Posted on 03/12/2019 3:36:13 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
Those same things that make Biden a popular name now could also sink his chances in a Democratic Party that is becoming increasingly intersectional and progressive.
Biden's most recent gaffe was his decision to call current Vice President Mike Pence "a decent guy." In the good old days, that might have been seen as a gentlemanly thing to do, something that might win you points for trying to rise above it all. In 2019, those remarks were seen as craven praising of the fiercely anti-LGBTQ Pence.
Biden eventually apologized for his remark, but he'll likely run into similar problems with his defense of billionaires, who he says "aren't bad guys."
More significant are Biden's past views on a number of hot button topics, including race and criminal justice, which his opponents will almost certainly hold his feet to the fire over.
Both the Daily Caller and the Washington Examiner have dug up Biden's opposition in the 1970s to busing—a policy whereby school children were bussed to schools often far from their homes in order to create more a more racially integrated school system....
There's also the matter of Biden's wandering hands.
The former vice president is famous for engaging in some awkward, potentially over-the-line touching of women at public events, which is not necessarily a small issue in the #metoo era. At the very least, it could be an embarrassing thing to have to defend on a debate stage.
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“The former vice president is famous for engaging in some awkward, potentially over-the-line touching of women at public events,”
Groper here didnt stop at women. Dudes too..
I have spoken with younger women with whom I work (all pros and smart) they think he is uber creepy. They don’t do creepy!
Apologizing for calling the Veep a nice guy. Talk about being spineless. Just what America needs in the oval office.
Joe!
Now that Jeb! is out of the way, there will be plenty of Chinese money for Joe! to scoop up, yet again.
Will he be delivering any of Neal Kinnock’s speeches?
I don’t think Trump will lose. I mean, who knows? But the freak show that the Democrat party is rolling out is going to be one hell of a ride. Biden? Man the AOC wing is going to crucify him. Fractured? The Democrats are going to be reduced to quarks.
Baggage and roaming hands!! Uncle Creep!!
Plugs and jugs. The Groper and the Groupie. Creepy Joe and the Creepy ho’. Yeah, I’m in...
Is the fact that no one in the United States (legal or illegal) has ever heard him say one smart thing considered baggage?
WINNER!
That was Biden thinking about The GENERAL Election!!!
Every day that the three Democratic rock stars — AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib — continue to make idiotic, anti-Semitic, or anti-American statements without being challenged by other Democrats, the impression grows that the entire Democratic party is idiotic, anti-Semitic, and anti-American.
Enter Joe Biden, who might be able to change that impression. However, he will not be able to say anything positive about much of anything — even nice guys like Mike Pence, not to speak of Israel or the capitalist system — without having the wrath of the rock-star sisters and their followers come down on his head.
So, if Joe manages to pick up a ‘’moderate’’ following in the primaries it will show that, at best, the Democratic party is seriously divided. Good. A Biden vs. Bernie year-and-a-half-long primary battle would seem to be a dream for Trump and his supporters.
It says a lot about the current state of the Democrat party when Joe Biden is considered the moderate
Democrats crap don’t stink. I have felt all along that he was the one who would have beat Trump in 2016 and I think there is a decent chance he wins in 2020. He is much harder to label than most of the other Democrat clowns.
If SlowJoe runs, it means he’s gotten a go ahead from a lot of the big money on the Dem side. I think he has a good shot at being a plurality winner in early D primaries because the hard left vote will be split many ways, and SlowJoe will have plent of dough for adverts and GOTV activity.
Want to hear a crackpot theory? “Plugs and Jugs” will prevent Biden from selecting ANY woman as a running mate. This will create an uproar in the Wacko party. They will eat each other. 1968 baby. 1968.
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