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In reply to the discussion: Joe Biden has been great...but NO, he should not run for president. [View all]guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)147. I suppose that I could explain it to you.
But I will not.
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Joe Biden has been great...but NO, he should not run for president. [View all]
Ken Burch
Nov 2017
OP
I agree, America is going to want a known commodity. A father figure to heal the nation.
Irish_Dem
Nov 2017
#26
Women still don't trust him after how he treated Anita Hill. And he'd need women.
bettyellen
Nov 2017
#121
Wow, if you don't know I'm not going to tell you. The whole thing was an embarrassment and you need
bettyellen
Nov 2017
#180
Wow, okay... no need to be rude about it. I didn't remember there being an issue there...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2017
#183
They trusted her a lot just a few years earlier. Then came the non-stop smear campaign, which would
StevieM
Nov 2017
#38
So his vote for the Iraq war and his support for banks would not matter in his case...Interesting
lunamagica
Nov 2017
#58
The polls were right, she was going to win decisively. Then the polls changed after Comey rigged
StevieM
Nov 2017
#166
People didnt trust Hillary because of the billion dollar industry, 25 yrs old, partially from Russia
Eliot Rosewater
Nov 2017
#101
The lies told by the corrupt FBI were a bigger factor than all of those things put together IMO.
StevieM
Nov 2017
#167
Joe Biden, though not my top choice, IS authentic and has earned the right.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2017
#176
Millions of middle aged and older women remember the Anita Hill hearings and have zero enthusiasm
pnwmom
Nov 2017
#198
It is his decision...doesn't mean other people can't express an opinion about it.
Ken Burch
Nov 2017
#12
I believe you... I'm always struck by the "mindreaders" here who cannot look past simple mistakes...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2017
#179
I love Joe, and I am a woman. If he is the nominee, I will happily vote for him.
Demsrule86
Nov 2017
#78
It is a very interesting list, and I respect the work you put together in creating it.
Ken Burch
Nov 2017
#175
The reason I listed the mayors is because they have both talked about running.
StevieM
Nov 2017
#185
I see what you are saying. I just figure that a lot of candidates are going to overlap each other.
StevieM
Nov 2017
#187
It's not a pattern. I posted this because there were suddenly all these threads pushing for Biden
Ken Burch
Nov 2017
#85
Some of our best progressive politicians have lost previous campaigns and battles.
NCTraveler
Nov 2017
#158
In response to threads pushing a presidential candidate when we shouldn't be talking about that yet.
Ken Burch
Nov 2017
#88
It can't be impermissible simply to say that a particular person shouldn't run for president.
Ken Burch
Nov 2017
#153
In the age of Trumps misogyny and racism what message does running a white male send?
Lee-Lee
Nov 2017
#9
Your posts prove otherwise and most of us realize the game you are playing.
TexasTowelie
Nov 2017
#127
Topic line hedging feelings over the yearning to silence a popular Democrat.
NCTraveler
Nov 2017
#20
The next election should be half politics/half psychology. The country is damaged.
Irish_Dem
Nov 2017
#27
He's free to run in the Primary if he wishes, just as you are free to vote for another candidate
emulatorloo
Nov 2017
#131
That went away after the VP...and he helped President Obama tremendously in 12
Demsrule86
Nov 2017
#80
You seem to be describing my early preference for 2020, Pete Buttigieg. Nt
stevenleser
Nov 2017
#194
Our next President will need to know how all governing bodies worked before the lsos
randr
Nov 2017
#32
I agree with you 100%. You have expressed my sentiments and thoughts precisely. Thank you.
WheelWalker
Nov 2017
#34
While I doubt that Biden will or should be the nominee, I think he should define his version of what
karynnj
Nov 2017
#37
Id prefer someone who didnt try to drive a stake in desegregation and allow Thomas on the SC
EffieBlack
Nov 2017
#47
Everyone got put on the court in those days. It was and should be the president's choice. Advice and
Demsrule86
Nov 2017
#83
Fortas broke the rules...and Bork Used drugs...and that is two in how many years?
Demsrule86
Nov 2017
#163
Biden this very morning said it best, Let's see where America is in a year and a half.
Sunlei
Nov 2017
#49
People love him. He will be on many interviews, help Ds in the midterms, promote his new book &
Sunlei
Nov 2017
#138
people will run...the voters will choose...and then we vote for the nominee...we have no control
Demsrule86
Nov 2017
#76
I agree with all she had to deal with, but I'm not sure the next Dem candidate won't
lunamagica
Nov 2017
#120
Winning the debates, among other successes, had HRC ready to win by a decisive margin.
StevieM
Nov 2017
#165
That is a far better expression of what I tried to express in the OP than my own words.
Ken Burch
Nov 2017
#136
He's free to run in the primary if he wishes, just as you are free to support another candidate
emulatorloo
Nov 2017
#132
True. He failed to win the nomination twice. Came in 5th behind HRC in Iowa in 2008.
ehrnst
Nov 2017
#145
and we need candidates who have a track record of fighting for progressive change
yurbud
Nov 2017
#188