Posted on 02/19/2020 11:40:55 AM PST by conservative98
LAS VEGAS — The crowds remain small. The message is the same. The schedule is still light.
Joe Biden is campaigning in Nevada in much the same way he did in Iowa and New Hampshire, where he suffered back-to-back losses that transformed him from frontrunner to underdog.
It’s a testament to the campaign’s sense of confidence — or its state of denial — that it continues to operate as if Nevada, the first diverse state to vote this year, will be different for Biden than the two heavily white states where he was crushed.
One advantage here is that African American voters, who could account for about 13 percent of caucusgoers by Feb. 22, favor the well-known former vice president who served under the nation’s first black president. Biden’s also counting on carrying a significant share of Latino voters — who are an estimated 20 percent of caucusgoers— and moderate whites.
“He has a lot of support among seniors, among people who don’t go to rallies,” said Rep. Steven Horsford, Nevada’s first black congressman who has been close by Biden ever since endorsing the candidate when he arrived Friday night.
Horsford’s endorsement was followed Sunday by the state’s lieutenant governor, Kate Marshall. Along with Rep. Dina Titus, who endorsed months ago, they form a triumvirate of top establishment Biden backers in the state that no candidate has matched. In all, the campaign counts 106 Nevada endorsements and landed an unexpected one Monday: Cher.
The big-name endorsement rollouts have been a staple of his campaign, which continues to hew to the same path. There’s been no major staff shake-up or attempts to load his calendar with additional events. While Biden had a busy weekend campaigning here, with the caucuses just days away Biden had only one stop in Reno on Monday and one scheduled around Las Vegas on Tuesday.
At his Reno event, a voter was puzzled by Biden’s predicament, noting “you’re smart, you’re well educated, you’re experienced, you’ve got class, and you’ve got character ... If you get the nomination in November, it’ll be Mr. Rogers versus Darth Vader. What the heck is going on here?”
“Well, that's a good question,” Biden replied as the crowd laughed. “He complimented me very highly, and then said, ‘What the hell's the matter with your campaign?’ That's a good question. No, no, it's a legitimate question.”
Biden didn’t answer, however.
More like Dog poo on your shoe.
hilarious
Denial may be the only state Biden takes.
“... who served under the nation’s first black president.”
Shouldn’t that be “first mulatto president”?
Joe still thinks being the Kenyan’s insurance policy is going to pay off.
He’s only in it to keep from getting indicted at this point.
No, it should be the first black usurper.
Joe is semi running for Potus to avoid being investigated for his, James and Humpher’s criminal activities in the Ukraine and ??
I guarantee you a halfway honest answer from Biden would be a variation of "Because Obama didn't endorse me." Which also wouldn't have helped, but I believe he believes that it would.
or first gay president and a tranny first “lady”..
There are good reasons why Slow Joe has never gotten any traction in any of his several campaigns for president.
The problem with Joe Biden’s campaign is Joe Biden’s mouth. He says nasty things and arcane slang and he’s obviously going senile. Every time he speaks I think he’s going to shout “You kids get off my lawn!”
0-for-5 ain't bad.
Circling the bowl.
Won’t be long ‘til this campaign is flushed.
I hop so. Biden currently 4th in a 4 person race in Nevada.
No, seriously... They really need to stop trying to spin what everyone (yes, even blacks) are smart enough to see. And that is the onset of dementia.
Biden’s Union support is gone.
He is going to get destroyed on Super Tuesday.
Anyone who looks to Cher for political advice deserves a kick in the nuts.
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