How will Joe Biden fend off Bernie Sanders?
I’ve been saying Biteme/Fauxahontas for weeks.
Too late.
Too late for even a brokered dem convention.
Only if Hillary steps down which she will not do.
I think you’re probably on the right track.
You couldn’t me ore wrong if you tried. Hillary Clinton will never be indicted. Democrats have nothing to gain from her being indicted, and they only make it that more possible they can be indicted. Obama is never going to let her be indicted. Would he ever make it that much more possible that he could someday be indicted? Dream on.
I think they also knew Terry McAuliffe was suppose to be Hillary’s VP running mate.
I’ve been worrying about that for a while, sort of hoping that Trump keeps his powder dry until a bit later in the season. But I dunno . . . could be too late already for that. I don’t know how any Democrat would be able to run in an environment where Hillary Clinton is standing trial for exposing national secrets.
“The State Department is setting her up for an indictment. This will clear the way for Biden to run in November”
Yeah, because the guy and his supporters (Sanders) that came in 2nd will totally just say “Eh, whatever” to that?
And why the hell do people just assume you can just switch this dude in like it was no big deal, with no opposition, and not look like the entire DNC is in disarray?
It’s possible. but not necessarily desirable.
Yes you are wrong.
Isn't there a vanities option for useless opinions like this one?
I thought Free Republic was a news and substantive discussion site for news and informative food for thought.
If FR has changed, I didn't get the memo.
Plus, it takes a long time to get people ready to vote for a candidate. Even though Biden's been VP for two terms, it's going to be hard to get voters to think of him as their candidate for president with only a short lead-up to the election.
It's striking how Obama is distancing himself from Hillary -- she would never intentionally put America at risk -- but if she were going to be replaced it would have happened by now.
The other thing is optical illusion the race is tied or Trump is ahead.
If Hillary unifies her party around her, most of the partisans will fall in line and she’ll be ahead again.
Right now, Trump has benefited greatly from the end of the GOP race and getting the party behind him - that’s why he is leading or competitive at the moment.
Democratic internal divisions and infighting have made it difficult for Hillary to consolidate support.
As long as that’s the case, Trump can press ahead knowing he is the underdog in the general election campaign.
I think they stay with Hillary.
Not so sure.
They will have a similar problem that the Pubbies were thought to be heading for.
If Hillary is forced out, how can Biden or Pocahauntus be the replacement, when Freebie Bernie is still an active candidate?
If Hillary came down with a severe or deadly illness/accident, that might give cover to ‘appointing’ a replacement. But the Sanders people would scream loud and long.
Any replacement would face the same issue a Ryan or Romney or other ‘convention’ appointee would: what gives you the nomination without any primary votes?
Won’t happen. It will be Clinton and Sanders to the convention.
Obama has only one thing he wants: a socialist totalitarian America and whatever it takes to get there. Right now, it looks like Hillary is a better bet to do that than crazy Joe Biden. So for that reason, I don’t think they’ll go after Hillary.
HILLAry will not be indicted until after convention
If she is indicted before Berny will be the candidate
By waiting until after , she will step down and her VP pick will be the candidate. Probably LIE AH Watha ! (Aka pochahontus)
I still wonder why everybody is so afraid of Biden.
History is not on his side for VPs being elected to the top spot.
Besides the fact he’s a moron.
It wouldn’t surprise me about mid-June or July that Clinton announce that she is withdrawing due to health reasons or to “spend more time with my family.” That way Biden could be slipped in as a replacement. But, Sanders supporters would get really angry, and a significant number of them would either not vote or vote for Trump. Biden has put his foot in his own mouth so often over the years, that Trump could tear him a new one in relatively short order.
I picture an ad showing Biden saying “when the stock market crashed President Roosevelt went on TV to reassure the public.” Another ad featuring Biden and plagiarism, and tie that to the general aura of dishonesty around the 0bama/Clinton dem party.
Even if indicted, she won’t step aside.
Winning is the only way she avoids club fed.
The State Department is not calling for an indictment.