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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: "Will Black Voters Still Love Biden When They Remember Who He Was?" [View all]lapucelle
(18,378 posts)55. Then why the shade for Biden only? What about the pro-gun, pro-Russia votes in very recent sessions
of Congress? I see no problem with Democratic voters trusting Joe Biden.
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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A barrage of hit pieces is not "vetting". We're united Democrats, not operatives out to destroy Dems
emulatorloo
May 2019
#34
Better yet, tell that to Nina Turner, Briahna Gray, David Sirota, Cornell West, and Susan Sarandon.
George II
May 2019
#65
You've got to be kidding ... if you walked thru a mall in the US and asked who Obama's VP was
mr_lebowski
May 2019
#76
Joe Biden was NEVER against school integration, he was against busing. Integration is a result....
George II
May 2019
#85
And curiously those who profess a preferred candidate rarely, if ever, post about their own.
George II
May 2019
#42
cough, I don't recall you ever posting about Booker, although you may have.....
George II
May 2019
#25
Then why aren't you posting positive threads about Booker rather than attempting to 'destroy' others
emulatorloo
May 2019
#38
Then why the shade for Biden only? What about the pro-gun, pro-Russia votes in very recent sessions
lapucelle
May 2019
#55
MANY Democrats worked with Jesse Helms over the years, primarily to GET THINGS DONE! At least....
George II
May 2019
#22
This is the saddest part of all of this; partisan obstruction has gone on so long that many now
LongtimeAZDem
May 2019
#24
The time for civility towards RethugliKKKons is long past... certainly we've learned that by NOW!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#54
And vote for one of several great democratic candidates that might be nominee. n/t
uawchild
May 2019
#6
And black voters definitely don't need to be reminded what we should be paying attention to
StarfishSaver
May 2019
#35
Biden joined in with Jesse Helms, the biggest racist in the Senate at the time.
uawchild
May 2019
#8
invoking the Obama HALO EFFECT? That's a weak defense of Biden's actual record
uawchild
May 2019
#11
How would black voters know who and who not to support if white people didn't educate us
StarfishSaver
May 2019
#13
Go for it; try to paint Biden as a racist. It will probably not turn out the way you want.
LongtimeAZDem
May 2019
#19
we will see. as I've said before ( based on absolutely nothing) he won't be our candidate. i hope
Kurt V.
May 2019
#33
Biden had a problem with the METHOD of integrating schools, not integration in general....
George II
May 2019
#41
Biden helped bar HEW from withholding funds from school districts that refused to integrate
uawchild
May 2019
#44
Can you talk about Cory Booker sometime? Because that would be helpful to him
emulatorloo
May 2019
#73
For those who believe that bussing is the way to go, urge your candidate to bring back busing, and
still_one
May 2019
#48
Thanks Cha. There seems to be some very ugly insinuations being thrown about, and the mortive
still_one
May 2019
#62
It's like saying that people who are against farm subsidies are in favor of mass starvation.
George II
May 2019
#67