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Biden leaves voters and reporters hanging during swing through N.H.
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The former vice president avoided taking questions from voters at town halls, a striking break from tradition.
By TRENT SPINER
01/25/2020 06:48 PM EST
SALEM, N.H. Joe Biden spent two days in New Hampshire without taking any questions from voters at his public events, a striking break from tradition in the first-in-the-nation primary state.
Instead, Biden held two community events where he spoke for about 30 minutes each time. Afterward, he took photos and chatted one-on-one with people on the rope line surrounding his podium.
He made no mention of the states opioid epidemic, which polls consistently show is the biggest issue facing the state. Voters at the events said they also would have liked to hear about his plans for health care, the cost of prescription drugs and the economy.
Candidates routinely take questions from the public at New Hampshire town halls, a longstanding practice that tests the retail skills of presidential hopefuls and forces them to answer directly to voters' concerns.
Bidens decision to skip q-and-a's left some people in the audience disappointed. At a packed event at an elementary school in one of the most Republican areas of the state, a number of topics voters said they would have liked to hear about went unaddressed.
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The former vice president avoided taking questions from voters at town halls, a striking break from tradition.
By TRENT SPINER
01/25/2020 06:48 PM EST
SALEM, N.H. Joe Biden spent two days in New Hampshire without taking any questions from voters at his public events, a striking break from tradition in the first-in-the-nation primary state.
Instead, Biden held two community events where he spoke for about 30 minutes each time. Afterward, he took photos and chatted one-on-one with people on the rope line surrounding his podium.
He made no mention of the states opioid epidemic, which polls consistently show is the biggest issue facing the state. Voters at the events said they also would have liked to hear about his plans for health care, the cost of prescription drugs and the economy.
Candidates routinely take questions from the public at New Hampshire town halls, a longstanding practice that tests the retail skills of presidential hopefuls and forces them to answer directly to voters' concerns.
Bidens decision to skip q-and-a's left some people in the audience disappointed. At a packed event at an elementary school in one of the most Republican areas of the state, a number of topics voters said they would have liked to hear about went unaddressed.
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Biden leaves voters and reporters hanging during swing through N.H. (Original Post)
JoeOtterbein
Jan 2020
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UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)1. Quite scandalous. nt
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)2. ...
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)3. I don't blame Joe for not taking questions.
Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon!! Viva La Revolution!!
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Sloumeau
(2,657 posts)4. Imagine if he had also worn a tan suit. O.M.G. :) eom
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dem4decades
(11,288 posts)5. Kind of like when Sanders left POC hanging in Vermont that we heard about?
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
msongs
(67,405 posts)6. this has been posted before and its still politico crap nt
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden