Joe Biden 2020 campaign megathread

[American2020]

Biden's challenge: Satisfying the left

Joe Biden will need to navigate a gantlet of tricky progressive policy issues when he enters the race for president.

The Green New Deal. Medicare for All. Expanding the Supreme Court. Reparations.

All of these issues and more represent potential landmines for the former vice president, whose decades of centrist leadership in the Senate run counter to the progressive insurgency energizing the political left.

Biden has made the case to fellow Democrats that he can capture the nomination by running from the center, and that he can beat President Trump in 2020 by winning back working-class voters in states like Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/434840-bidens-challenge-satisfying-the-left

[American2020]

Uncle Joe Is Ready to Run the World

Joe Biden may be an anachronism. “Vote for Joe—he knew George Kennan” is unlikely to appeal to the working-class white voters with whom Biden claims to have a special rapport. At the same time, the anti-neoliberal rhetoric that the Democratic base hungers for is alien to him. Biden hails from the era when Americans thought that they could see further because they stood taller, as former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once put it. America no longer stands as tall nor sees as far. Many younger voters, in any case, would find that self-righteous imagery laughable.

Yet the world will not conform to the wishes of Democratic candidates. The next president will have to confront not only 21st century problems such as climate change and migration, but also 20th-century—and 19th-century—problems of great power rivalry.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/03/20/uncle-joe-is-ready-to-run-the-world-biden/

[LAKISYLVANIA]

I just don't feel like Biden is presidential material tbf, but maybe Carter was neither?

[CatoMinor]

Biden's challenge: Satisfying the left

Is it though? The true leftists are the loudest part of the party but polling shows they are still not the largest. The left is divided enough he should work on just solidifying the moderates.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Biden hesitated too long; as a result, Harris bloosumed into a great candidate and Biden became an older candidate.

The females like Warren, Klobuchar and Harris announced early. Leaving Booker far behind

[Lincoln Republican]

Dear Mr. Vice President Biden

Let me begin by first of all thanking you for your extraordinary service to the nation.

Your record of accomplishments is indeed impressive.

Now let us get on to 2020.

2020 is going to be one of the toughest most contentious elections in U.S. history.

For me, your hesitancy about announcing your candidacy is troubling.

It can be interpreted as being indecisive, a trait we do not need nor want in a U.S. President.

I do not believe you should enter the contest.  

Your time has passed.

A new generation in the Democratic Party is coming to the fore.

I have seen you on CNN just this week, with a clip of you addressing an audience.

I have to say, from what I saw, I do not believe you have the stamina to compete in this election.

Please enjoy your retirement, and leave 2020 to the new generation of Democrats.

Sincerely

Winfield  

 

 



 
 

And yet Donald Trump had the proper temperament and “stamina” to receive your endorsement? Hmmm...

Have you even ever read my severe denunciations of Trump?  

[Beet]

It's only March. Trump didn't announce until June. Heck, there was talk of Biden announcing last time into October.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

The Dem party isnt the Biden or Clinton party anymore. Its the BETO and eventually, it will be Harris or Beto leading in polls.

[Mr. Morden]

It's only March. Trump didn't announce until June.

His "official" campaign launch, sure, but his exploratory committee launch was in March.

[Hollywood]

Biden hesitated too long; as a result, Harris bloosumed into a great candidate and Biden became an older candidate.

The females like Warren, Klobuchar and Harris announced early. Leaving Booker far behind

Biden should wait to the last minute to announce.  He's leading in all the polls.  He has the best chance.  He cuts into Trump's base.  He's your best shot.  All the female candidates you mentioned are already damaged, which is not something they can embrace.  Biden is damaged and knows it.  He embraces it.  He F$$$s with it, and tells you to watch him do it.  He's your Trump killer.  It's like Bernie Sanders in 2016.  You would have won.  Why can't you guys just do things that will help you win?  It's not complicated.  Wisconsin, Virginia, PA, Michigan, and Ohio.  It's just that easy.  Biden does that for you.  Sanders too. 

[GoTfan]

Biden hesitated too long; as a result, Harris bloosumed into a great candidate and Biden became an older candidate.

The females like Warren, Klobuchar and Harris announced early. Leaving Booker far behind

Biden should wait to the last minute to announce.  He's leading in all the polls.  He has the best chance.  He cuts into Trump's base.  He's your best shot.  All the female candidates you mentioned are already damaged, which is not something they can embrace.  Biden is damaged and knows it.  He embraces it.  He F$$$s with it, and tells you to watch him do it.  He's your Trump killer.  It's like Bernie Sanders in 2016.  You would have won.  Why can't you guys just do things that will help you win?  It's not complicated.  Wisconsin, Virginia, PA, Michigan, and Ohio.  It's just that easy.  Biden does that for you.  Sanders too. 

You will pardon Democrats for not listening to the right when they say Biden is the best candidate, I hope.

[Nightcore Nationalist]

If Biden runs it proves he lacks any self-awareness whatsoever.  What has he done in the last 15 years, aside from being Obama's VP?

Biden should wait to the last minute to announce.  He's leading in all the polls.  He has the best chance.  He cuts into Trump's base.  He's your best shot.  All the female candidates you mentioned are already damaged, which is not something they can embrace.  Biden is damaged and knows it.  He embraces it.  He F$$$s with it, and tells you to watch him do it.  He's your Trump killer.  It's like Bernie Sanders in 2016.  You would have won.  Why can't you guys just do things that will help you win?  It's not complicated.  Wisconsin, Virginia, PA, Michigan, and Ohio.  It's just that easy.  Biden does that for you.  Sanders too. 

There is no guarantee that Bernie or Biden would win Ohio.  Virginia otoh is likely D, and trending D.

[Hollywood]

Biden hesitated too long; as a result, Harris bloosumed into a great candidate and Biden became an older candidate.

The females like Warren, Klobuchar and Harris announced early. Leaving Booker far behind

Biden should wait to the last minute to announce.  He's leading in all the polls.  He has the best chance.  He cuts into Trump's base.  He's your best shot.  All the female candidates you mentioned are already damaged, which is not something they can embrace.  Biden is damaged and knows it.  He embraces it.  He F$$$s with it, and tells you to watch him do it.  He's your Trump killer.  It's like Bernie Sanders in 2016.  You would have won.  Why can't you guys just do things that will help you win?  It's not complicated.  Wisconsin, Virginia, PA, Michigan, and Ohio.  It's just that easy.  Biden does that for you.  Sanders too. 

You will pardon Democrats for not listening to the right when they say Biden is the best candidate, I hope.

Well he's not the best candidate to represent your interest, but he's the best candidate to beat Trump. 

I respect you cautious nature.  Now if you really want to win, Beto O'Rourke is a shoe-in.  He'll come into your home for dinner and give a speech on top of your table.  ;>p

[Higgins]

He's beginning to remind me of Mario Cuomo in 1992.

[Roronoa D. Law]

You know Biden is ahead in another poll when people come responding to the thread with same old hate again.

[RI]

He's beginning to remind me of Mario Cuomo in 1992.

He's been pretty consistent about saying he'll announce his decision in April. If he misses that deadline, the Hamlet on the Hudson talk will be justified, but not until then.

[Blackacre]

I shouldn't like Joe Biden tbh...

but my dad's from Delaware so HOP ABOARD THE JOE TRAIN

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He's beginning to remind me of Mario Cuomo in 1992.

Naw, he's reminding me of Joe Biden in 1984,  2004, and 2016.

[Sestak]

He's beginning to remind me of Mario Cuomo in 1992.

Naw, he's reminding me of Joe Biden in 1984,  2004, and 2016.

2004?

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

He's beginning to remind me of Mario Cuomo in 1992.

Naw, he's reminding me of Joe Biden in 1984,  2004, and 2016.

2004?

He took a long time to decide not run that time.

[junior chįmp]

What if Biden announces his 2020 plans on April 1st?

Perfect launch date for a CLOWN such as himself

[junior chįmp]

Looks like the media is already digging up old Biden clips:

Biden: I Tried to ‘Prostitute Myself’ to Big Donors During First Senate Run

Former Vice President Joe Biden said during a 1974 discussion on campaign finance that he tried to "prostitute" himself to big donors during his first run for U.S. Senate but failed to get their money because he was too young.

His youth, however, was what enabled Biden to raise enough money to win, he explained.

"I'm like the token black or the token woman," Biden said. "I was the token young person."

Biden's comments came during an appearance on The Advocates, a weekly debate program that aired on PBS in the 1970s. Biden, then in his second year as a U.S. senator, was invited to argue in favor of public funding for political campaigns and contribution limits for individuals.

You run the risk of deciding whether or not you're going to prostitute yourself to give the answer you know they want to hear in order to get funded to run for that office," Biden testified during the program.

Biden admits he decided to "prostitute" himself, but was denied because of his age.

"I went to the big guys for the money," Biden said. "I was ready to prostitute myself in the manner in which I talk about it, but what happened was they said, ‘Come back when you're 40, son.'"

"So I had to go out, I had to go out to a number of small contributors," he said.

Biden goes on to say his ability to raise money despite his rejection from big donors—he said he raised $276,000—was due to his unique identity as a young person.

"I'm a 29-year-old oddball," he said. "The only reason I was able to raise the money is that I was able to have a national constituency to run for office, because I was 29."

"I'm like the token black or the token woman," Biden said. "I was the token young person."

https://freebeacon.com/politics/biden-i-tried-to-prostitute-myself-to-big-donors-during-first-senate-run/

[Progressive Pessimist]

Looks like the media is already digging up old Biden clips:

Biden: I Tried to ‘Prostitute Myself’ to Big Donors During First Senate Run

Former Vice President Joe Biden said during a 1974 discussion on campaign finance that he tried to "prostitute" himself to big donors during his first run for U.S. Senate but failed to get their money because he was too young.

His youth, however, was what enabled Biden to raise enough money to win, he explained.

"I'm like the token black or the token woman," Biden said. "I was the token young person."

Biden's comments came during an appearance on The Advocates, a weekly debate program that aired on PBS in the 1970s. Biden, then in his second year as a U.S. senator, was invited to argue in favor of public funding for political campaigns and contribution limits for individuals.

You run the risk of deciding whether or not you're going to prostitute yourself to give the answer you know they want to hear in order to get funded to run for that office," Biden testified during the program.

Biden admits he decided to "prostitute" himself, but was denied because of his age.

"I went to the big guys for the money," Biden said. "I was ready to prostitute myself in the manner in which I talk about it, but what happened was they said, ‘Come back when you're 40, son.'"

"So I had to go out, I had to go out to a number of small contributors," he said.

Biden goes on to say his ability to raise money despite his rejection from big donors—he said he raised $276,000—was due to his unique identity as a young person.

"I'm a 29-year-old oddball," he said. "The only reason I was able to raise the money is that I was able to have a national constituency to run for office, because I was 29."

"I'm like the token black or the token woman," Biden said. "I was the token young person."

https://freebeacon.com/politics/biden-i-tried-to-prostitute-myself-to-big-donors-during-first-senate-run/

Biden has shown himself to be immune to these sorts of criticisms though, at least so far. We'll see what happens when he actually announces and if that still is the case.

[RussFeingoldWasRobbed]

I have an idea! Joe Biden should run in the republican primary where he belongs. I'm done with New Dem ultra-centrism. In fact I would consider voting Green if he wins the primary.

[Holmes]

He’s not the ideal candidate at all but saying he belongs in the Republican primary...yikes.