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Democratic Primaries

hlthe2b

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1. And THIS is the problem with going after Biden on his record re: race repeatedly and

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jul 21, 2019, 10:37 AM

Jul 2019

using it as a tactic to try to win African American votes. How hollow it rings when now they try to take on Trump--who is truly a virulent, hate-filled racist, and whose record both in and outside the WH has truly reflected that and who has no qualms about using it to try to win the election.

How seriously will even moderate Americans take them when they called out Biden for weeks, though trying to simultaneously retain the cover that they weren't REALLY calling Biden a racist? OUR candidates of color need to be the ones we listen most to on issues of race and Trump/Republican racism. They need to not squander that credibility.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Cory Booker: Donald Trump is 'worse than a racist' [View all] DonViejo Jul 2019 OP

And THIS is the problem with going after Biden on his record re: race repeatedly and hlthe2b Jul 2019 #1

Yep. Who could have thought crying wolf for weeks could backfire? ucrdem Jul 2019 #2