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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: It seems like Joe Biden's entry into the race has "energized" DU for sure. [View all]Decoy of Fenris
(1,954 posts)3. Biden has baggage that people take issue with. There's no denying that.
I don't give a shit about any of it personally and I think he's got the best straight up chance of beating Trump. That said, legitimate (and some illegitimate) complaints about his past will come, as he's been involved in politics for a long while. Everyone's got their precious pet issues to wail about, so wail they will. We're seeing it from the left and we'll be seeing it from the right.
One of the benefits of Biden is that it's unlikely there's anything he hasn't had thrown at him already. He'll weather it just fine.
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It seems like Joe Biden's entry into the race has "energized" DU for sure. [View all]
Atticus
Apr 2019
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You damn skippy. It sure did energize me. When I mentioned Biden/Harris today my non
UniteFightBack
Apr 2019
#1
It would take months for Biden to catch up to the crap that's been thrown at Bernie for months.
hedda_foil
Apr 2019
#5
The first thing I noticed in that photo. It was just wonderful. So happy for him.
CTyankee
Apr 2019
#33
Harkens me back to 2007 when I first got on board with him -- he can handle it. :-) nt
gateley
Apr 2019
#9
Can't worry about what might happen in the future-- just got to do what we can now. nt
gateley
Apr 2019
#17
Yep. I think the world of Biden: his heart, strength, patriotism, humanity. We NEED his message...
Hekate
Apr 2019
#22
Several years ago, with the help of the new media phenomenon called "talk radio",
Atticus
Apr 2019
#35