Biden Administration Will Create Position to Reach Conservatives

[Autumn]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-08/biden-administration-will-create-position-to-reach-conservatives?

The Biden administration plans to create a position to find common ground with conservatives, said Louisiana Congressman Cedric Richmond, a senior adviser and director of the Office of Public Engagement for the president-elect.

“Right now I’m trying to set up the office and I’m actually looking at establishing a position that reaches out to conservatives -- because it’s about moving forward. We cannot stay where we are,” Richmond said during the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council on Monday night.

He said the office’s goal was to forge connections with all Americans, regardless of their political affiliation. “We’re not elected just to help Democrats or urban cities or minorities,” he said. “We were elected to help this entire country and that means reaching out to conservatives, that means reaching out to rural areas, reaching out to people who didn’t vote for us.”

President-elect Joe Biden named Richmond, a campaign co-chair, to head the Office of Public Engagement last month. On Monday, Biden appointed him as one of five co-chairs of his inaugural committee.

[texasleo]

1. No

Simply, no!

[Aristus]

2. Couldn't he just hand the job to his legislative liaison?

n/t

[RGTIndy]

3. The Pissing in the Wind Coalition

It's a catchier name than the Problem Solving Caucus, the Third Way or the DLC.

[wryter2000]

4. I wish that person luck

As long as the conservatives don't get a say in policy, I think this is a good idea. First, it looks good. Second, it'd be great if we can get some "conservatives" to believe in reality.

[MyNameGoesHere]

5. 😖😖😖😖😖😖😖😖 Fuck no!

[MANative]

6. There is nothing on the planet that I care less about than "reaching conservatives"

Maybe I'm being juvenile, but they've been saying "fuck your feelings" for 40 years. I've had VASTLY MORE than enough. Time to repay the disdain.

[0rganism]

7. so this office will book *tons* of ad and interview time on AM radio shows nationwide?

reaching out into the abyss is not going to be easy, probably necessary, but it will be a thankless job, especially at first

[JHB]

8. May I recommend Dr. Otto Octavius?

With his extra limbs, Doc Ock will be better equipped than most of us for reaching a hand out only to pull back a stump.

It wasn't "Trumpism" when they voted against bills they themselves had sponsored because they thought Obama would never agree to them, only to be caught by "ok, we'll do it your way if that's what it takes to get it done" and face the prospect of being photographed alongside Obama at a signing ceremony.

[Mme. Defarge]

9. Ha!

I first read this headline as, “Biden Administration Will Create Position to Research Conservatives” and thought it was a spoof.

[maxsolomon]

10. Secretary of Deprogramming

Have fun listening to endless bullshit.

[CrispyQ]

11. Trying to reach republican voters is a good idea. Maybe futile for most but maybe some would listen.

But reaching out to repubs in Congress? That's a whole different matter. They've shown who they are. Most won't even acknowledge Biden's win.

[ananda]

12. Finding common ground with insanity..

and !@#$% for reason and logic ought to
be very interesting.

[Freddie]

13. Talk about a complete waste of time

How about get a bunch of them in a room, no masks of course, and get someone contagious to serve coffee.

[durablend]

14. The only ways of reaching them

Are either deprogramming or tossing them in jail

[LizBeth]

15. Keep working with conservatives as we watch the stimulus package thwarted by republicans throwing

unemployed off Dec 26. I really do not want to hear shit about Biden "working" with conservatives while I am circling the drain.

[Oneironaut]

16. They're likely going for moderates.

Full-on Trump cultists are hopeless, and would throw themselves off a bridge if Dear Leader commanded it.

[patricia92243]

19. I think this is the actuality.

[JHB]

23. For Republicans, even "moderates" require quotation marks

They haven't had true moderates since they purged the Rockefeller Republicans.

[Vinca]

17. I love Joe's optimism, but I doubt he can resurrect the past when Republicans would actually

work with Democrats and would compromise. Now they're the "our way or the highway" party and I can't see anything changing that. They can't even acknowledge Biden as POTUS-elect for heaven's sake.

[gab13by13]

18. When Obama became president,

Republicans met and made a pact to obstruct everything Democratic. That pact is still in effect.

Maybe if John McCain were still alive? I know Susan is very concerned. Can't think of many others to reach out to.

No, Trump voters are not going to compromise either, I know, I live among them.

The best suggestion I heard was for Joe to start rapid firing EO's and whatever he can do without the Republican Congress. Overwhelm them like Trump did only with good policies. Make it so they can't keep up, go from one policy to the next rapid fire.

[Autumn]

22. Susan lives her life concerned. Susan also does everything Mitch tells her to do. Her concern is

as phony as a 3 dollar bill.

[Politicub]

20. What does this even mean? Sending them a postcard with an inspirational quote?

I’m so sick of hearing about coddling conservatives throwing temper tantrums.

They’re already treated like a protected class via bogies “religious freedom” court decisions so they can discriminate against gay people.

[progressoid]

21. Yeah, that should work out well cuz they have been so cooperative in the past.

Just look at how friendly they were to the Obama/Biden administration.