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Cha

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83. I think Biden made a lot
Thu Apr 25, 2019, 06:43 PM
Apr 2019

of valuable strong connections while VP.. I've read our allies know.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
I think the biggest difference is his association with Pres. Obama. spooky3 Apr 2019 #1
Agree.. Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #2
get that. But how does that bring in more than the base? floppyboo Apr 2019 #9
It's not how to get beyond the base, it's how to get WI/MI/PA... and Obama won all of them. (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 2019 #20
He won Ohio and Florida too. Demsrule86 Apr 2019 #91
The base is what you need in a primary. NT WeekiWater Apr 2019 #38
Not just his association, spooky.. Biden Cha Apr 2019 #32
I understand what you're saying, Cha, but the factor that I spooky3 Apr 2019 #82
I think Biden made a lot Cha Apr 2019 #83
+100000000 treestar Apr 2019 #45
That is also a minus in many places, cuts both doc03 Apr 2019 #52
8 years of being Vice President. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2019 #3
He was a Senator for like 35 years when he ran for president in 2008. BlueStater Apr 2019 #6
More and more relevant experience than the rest of the field FBaggins Apr 2019 #47
He was up against Obama and Hillary Butterflylady Apr 2019 #49
Biden needs to put out a list of what he has been doing. delisen Apr 2019 #79
He has only lost one more time than Sanders. Eko Apr 2019 #4
Joe ran in 1984, 1988 and 2008 CentralMass Apr 2019 #16
You are correct. Eko Apr 2019 #19
I was just correcting the count. Sanders could walk on water and he would still get slammed here. CentralMass Apr 2019 #25
True, Eko Apr 2019 #36
Has anyone claimed that "Sanders lost in 2016, what's different this time?" treestar Apr 2019 #46
that'd be a question, not a claim ;) nt floppyboo Apr 2019 #57
Lincoln lost something like 12 of 16 political races. Blue_true Apr 2019 #63
True. Eko Apr 2019 #70
For starters... W_HAMILTON Apr 2019 #5
I am very comforted by his 8 years as VP - easy shoe in floppyboo Apr 2019 #11
Being in an Administration that saved us from a depression Funtatlaguy Apr 2019 #7
Technically Biden has lost one BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #8
Ouch! But accurate. 4139 Apr 2019 #15
Some people are getting nervous about Biden NYMinute Apr 2019 #71
Yes, a lot of saltiness today BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #73
It is mainly Sanders supporters NYMinute Apr 2019 #76
word PupCamo Apr 2019 #80
Sanders lost one qazplm135 Apr 2019 #10
did you mean 'sanders' wasn't an 8 year VP? floppyboo Apr 2019 #18
People love him because Barack chose him mahina Apr 2019 #12
Biden voted No to Clarence Thomas LakeArenal Apr 2019 #61
Well, he's tied to Obama now. BlueStater Apr 2019 #13
Wow. How incredibly insightful. WheelWalker Apr 2019 #55
Substantial response. BlueStater Apr 2019 #89
desperation, I suppose Skittles Apr 2019 #14
The circumestances are very different this time. Doreen Apr 2019 #17
yes, I remember my mother saying "circumstances alter cases." I remember her saying it on a CTyankee Apr 2019 #22
Your mother is a wise person. Doreen Apr 2019 #23
Ole Joe has a hell of a lot to vet. This will prove a real vulnerability for him. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #24
looking harder at his record may not be to his favor floppyboo Apr 2019 #26
The U.S. has, as of 2/29, profited $107 billion from the bank bailout. OilemFirchen Apr 2019 #84
Because before there was Trump Clarity2 Apr 2019 #21
I loved Obama as president too but mobeau69 Apr 2019 #27
The magats Clarity2 Apr 2019 #31
that storm was not a dream you can just wake up from. floppyboo Apr 2019 #30
Im worried about russia Clarity2 Apr 2019 #44
China, NK, Israel, Saudi, India, Khazakistan? floppyboo Apr 2019 #69
Of course Clarity2 Apr 2019 #90
"Biden's record on bankruptcy and Glass-Steigal is rehashed"? oasis Apr 2019 #67
The media and debate opponents? mobeau69 Apr 2019 #88
I know he is NOT Obama but I Doreen Apr 2019 #34
Same here Clarity2 Apr 2019 #51
I think my part of wanting the same as Obama is his kindness Doreen Apr 2019 #72
hopefully he will lose again. we need forward thinking leaders not nostalgia Kurt V. Apr 2019 #28
Its not nostalgia.. it the desire to restore sanity in the WH and return America to normalcy. honest.abe Apr 2019 #41
we have an opposition party completely off the rails going on 40 yrs. much worse in the last 20. Kurt V. Apr 2019 #50
Normalcy in a relative sense. honest.abe Apr 2019 #58
i agree biden would be a stabilizing force. i just feel we're on precipice and joe could stop us fro Kurt V. Apr 2019 #64
Yes, I know what you are saying. honest.abe Apr 2019 #68
again, completely agree those 2 issues are at the front. Kurt V. Apr 2019 #81
After 8 strong years as a magnificent VP C_U_L8R Apr 2019 #29
please don't bandy around the word magnificent floppyboo Apr 2019 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #62
Great answer! Mahalo, C_U_L8R Cha Apr 2019 #40
his poll numbers against Trump KayF Apr 2019 #33
we're looking at different things perhaps? floppyboo Apr 2019 #54
Biden introduced legislation to combat global warming three years before AOC was born LongtimeAZDem Apr 2019 #59
good call on the tweet KayF Apr 2019 #85
He's got the biggest lead over Trump right now srobertss Apr 2019 #35
Again, he has far more name recognition than everyone else. BlueStater Apr 2019 #42
I expect it will change srobertss Apr 2019 #87
I don't see him inspiring young voters Fiendish Thingy Apr 2019 #37
Different year; different situation treestar Apr 2019 #43
I think Sanders got 1% in his first election and 6% in the next one. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #48
He's certainly entitled to try, and you're right he might lose again. Agschmid Apr 2019 #53
Abraham Lincoln lost 12 political races before winning the Presidency in 1859 and Blue_true Apr 2019 #56
I was asking what he was going to do to win more than the base. floppyboo Apr 2019 #66
Important question to ask re: electability of a former VP Fiendish Thingy Apr 2019 #60
I believe there is an inchoate yearning among many voters, not just Democrats COLGATE4 Apr 2019 #65
... BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #74
Joe doesn't quit and he's scrappy. You get beat down you rise again. That was then and this is now UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #75
He actually only lost one. Eko Apr 2019 #77
Obama PupCamo Apr 2019 #78
Maybe we should look at Reagan's third run, to see what he did differently? nt Honeycombe8 Apr 2019 #86
Nothing. PDittie Apr 2019 #92
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