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.
“He has a lot of support among seniors, among people who don’t go to rallies,”
“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.”
Has anyone ever accused Biden of being smart? Can’t speak to his education, as far as class—sniffing girls’ hair and sucking on your wife’s fingers in public doesn’t sound that classy to me. Too many Biden family members have gotten rich on Joe’s public service for him to brag about character.
But in a fight between Darth and Mr Rogers, I think I know who I’d put money on.
Cher couldn’t keep her daughter from growing a penis. Now she wants to tell us who would be best for President?
I think Biden and the Dems are fooling themsleves. I think there is a big enough portion of the Democrat Party who tired of being told who to vote for, that Sanders will win.
There is a strong activist base who been itching to vote for another commie since 1972. I think they have finally said to themselves “I not holding my nose again, I am voting for who I want this time”
LOL - Joe likes guys too
“[Trump] said, ‘What the hell’s the matter with your campaign?’ That’s a good question.”
I have yet to see any evidence that any (D) candidates, other than Bernie, actually want the nomination.
If he did none of the above he'd be a shoe in and at the top every time. Awe, I would have liked to see him Trounced by Donald J. Trump. Instead it looks like the Commie, Bernie Sanders, will get that pleasure.
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