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4. you've raised a strawman against Kamala Harris here

Wed Jul 24, 2019, 11:13 PM

Jul 2019

...she has not accused Biden of being a racist. She actually said he is NOT a racist.

What Kamala Harris did was refute Biden's own characterization of his relationship with segregationists, and his stance/statements on busing in the seventies. She responded to his own assertions about his past and record.

It's Biden who is relying on his record and past experience as his most prominent attribute. It's not out of hand to challenge him on that record.

I think Biden's difficulties stem from his unwillingness to address the questions Harris and Booker are raising, head on. Instead he resorts to this "I'm not a racist' dodge and it just make him look silly. It's an old deflection, and it has the effect of deepening the questions about his past, not alleviating them.

Twitter is a cesspool sometimes. Who knows what shit this tweeter is stirring, and for whom?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Harris & Booker have been sniping at Biden for weeks. Now that he's responding, some on Twitter [View all] highplainsdem Jul 2019 OP

And we know they are neither Kamala nor Booker supporters Vegas Roller Jul 2019 #1

Or perhaps they're Russipublican trolls , bots and agents. hedda_foil Jul 2019 #16

Republicans have no skin in this game yet nt Vegas Roller Jul 2019 #20

Certainly they do. The more important intraparty suspicion they can gin up the better. hedda_foil Jul 2019 #25

Not at this stage Vegas Roller Jul 2019 #28

Yes at this stage. You ignore their participation and we lose. They're in .from the start. hedda_foil Jul 2019 #29

Someone else has a bigger motive at this stage nt Vegas Roller Jul 2019 #35

Absolutely they do. The Republicans never stopped Hortensis Jul 2019 #43

Yes, they do. They're terrified of Biden, want to hurt his chances of winning the primary. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #42

And who might that be, Vegas? HerbChestnut Jul 2019 #19

Herb, like I said in my post Vegas Roller Jul 2019 #21

I automatically assumed you were referring to trump. ecstatic Jul 2019 #26

Trump has no skin in the game yet Vegas Roller Jul 2019 #27

I'm having trouble coming up with a guess. HerbChestnut Jul 2019 #36

I can guess!! nt NYMinute Jul 2019 #24

Someone with a little bird on his podium? n/t zackymilly Jul 2019 #40

Smart nt Vegas Roller Jul 2019 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Kahuna7 Jul 2019 #38

He's racist if he responds? peggysue2 Jul 2019 #2

Oh that's just what they do.. they have NOTHING.. Cha Jul 2019 #3

you've raised a strawman against Kamala Harris here bigtree Jul 2019 #4

My OP is about what some on Twitter are saying about Biden for responding to Harris and Booker. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #7

+1,000,000 Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #15

Precisely nt Vegas Roller Jul 2019 #22

Snap! Cha Jul 2019 #31

The ugly side of politics. Nt BootinUp Jul 2019 #5

I feel a little sadness.... quickesst Jul 2019 #6

Probably russian bots. So ridiculous and safe to ignore. nt ecstatic Jul 2019 #8

I've done some checking of various Twitter accounts I've seen these sort of comments from. highplainsdem Jul 2019 #9

Then American / republican trolls. It's over the top, heavy handed stupidity. ecstatic Jul 2019 #13

I would be thrilled for Joe to use the same level of force that these two candidates send his way... Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #10

I would, too, but I hate that there are already suggestions on social media that he's racist for highplainsdem Jul 2019 #11

They are supporters of other candidates (or Trump) who have no intention to vote for Joe in the Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #14

Don't worry, we're not idiots. ecstatic Jul 2019 #23

What utter bullshit. cwydro Jul 2019 #12

Joe can't stay above the fray and expect to win. He needs to be comradebillyboy Jul 2019 #17

I agree with your assessment. silentEcho Jul 2019 #44

Here are some responses to CNN's Bakari Seller's tweet, after he attacked Joe's response to Cory... Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #18

Thanks for that tweet, Skya.. Team Cha Jul 2019 #34

a lot of the stuff online is Russian trolls. what you posted JI7 Jul 2019 #30

Yeppers. ucrdem Jul 2019 #32

And they would probably target sites of news outlets like CNN. This just seems suspect. Skya Rhen Jul 2019 #33

Russians storing up shit. Dream Girl Jul 2019 #37

So sad to see race used like this. SouthernProgressive Jul 2019 #39