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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: What Biden did so much better than what any of the other candidates did when they announced [View all]Gothmog
(145,130 posts)101. Opinion: How Biden can rattle Trump
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Voters who watch Bidens announcement could picture Biden turning to Trump and scolding him that there arent very fine people on the neo-Nazi side or going after him for lying about a super-duper health-care plan and falsely promising that plants in Ohio wouldnt close and that a trade war would be easy to win. The mix of disdain and disgust that Biden evidences when talking about Trump not only channels what Democratic voters are feeling but also serves as a coming-attractions reel for the general election.
One can imagine Biden needling Trump before the primaries even begin. He complimented Kim Jong Un, and even reportedly told a U.S. envoy to agree to pay a $2 million bill from North Korea for medical care of American Otto Warmbier?! How weak, how pathetic is that? or Trump ripped little kids at the border from the arms of their mothers. How dare he!
By putting Trump on defense, showing Democratic primary voters just how scrappy he is, using his foreign-policy credentials and displaying the empathy and decency that he is well-known for, Biden might provoke Trump and thereby make himself the de facto Democratic pugilist against Trump. If by some miracle Trump restrains himself, Biden will nevertheless show that he can land body blows and make it that much harder for Republicans to defend the president.
One can imagine Biden needling Trump before the primaries even begin. He complimented Kim Jong Un, and even reportedly told a U.S. envoy to agree to pay a $2 million bill from North Korea for medical care of American Otto Warmbier?! How weak, how pathetic is that? or Trump ripped little kids at the border from the arms of their mothers. How dare he!
By putting Trump on defense, showing Democratic primary voters just how scrappy he is, using his foreign-policy credentials and displaying the empathy and decency that he is well-known for, Biden might provoke Trump and thereby make himself the de facto Democratic pugilist against Trump. If by some miracle Trump restrains himself, Biden will nevertheless show that he can land body blows and make it that much harder for Republicans to defend the president.
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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What Biden did so much better than what any of the other candidates did when they announced [View all]
mtnsnake
Apr 2019
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I agree. I was expecting him to go after Trump more effectively than anyone else could, but
highplainsdem
Apr 2019
#1
Did you sign up to DU today just to post negatives (that the media has beaten to death)?
FailureToCommunicate
Apr 2019
#82
Kurt Eichenwald Researches Biden's Role in Anita Hill's Testimony, And We All Should Know It
Cha
Apr 2019
#87
Excellent framing, but if we are indeed in a battle for the soul of the nation & core principals
Fiendish Thingy
Apr 2019
#16
We can't afford to just leave it to 2020. The Russians are already set up there
calimary
Apr 2019
#40
Your age doesn't justify using ageism against Joe... there's plenty of substantive issues
InAbLuEsTaTe
Apr 2019
#51
Yes, he's old school Democrat, still a bit befuddled by Post-Reagan and Clintonian compromise...
DemocracyMouse
Apr 2019
#36
I'd probably vote for Biden if for no other reason to watch him start laughing at trump
calimary
Apr 2019
#42
Reelections are different. It is a vetting of the president. Does he deserve
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#39
As Tim Russet would say this election is about Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania.
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#26
Was excited too. I am so hopeful we will go have a man of great character in the
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#23
100% I'm not a fan of candidates saying they don't want to talk about the elephant in the room
lunasun
Apr 2019
#57