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Biden hits Sanders, Buttigieg as he seeks rebound from Iowa
AP ^ | FEBruary 05, 2020 | By BILL BARROW and BRIAN SLODYSKO

Posted on 02/05/2020 10:45:50 AM PST by Hojczyk

With questions swirling about the long-term viability of his campaign, Joe Biden sharply criticized two of his top rivals on Wednesday, suggesting Sen. Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist, was unelectable, while 38-year-old Pete Buttigieg would be a risky and inexperienced choice.

The tough talk comes as Biden’s third presidential bid enters a critical stretch. He needs to bounce back from what partial results suggest could be a disappointing finish in Monday’s Iowa caucuses. Biden trailed Buttigieg and Sanders, according to initial returns from 71% of precincts. He was running fourth, close to Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who just days ago polled in single digits.

That leaves some establishment Democrats, including some Biden supporters, questioning his contention that he’ll reclaim clear front-runner status in the race against Trump once the primary fight moves beyond overwhelmingly white Iowa and New Hampshire to more racially diverse electorates. And it’s a reminder of how Biden’s previous presidential campaigns never advanced beyond Iowa.

“If he came in fourth, yeah, that could hurt,” said Bill Freeman, a Biden donor from Nashville, Tennessee, who added that he hadn’t even considered such a possibility heading into Monday’s caucuses. “That’s a bad night, no matter how you spin it.”

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bernie; biden; buttigieg; iowa
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1 posted on 02/05/2020 10:45:50 AM PST by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Pop the corn!!


2 posted on 02/05/2020 10:47:51 AM PST by FlipWilson
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To: Hojczyk

Biden, the confused and dazed old man staggering from loss to loss!


3 posted on 02/05/2020 10:49:53 AM PST by Grampa Dave (loMost so called Cures for most viruses are imaginary. It has been ride it out, to survive or die.)
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To: Hojczyk
Biden should have just said that Buttigieg and Sanders were full of malarkey. That word is very popular with younger voters.


4 posted on 02/05/2020 10:51:04 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Hojczyk

Buttgiggity is benefitting from the party not wanting Bernie to be the nominee.

Biden is finished and everybody knows it but Joe.

I hope Jill breaks it to him gently.


5 posted on 02/05/2020 10:52:22 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Hojczyk

Have they released the final Iowa Caucus Results yet?

Last I heard it was 71% Reporting. Must be a Jethro Bodine like ciphering issue.


6 posted on 02/05/2020 10:52:34 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (Kill a Commie for your Mommy.)
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To: Hojczyk

Biden hits Sanders, Buttigieg as he seeks reach-around from Iowa

Fixed that for ya, AP.


7 posted on 02/05/2020 10:53:03 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: Leaning Right

Yeah. Born in the younger part of the 1900s :-)


8 posted on 02/05/2020 10:53:21 AM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point finger at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: Hojczyk

If in the unlikely event that Pete Buttigieg were elected President I reserve the right to henceforth refer to him as “President Buttf**k”

That is all.


9 posted on 02/05/2020 10:53:22 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

Jethro could have done all the ciphering on his fingers and toes by now.


10 posted on 02/05/2020 10:54:25 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: Hojczyk


11 posted on 02/05/2020 10:54:30 AM PST by Vlad The Inhaler (I love Mankind - It's Just Most Of The People That I Can't Stand)
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To: Hojczyk

Bide hitting on ButtFag? I dont wanna know this..


12 posted on 02/05/2020 10:56:09 AM PST by max americana (Fired ONE libtard at work at every election since 2008 because I enjoy them crying)
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To: FlipWilson

Pop the corn Cornpop.


13 posted on 02/05/2020 10:57:22 AM PST by freefdny
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To: Hojczyk

So the Corruptocrat Party has imploded before our eyes, and the largest
remaining parts of its constituency are the sexual deviants and the communists?

And now, for the Corruptocrats to keep their control, they have to destroy
both the perverts AND the Commies?

It almost sounds like too much winning!


14 posted on 02/05/2020 10:58:31 AM PST by EasySt (Say not this is the truth, but so it seems to me to be, as I see this thing I think I see #KAG)
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To: Hojczyk

Five dollars says Biden calls Buttigieg some antiquated anti-gay slur on the stump by the South Carolina primary.


15 posted on 02/05/2020 10:58:58 AM PST by jz638
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Waiting for Slow Joe to give Buttplug a sniff


16 posted on 02/05/2020 10:59:10 AM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: Kickass Conservative
By the time the results are out, no one will be talking about Iowa. They are attempting to iron out the Iowa bump, and negate Bernie Sanders.

I understand that Sanders has his eye on another lakeside mansion...

17 posted on 02/05/2020 11:03:19 AM PST by fhayek
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To: Hojczyk
Biden really does have a lot of good will from Black voters.

A retired Black woman I know at my apartment house actually voted for Biden over Obama in the 2008 state primary.

18 posted on 02/05/2020 11:03:28 AM PST by zeestephen
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To: jz638

Clintoon made a similar mistake in 2008.

It will be far easier to “infer” the meaning of a comment from Joe and have it clear around the world in seconds in 2020 if they need it.


19 posted on 02/05/2020 11:04:26 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: jz638

> Five dollars says Biden calls Buttigieg some antiquated anti-gay slur on the stump by the South Carolina primary. <

Perhaps Biden could get some inspiration from the old Monty Python ‘Bruce’ skit:

The seven faculty rules at the University of Woolloomooloo:

1. No poofters.
2. No member of the faculty is to maltreat the “Abos” in any way whatsoever—if there’s anyone watching.
3. No poofters.
4. I don’t want to catch anyone not drinking in their room after lights out.
5. No poofters.
6. There is no rule six.
7. No poofters.


20 posted on 02/05/2020 11:25:48 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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