Biden says his administration could help grow 'bench' for Democrats

The Hill ^ | 04 04 2020 | Tal Axelrod

[yesthatjallen]

Former Vice President Joe Biden said he could fill his administration with younger people to try to build a “bench” for the Democratic Party.

Biden said during a virtual fundraiser Friday night that he has had conversations with “younger, really qualified people” who he says could be leaders in the near future about joining him should he win the White House in November.

“There are a number of people like you, and I’m not being a wise guy, who have been helping me, they’re serious people who I’ve had discussions with about…asking them are they willing to come into a government if I get elected?” Biden said, according to a pool report of his remarks.

“And one of the ways to deal with age is to build a bench — to build a bench of younger, really qualified people who haven’t had the exposure that others have had but are fully capable of being the leaders of the next four, eight, 12, 16 years to run the country. But they’ve got to have an opportunity to rise up.”

Some Democrats have raised the alarm about how the party's presidential primary, which once boasted a historically diverse field, winnowed to Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), two white, male septuagenarians. There have also long been grumblings among Democrats over the party’s congressional leadership, which is mostly in their 70s.

Biden sought to assure supporters that his administration would be filled with Americans who represent the “spectrum of the party” and that he already has several people in mind.

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[yesthatjallen]

"Biden says his administration could help grow 'bench' for Democrats"

If I had a hammer I'd hammer in the morning

I'd hammer in the evening All over this land

I'd hammer out danger I'd hammer out a warning

I'd hammer out love between My brothers and my sisters

All over this land, uh.

[Da Coyote]

Biden and his cohorts are only capable of growing mold.

[madison10]

My dream Democrat bench has a tree over it with knotted necklaces hanging from a huge bough.

[Jim W N]

Good. Bench ‘em all. And keep them benched. Maybe at some point we’ll turn them into water boys for us Patriots.

[dp0622]

I’m old and very confused but I will have young people working for me...

That’s what he’s saying. It’s not that he’s terribly old. I know 90 year olds that are sharp. He’s got an issue

[Carl Vehse]

Publishing anything Dementia Joe says is like publishing photos of used toilet paper.

[txrefugee]

Oh, great. President Biden and the ANTIFA administration, guided by the spirit of Obama and Valerie Jarrett. That is a recipe for CW II.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Yes, all we need is a bigger bench for the party of Satan, Sodomy & Stalinism.

[NewHampshireDuo]

...“younger, really qualified people” who he says could be leaders in the near future about joining him should he win the White House in November.

Especially younger females who have good smelling hair.

[Da Coyote]

” ...the party of Satan, Sodomy & Stalinism.”

You, sir, have described the party in a remarkably few and precise words.

;-)

[Salvey]

The conservative wing of the GOP already has a deep bench of young’uns.

[Liz]

.....yeah, sure Joe.......but can they speak Chinese?....cackle......

[KarlInOhio]

Biden says his administration could help grow 'bench' for Democrats

He stopped me right there and said, "kid, I want you to go over and sit down  On that bench that says 'Group W'"

[Liz]

Biden's a Chinese asset.

Biden's sucking-up to Communist Chinese bigtime: Biden says "Chinese leaders are good folks."

<><> Hunter Biden served on the board of the billion dollar Chinese private equity company BHR Partners,

<><> Hunter organized a meet-and-greet between his father, then-VP Joe Biden, and BHR CEO Jonathan Li
.........on Dec. 4, 2013, according to New Yorker magazine.

<><> Penlosi went to Cali's Chinatown during the virus epidemic to soften up the Chinese for campaign donations.

[glennaro]

I think once again Biden mis-spoke. It makes more sense that he meant to say “bitch”.

[sport]

Coming from Biden, that does not surprise me. I am not surprised at anything Biden says. I am only surprised when some one believes him.

[Libloather]

Can Gropin’ Joe name any of them? Didn’t think so.

[know.your.why]

I hope that these youngsters have diverse resumes like knowing how to code...or dig coal.

[Impy]

Who is this Biden guy? Seems familiar but I can’t quite place him.

[StoneRainbow68]

The irony is that it’s precisely because the Democrats have no “bench” that Biden is “winning” in the first place.

Things like this clue you in to the fact that the Dems know they have a problem, and no real answers for how to ‘fix’ it. Occasionally, like this, they’ll admit it through the side of their mouths.