun 2019 #64
What baggage? "Pocahontas"? Bullshit. John Fante Jun 2019 #106
Consider what worked last year with Hillary...I do not believe Warren can win the states we need. I Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #114
Hillary was attacked for 30+ years and had a FBI investigation John Fante Jun 2019 #116
He positions are not popular in the rustbelt. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #117
warren wiil absolutely kill it in the rust belt. Kurt V. Jun 2019 #25
Polls say otherwise. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #33
again, i say wait till normal ppl get involved. Kurt V. Jun 2019 #35
Who are these normal people? redstateblues Jun 2019 #65
I like Warren...although I don't agree with some of her stuff and think she has no chance to get it Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #95
'Normal People' are being polled in these polls. Best to keep in mind that DU is a bubble emulatorloo Jun 2019 #130
Really? Which polls? kcr Jun 2019 #71
Maybe this one showing Warren beats Trump by 7 points. marylandblue Jun 2019 #78
All of them. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #94
I did, and they don't all show that, so no. marylandblue Jun 2019 #109
I have not seen a poll where he is not leading...the only one leading Trump in Texas in fact. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #113
Now you are changing the story. Other people are leading Trump besides Biden. marylandblue Jun 2019 #118
I agree... Locrian Jun 2019 #46
Your candidate can't win unless he drops out? treestar Jun 2019 #72
He is the only politician who has ever Control-Z Jun 2019 #4
Once, again, please give us guidance on what issues aren't "bashing" or "piling on". brooklynite Jun 2019 #6
This. eom BlueMTexpat Jun 2019 #7
+ 1 leftofcool Jun 2019 #13
I agree that Joe being an inartful talker isn't what we should protest. Buzz cook Jun 2019 #17
There are so many hateful people (in Twitter Land), on the left and the right. They have no problem Skya Rhen Jun 2019 #18
Thank you for your post, Skya. I agree. You got to the heart of the matter. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #53
Joe Biden didn't even want to take the oath of office back in 1973 he was so heartbroken.... George II Jun 2019 #36
I interpreted piling on to mean following the crowd, which is really scary. We've done that before. TryLogic Jun 2019 #37
Definition of "pile on" from Merriam-Webster Skya Rhen Jun 2019 #40
What is your evidence that H Clinton got nomination by being "owed.'" delisen Jun 2019 #76
Everyone knows exactly what he meant... quickesst Jun 2019 #39
I will not and refuse CDerekGo Jun 2019 #41
David Sirota is the real culprit here Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #43
Exactly how are you managing to pin Biden's oops on Bernie's stsff? hedda_foil Jun 2019 #58
His little dog had nothing to do with it Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #59
Charley Pierce writes for Esquire and you admit your accusations are sheer conjecture. hedda_foil Jun 2019 #61
Your refuting those are a bigger conjecture. n/t Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #62
I guess you don't understand the meaning of the word conjecture. That's a shame. hedda_foil Jun 2019 #67
I understand it perfectly Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #68
that's rich, you are trying to smear an 18 year DU member (you are 12 days old), who is a Warren Celerity Jun 2019 #81
Why defend and be an apologist for Sirota Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #83
NO ONE is defending Sirota, you are the one who artificially injected him into the thread in the Celerity Jun 2019 #84
It was relevant and material to the conversation Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #85
NO ONE DEFENDED SIROTA, the entire thing was artifically ginned up by you, then you slur Celerity Jun 2019 #88
I'm still marveling at the sentence "the proof you want is not in my control." Demit Jun 2019 #107
I destroyed that poster's entire line of tosh below,via a multiple post colloquy with another poster Celerity Jun 2019 #108
Pierce was totally in the tank for Bernie in 2016. BannonsLiver Jun 2019 #110
He and Sirota are buddies. n/t Vegas Roller Jun 2019 #111
There is one person who gets banned over and over who does nothing but insist that Autumn Jun 2019 #133
Teh Mitey Srota Strikes Agin. Voltaire2 Jun 2019 #77
the detestable Sirota has the media narrative-shaping power of a flea Celerity Jun 2019 #80
If that were true Sanders wouldn't have hired him. nt ucrdem Jun 2019 #87
Bernie hires many people, most all of them are niche wannbees, Sirota did NOT create this Biden Celerity Jun 2019 #90
Somebody got the ball rolling. Who? ucrdem Jun 2019 #92
Biden's words got the ball rolling, the MSM, big newspapers, the big cable networks picked it up and Celerity Jun 2019 #97
"according to a pool report" says Wapo, without linking to anything. ucrdem Jun 2019 #98
from the pool of reporters at the event, I am not a news agency (obviously) so do not have access to Celerity Jun 2019 #99
Okay. So the question remains. ucrdem Jun 2019 #100
nothing significant in terms of how it became a story, all the major news sources simply ran Celerity Jun 2019 #102
So basically the trail ends at "pool report." ucrdem Jun 2019 #103
no, I tracked it down, the pool report was written by Ken Thomas from the Wall Street Journal and AP Celerity Jun 2019 #104
Okay thanks for that! ucrdem Jun 2019 #120
This would not surprise me. ucrdem Jun 2019 #86
Thanks elleng Jun 2019 #44
Nice post. I agree with you. PatrickforO Jun 2019 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author brandnewday2009 Jun 2019 #47
I have made one political donation this year to Joe Biden. gordianot Jun 2019 #48
I have had a good impression of Joe Biden for years. pazzyanne Jun 2019 #49
Wow, thanx. I don't think I've ever been quoted before. 🤗 Funtatlaguy Jun 2019 #55
I think the world of Joe Biden. Always have. Jarqui Jun 2019 #50
Joe Biden Doreen Jun 2019 #51
Joe is Good People! Tribalceltic Jun 2019 #52
Who are the normal people? LakeArenal Jun 2019 #54
Normal people? What a cop out! redstateblues Jun 2019 #66
The OP never said 'normal people', that was another poster Celerity Jun 2019 #91
we can do better Skittles Jun 2019 #56
Like most voting Dems, I voted Biden twice for a WH gig. Deb Jun 2019 #60
I deeply admire Joe Biden as a person and for his time as VP under Obama kcr Jun 2019 #69
Yeah, Joe shouldn't have run this time around as is evidenced by him doing so poorly in the polls. Skya Rhen Jun 2019 #93
Ditto that a million times. Thank you. n/t CousinIT Jun 2019 #79
Jeez! how can you support this guy on DU? aka-chmeee Jun 2019 #82
Me neither. All this nonsense saying he's giving comfort and 'normalizing' segregationists??????? UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #96
See, there's that sexism I worry about, right there in your own post. AtheistCrusader Jun 2019 #126
or the 'pure' vs. 'impure'. I'll take impure any old day and we have much more fun too. nt UniteFightBack Jun 2019 #131
There is only one question to ask about any presidential candidate. Is s/he the best we can get? Nitram Jun 2019 #101
'Best' is very subjective...the question is this...can he she win? Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #115
Anybody can win. Not really much of a question. marylandblue Jun 2019 #119
Why, what did he do now? Sorry I just cant keep up with the latest phony outrage du jour nt Kashkakat v.2.0 Jun 2019 #123
Please suggest a means I can express my stark terror that Biden may lose in the long run. AtheistCrusader Jun 2019 #125
Questioning his policy positions and statements is fine. Funtatlaguy Jun 2019 #127
And that, I do not. AtheistCrusader Jun 2019 #128
Given that he appears to be vastly more popular than anyone else under consideration, LongtimeAZDem Jun 2019 #132
Because it's very early in the primary. AtheistCrusader Jun 2019 #134
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