Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumBiden fought to expand Medicaid through the ACA
and in 2017 published an op-ed in the Washington Post defending the ACA from Republican attacks.
So he has done a lot to expand Medicaid and help poor people.
link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/07/17/joe-biden-as-a-nation-we-decided-that-health-care-is-for-all-republicans-want-to-roll-that-back/?utm_term=.93ec37a1138b
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)I hope people can live with the outcome.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BannonsLiver
(16,352 posts)Too many people not focused on the big picture and laser focused on their issue du jour. The purity tests are back. Woke twitter is calling the shots.
Were just as likely to let this one slip away as we are to win it at this point in my view.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
still_one
(92,115 posts)minimize the damage if he steps back on this relatively quickly
That is one thing President Obama did as exemplified by the Wright controversy, he addressed it right away. Kerry demonstrated how not to do it with the swift puke assholes. He should have countered them immediately. Not good to let controversy hang in the air too long
This still may not affect his standing significantly, but it sure isnt something he needed, and is a gift to his Democratic opponents I think
Perhaps his campaign is reasoning this will just fade away, or that enough people dont care about the Hyde Amendment or its implications. If so, I think it is an unnecessary gamble
We will see what happens in the next few days
I personally hope he does a press conference, and steps back on this, along with sending a very clear pro choice message
This is the primary, not the GE, but we will see
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BannonsLiver
(16,352 posts)If its not him itll be someone else over the barrel.The same fundamental problems we saw in 2016 are there already and in spades. Sure, its early, but the trend looks bad.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
still_one
(92,115 posts)quickly
All he has to do is come out and say the Hyde Amendment is a bad law, and if Congress repeals it, as President he will sign it
Then the usual suspects can go back to their usual bashing of how bad those establishment Democrats are, like LBJ who gave us the Civil Rights Act, Medicare, etc, or those establishment Democrats who gave us justices such as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, legislation for healthcare, the environment, workers rights, womens rights, civil rights etc
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LongtimeAZDem
(4,494 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
still_one
(92,115 posts)back down from supporting the Hyde Amendment. If he does this before the first debate I believe their will be minimal damage. The sooner the better in my view
Otherwise it should not surprise anyone that his opponents will throw everything at him regarding this
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
He needs to get in front of this, and with a quickness, IMHO. If he tries to white-knuckle it, succeeds, and wins the nomination, it still potentially can have vote-depressing tendencies (as foolish as those voters will be) in the general.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden