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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: If VP Joe Biden is giving anyone heartburn because he is ahead of their [View all]Ferrets are Cool
(21,065 posts)18. I politely disagree vehemently
He is ahead because of name recognition and because he is a white, straight male. Just my opinion, as is yours.
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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If VP Joe Biden is giving anyone heartburn because he is ahead of their [View all]
Peacetrain
Jun 2019
OP
No it won't Hillary never recovered and we lost the general. Let's not repeat history.
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#6
We had few choices in 2016, and Hillary was dealing with 30 years of attacks,
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#10
Candidates that come out of divisive primaries with much demonization generally lose.
Demsrule86
Jun 2019
#43
Most of the hits on Hillary in the 2016 campaign came from the media and sneak attacks.
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#12
This is our laziness and poor public education system coming home to roost
BannonsLiver
Jun 2019
#31
It's not really winnowed yet. A lot of people are waiting for the debates.
marylandblue
Jun 2019
#13
The problem is in misreading not so much the mood of the Democrats, but the fact that they,
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#37
That is a good thing! Thanks for reminding us. The president is an existential threat, as Biden says
emmaverybo
Jun 2019
#38
I wish we had the luxury of being able to have such squabbles. Nothing is more important than
hlthe2b
Jun 2019
#11
Joe Biden is the most electable candidate that the Democratic Party has available
Gothmog
Jun 2019
#42