Joe Biden, in New Hampshire, calls preliminary 4th place finish in Iowa caucuses 'a gut punch'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Former Vice President Joe Biden made light of Iowa's vote-counting problems at an event in New Hampshire on Wednesday, but conceded the results have been a blow to his campaign.

"At this rate, New Hampshire will be the first in the country to get to vote," he quipped before adding, "I'm not going to sugarcoat it: We took a gut punch in Iowa. The whole process took a gut punch. But this isn't the first time in my life I've been knocked down."

Biden, who is in fourth place with 75% of the precincts reporting, had previously tried to put a more positive spin on his performances in the caucuses.

"We had a good night last night in Iowa," he said Tuesday. "We think we’re going to come out of there really doing well."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-biden-in-new-hampshire-calls-preliminary-4th-place-finish-in-iowa-caucuses-a-gut-punch/ar-BBZGTFH?li=BBnb7Kz

[stonecutter357]

1. good let's go Joe !

[Kurt V.]

2. biden will likely sweep the south. States that will not help us at all. how do we fix this?

[bluewater]

6. That's getting less and less likely.

Link to tweet

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Time will tell.

[MerryBlooms]

10. Steyer on the rise in SC

African-American voters in South Carolina have begun to look at alternatives. Biden has 30% support among African-Americans, down from 50% last year. Billionaire Tom Steyer is at 24% among those voters; Sanders is at 16%.

https://news.yahoo.com/biden-opens-big-lead-delegate-164318135.html

Biden has the lead in Texas now, but if Bloomberg hits Texas hard and fast, that could change. Bloomberg already has name recognition in Texas, plus, a big part of Texas loves Bush and we all know Bloomberg is tied to Bush. Hmm... this could get weird in a hurry.

[Cha]

3. Good for Biden not spinning this. Biden is

amazingly resilient and I hope the best for him and his campaign.

[Joinfortmill]

4. He's not out

Iowa was a cluster phuck.

[guillaumeb]

5. It was one step in a long process.

And how he reacts, and adjusts, remains to be seen.

[BlueWI]

7. I thought Iowa didn't matter to the Biden camp.

I guess it does.

Hopefully it's a wake up call for the whole party to bring its A game to every race.

[bluewater]

8. "But this isn't the first time in my life I've been knocked down."

True. He's run unsuccessfully for President twice before.

[Garrett78]

9. So far, though, he's doing much better than he's ever done before when seeking the nomination.