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I think that means they *want* Biden as the nominee... Fiendish Thingy Mar 2019 #1
They don't want Biden DownriverDem Mar 2019 #4
Exactly. k&r, nt appal_jack Mar 2019 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2019 #17
There might not be any scandals to use against him, Qutzupalotl Mar 2019 #21
I am hoping it will be the judge and prison. olegramps Mar 2019 #23
Yeah, let's react to that dalton99a Mar 2019 #2
I'd agree if only for this: no_hypocrisy Mar 2019 #3
Folks need to focus DownriverDem Mar 2019 #6
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ still_one Mar 2019 #7
And beyond 'who can win' we need to look at who can get things done groundloop Mar 2019 #10
Yes elleng Mar 2019 #11
Does anyone really care what the losers at CPAC really think? nt Progressive Jones Mar 2019 #8
CPAC lies, Fox news lies, tRump lies, all the same yaesu Mar 2019 #16
Who cares what they think? They're the dumbest people on earth. Vinca Mar 2019 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author theophilus Mar 2019 #12
Aside from Robert Mueller? n/t Harker Mar 2019 #13
GO JOE ! left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 #14
"Please don't throw me into that briar patch, Br'er Fox!" ZZenith Mar 2019 #15
Exactly...n/t asiliveandbreathe Mar 2019 #20
The party of Putin is all about controlling the narrative, not_the_one Mar 2019 #18
So, CPAC can't find anything NOT to like about Joe Biden....sounds like they like him too.. asiliveandbreathe Mar 2019 #19
If Biden does not win the nomination, the winner should pick him as VP LiberalLovinLug Mar 2019 #22

Fiendish Thingy

(15,601 posts)
1. I think that means they *want* Biden as the nominee...
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 11:55 AM
Mar 2019

Watch what they do, not what they say...if they were the most scared of Biden, he would have been smeared with scandals and memes for months already.

Which Dem candidates have been the targets of most RWNJ smears? From what I can see, it's Harris and Warren and Sanders.

DownriverDem

(6,228 posts)
4. They don't want Biden
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 12:05 PM
Mar 2019

Why? He can take it to trump better than anyone. Biden is ahead in polls.

 

appal_jack

(3,813 posts)
5. Exactly. k&r, nt
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 12:06 PM
Mar 2019

Response to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #1)

Qutzupalotl

(14,307 posts)
21. There might not be any scandals to use against him,
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 02:23 PM
Mar 2019

thus the fear, which I think is genuine.

He was a little too handsy, he once failed to attribute a quote in a speech, he made Anita Hill uncomfortable. I think that’s really all they have to work with.

On the plus side, he’s a respected leader who can shore up our allies and restore faith in America. Darn right they fear him.

olegramps

(8,200 posts)
23. I am hoping it will be the judge and prison.
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 03:17 PM
Mar 2019

dalton99a

(81,475 posts)
2. Yeah, let's react to that
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 11:56 AM
Mar 2019

no_hypocrisy

(46,088 posts)
3. I'd agree if only for this:
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 11:58 AM
Mar 2019

Biden won the VP debates both with Sarah Palin and then Paul Ryan. Presentation, facts, demeanor.

Trump can't get away with his antics if he's against Joe Biden.


Palin:



Ryan:

DownriverDem

(6,228 posts)
6. Folks need to focus
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 12:07 PM
Mar 2019

Not only can Biden take it to trump, he would be supported by the majority of voters. This isn't about who I like or who you like. This is about who can win. I wish folks would wake up.

still_one

(92,187 posts)
7. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 12:13 PM
Mar 2019

groundloop

(11,518 posts)
10. And beyond 'who can win' we need to look at who can get things done
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 12:22 PM
Mar 2019

What we need to be looking at is which candidate can use the bully pulpit to kick repub ass and get bills passed.

Many voters seem to forget that it's Congress who writes laws, not the President. The most progressive candidate for President doesn't mean a thing if we can't get a good healthcare bill, for instance, through the House and Senate. A good President will know how to pressure Congress to pass progressive legislation - THAT is the person we need. Joe Biden, IMO, may actually fit that bill.

elleng

(130,895 posts)
11. Yes
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 12:24 PM
Mar 2019

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)
8. Does anyone really care what the losers at CPAC really think? nt
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 12:15 PM
Mar 2019

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
16. CPAC lies, Fox news lies, tRump lies, all the same
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 01:01 PM
Mar 2019

One thing I do believe, they are all helping putin launch another cyber attack on our election process.

Vinca

(50,269 posts)
9. Who cares what they think? They're the dumbest people on earth.
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 12:21 PM
Mar 2019

Response to Name removed (Original post)

Harker

(14,015 posts)
13. Aside from Robert Mueller? n/t
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 12:47 PM
Mar 2019

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
14. GO JOE !
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 12:51 PM
Mar 2019

ZZenith

(4,122 posts)
15. "Please don't throw me into that briar patch, Br'er Fox!"
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 12:52 PM
Mar 2019

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
20. Exactly...n/t
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 02:05 PM
Mar 2019
 

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)
18. The party of Putin is all about controlling the narrative,
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 01:41 PM
Mar 2019

which they are extremely good at doing.

If they are pushing Biden as "the one", that means they already have a well-thought out plan of attack.

I like Biden, but he would not be my choice. If the American people (on the whole) are looking for "change in Washington", selecting "more of the same" is not the way to do it.

Although I voted for Bernie in the NY primary, as a protest vote to the Democratic Party that we need to get back to the basics, I wholeheartedly supported Hillary in the general.

She was robbed, and is, in my opinion, the real President in exile, right now. She won by three million votes. Cheating to win the electoral college invalidates that result. (If the Russians hacked into state voter databases and election systems, you can bet they did something while they were in there. They weren't just browsing.)

The whole presidential election should be invalidated due to turdface's cheating. That would also mean that every decision turdface made while in office is also invalid and must be reversed. (Unfortunately the Democratic Party has a hard time even pronouncing the word impeachment, much less addressing the fact that turdface, Putin, and the Republicans, in fact, enacted a coup. All Americans involved should rot in jail.)

But at this point, we need to look forward, and not make the mistake of "more of the same".

So I feel Hillary, Joe and Bernie need to step aside for the good of the country.

As I opined, if they want Biden as the Dem candidate, they have a reason. We shouldn't give it to them.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
19. So, CPAC can't find anything NOT to like about Joe Biden....sounds like they like him too..
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 02:03 PM
Mar 2019

I have my chitstorm umbrella ready.....Biden has a knack for answering vile nasty rhetoric with humor....quick wit - if he runs...may the games begin.....

LiberalLovinLug

(14,173 posts)
22. If Biden does not win the nomination, the winner should pick him as VP
Sat Mar 2, 2019, 02:37 PM
Mar 2019

It would immediately give stature to whomever is the nominee. He'd rub off on whomever that was. And give a credence to the leadership experience.

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