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Joe Biden, Closet Republican
The New York Times ^ | July 9, 2019 | Frank Bruni

Posted on 07/10/2019 2:09:15 PM PDT by Trump20162020

He’s the liberal Bob Dole, the looser Mitt Romney, the supposedly safe bet who’s owed a shot.

It didn’t come to me right away, but finally I recognized the model for Joe Biden’s unusual campaign, the former president whose pitch Biden’s most closely resembles:

George W. Bush.

I’m referring to Bush’s first presidential bid, in 2000, which is remembered mostly for its surreal climax: the seesawing returns on election night, the Florida recount, the Supreme Court ruling that effectively decided the contest in his favor. To the limited extent that political junkies recall his slogans and stump speeches, the phrase “compassionate conservative” comes quickest to mind.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Delaware
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To: Trump20162020

Joe Biden.
A drunk.


41 posted on 07/10/2019 6:32:16 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' baby, Molon Labe)
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I suspect closet pedophile is closer to the truth.


42 posted on 07/10/2019 11:30:19 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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