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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Sanders campaign knocks Biden on Social Security track record [View all]Gothmog
(145,130 posts)29. Who believes anything coming from sirota?
Do really want sanders vetted? sanders escaped vetting last cycle because he was mathematically eliminated after super Tuesday. the Clinton oppo file is still available and well as the trump file Trump had a two foot thick book of oppo research on Sanders http://www.newsweek.com/myths-cost-democrats-presidential-election-521044
They ignored the fact that Sanders had not yet faced a real campaign against him. Clinton was in the delicate position of dealing with a large portion of voters who treated Sanders more like the Messiah than just another candidate. She was playing the long gameattacking Sanders strongly enough to win, but gently enough to avoid alienating his supporters. Given her overwhelming support from communities of colorfor example, about 70 percent of African-American voters cast their ballot for herClinton had a firewall that would be difficult for Sanders to breach....
So what would have happened when Sanders hit a real opponent, someone who did not care about alienating the young college voters in his base? I have seen the opposition book assembled by Republicans for Sanders, and it was brutal. The Republicans would have torn him apart. And while Sanders supporters might delude themselves into believing that they could have defended him against all of this, there is a name for politicians who play defense all the time: losers....
The Republicans had at least four other damning Sanders videos (I dont know what they showed), and the opposition research folder was almost 2-feet thick. (The section calling him a communist with connections to Castro alone would have cost him Florida.) In other words, the belief that Sanders would have walked into the White House based on polls taken before anyone really attacked him is a delusion built on a scaffolding of political ignorance.
So what would have happened when Sanders hit a real opponent, someone who did not care about alienating the young college voters in his base? I have seen the opposition book assembled by Republicans for Sanders, and it was brutal. The Republicans would have torn him apart. And while Sanders supporters might delude themselves into believing that they could have defended him against all of this, there is a name for politicians who play defense all the time: losers....
The Republicans had at least four other damning Sanders videos (I dont know what they showed), and the opposition research folder was almost 2-feet thick. (The section calling him a communist with connections to Castro alone would have cost him Florida.) In other words, the belief that Sanders would have walked into the White House based on polls taken before anyone really attacked him is a delusion built on a scaffolding of political ignorance.
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Appears the goal is familiar, harm the credibility of someone so if they
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2020
#8
I trust a real publication like the Washington Post which declared this lie to be false
Gothmog
Jan 2020
#33
UH OH!! Yes, Joe's record is VERY clear... but, there's still time to evolve!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#2
That's their reaction to being called out for doctoring a video and lying about Biden here:
George II
Jan 2020
#3
Joe can't do that. He's already losin over these past votes. Joe's smart to deny responsibility.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#16
What 10 points...and I expect Kennedy would be as acceptable to voters as Sanders...
Demsrule86
Jan 2020
#21
I didn't say it was unacceptable. I'm saying if this was one of my major issues in an
vsrazdem
Jan 2020
#42
FAKE?! Joe does NOT want to go there!! Lots more truth about Joe's record will be revealed...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#23
Talk to Joe... HE's the one who bragged on TV about needin to cut SS AND Medicare benefits
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#37
Joe just has to DENY... then say issues re his past positions & votes have been debunked.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#18
I'm glad he saying that today but he's standing in stark contrast to his own record.
Aaron Pereira
Jan 2020
#36
I am sorry that sanders is losing but using bogus claims does not work in the real world
Gothmog
Jan 2020
#48
Of course, Joe can TRY to deny it... but his same old song & dance ain't gonna fly no mo!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#31
Yes, especially for the the sake of young voters who have the most to lose...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Jan 2020
#49
Tired of Sanders nonsense. Hiring people like Briahana Joy Gray who voted for Jill Stein,
still_one
Jan 2020
#34