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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: 'Her ambition got it wrong about Joe': Harris faces debate backlash [View all]brush
(53,467 posts)113. Unforced error by Biden for bringing up segregationists and the term "boy"...
which is insulting to African Americans, an important segment of the party's base. Biden has to tighten up his game. He's known for gaffes but that was a blunder.
His staff has to be tearing their hair out, especially since he followed that blunder up at an appearance at a LBGTQ event by saying that "mocking gay waiters was ok five years ago." (he sould've said 25 years ago).
He's got to stop these missteps as he is the one who can wipe the floor with trump on the debate stage, as he did with Ryan in 2012.
Staff, please get with Joe and have him run remarks before hand pass diverse staffers.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Big deal they were bad to begin with and as another poster noted...they have already began to
Demsrule86
Jul 2019
#116
Pretty cool! I post an OP at 9:15 a.m. and three minutes later you've read the entire article...
DonViejo
Jul 2019
#19
Evelyn Wood perhaps, for those who remember, of corse comprehension was something else with Evelyn
still_one
Jul 2019
#29
Nobody ever goes to Polictical , We wait patiently for you to post it here. So we can read it here,
bahrbearian
Jul 2019
#93
Good comparison to 2008. Young v old. I'm ready for young, hungry and ready.
chimpymustgo
Jul 2019
#63
And a last minute FBI announcement that the Dem candidate is under investigation? n/t
Chemisse
Jul 2019
#122
Nah, what we had in the 2016 primary was Debbie Wasserman Schultz (DNC chair)
Eyeball_Kid
Jul 2019
#90
Ya can't rewrite history. Sanders lost decisively despite his continual attack...
brush
Jul 2019
#105
Sometimes people raised in Berkeley forget that the rest of the world is different.
ucrdem
Jul 2019
#7
Yes, once she said "hurtful" anything more he said would have been called lashing out,
ucrdem
Jul 2019
#57
And if she hadn't said it was hurtful to her and she just talked about his record
StarfishSaver
Jul 2019
#61
The fact that she planned in advance to bring it up doesn't undercut my point at all
StarfishSaver
Jul 2019
#96
Trying to explain the context in terms of states rights and Dept. of Ed policy
marylandblue
Jul 2019
#146
You're actually comparing a t-shirt with a picture of Kamala Harris as a little girl to MAGA hats?
StarfishSaver
Jul 2019
#161
True. Maybe that will save us. We'll see. Vote for our nominee no matter what. I just hope we
KPN
Jul 2019
#97
Sadly, this is going to bite her in the ass...unless she figures out a way to make amends with Biden
Pachamama
Jul 2019
#9
SHE'S supposed to "make amends" with Biden for talking about his record in a debate?
StarfishSaver
Jul 2019
#16
When people who know her well and are deep in Democratic Party make statements like that behind the
Pachamama
Jul 2019
#23
Since we're guessing what Obama's thinking, it's just as possible he's thinking
StarfishSaver
Jul 2019
#30
Stating facts about a candidate's record isn't "twisting 40 years of ancient history"
StarfishSaver
Jul 2019
#73
In other words, you can't cite anything in my links that disprove my point
StarfishSaver
Jul 2019
#132
I am sure that Obama must be very disappointed by the implication that he selected a
Skya Rhen
Jul 2019
#28
She has it coming...she shouldn't have opened herself up to this...and I have no idea what machine
Demsrule86
Jul 2019
#118
Wow, the comments made by the Politico posters are not looking good for Harris.
Skya Rhen
Jul 2019
#10
Yes, and so have African Americans been known to criticize other African Americans
Pachamama
Jul 2019
#43
Also, how dare a woman be so...prepared. It's almost as if she...prepared for the debate.
Demit
Jul 2019
#67
Biden didn't expect it--but he should have. Did he think he could just waltz to the nomination?
Demit
Jul 2019
#26
It didn't look to me he pushed back hard. Maybe when he tried to bolster his civil rights creds
Demit
Jul 2019
#49
I thought that Biden was flummoxed and resorted to bragging about his resume. n/t
Eyeball_Kid
Jul 2019
#95
Her choice of tactics bruised both sides but it was a no win either way for her.
defacto7
Jul 2019
#71
IMO, Harris maneuvered herself brilliantly, and Biden reacted with a sour puss.
Eyeball_Kid
Jul 2019
#82
First, the troglodytes he used as an example of working across the aisle were fellow Democrats.
Demit
Jul 2019
#125
The entitlement factor with Biden is off the charts but I think Harris misplayed this
BeyondGeography
Jul 2019
#109