Here's why you shouldn't write off Joe Biden

[highplainsdem]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/06/heres-why-you-shouldnt-write-off-biden/


After noting, accurately, that "the reports of impending doom for Biden might be influenced just a tad by a press corps that has been predicting his political demise for nearly a year":

For one thing, New Hampshire voters famously do not take their lead from Iowa. (The New York Times points out, “Hillary Clinton won New Hampshire after losing Iowa in 2008, then did the exact opposite in 2016.”)

Second, both voters and the media love a “comeback” narrative, which Biden plainly embraced on Wednesday. Referring to the media accounts predicting his exit, Biden declared: "Well, I got news for them. I’m not going anywhere. And I’m counting on New Hampshire. We’re going to come back.” For Biden, playing the scrappy underdog comes naturally.

Third, as Republicans remember all too well from the 2012 vice presidential debate, Biden can be feisty and aggressive when he needs to be. In New Hampshire on Wednesday, Biden ridiculed the notion that a self-described socialist such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is electable. “Every Democrat will have to carry the label Sen. Sanders has chosen for himself,” Biden said. “I don’t criticize him. He calls himself a democratic socialist. Well, we’re already seeing what Donald Trump is going to do with that.” He also needled former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg. “I do believe it’s a risk — to be just straight up with you — for this party to nominate someone who’s never held an office higher than mayor of a town of 100,000 people in Indiana,” he said. Biden has a shot in Friday’s debate to swing hard and show some life.

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Finally, every other candidate has problems as well. For Warren, New Hampshire is a must-win state where Sanders has a big advantage. Neither she nor Buttigieg has shown strong support among African Americans. Sanders didn’t bring in a ton of new voters into Iowa and did less well than Buttigieg in luring supporters of nonviable candidates to his camp for the second alignment. (His campaign has done such a good job of attacking his Democratic rivals that it is hardly surprising that the Sanders camp would do poorly in that regard.)

[DanTex]

1. LOL. Jennifer Rubin. She's a Republican, but at least she's predictable.

Link to tweet

[PatSeg]

6. So is David Sirota

[still_one]

12. Hillary hating David Sirota. No surprise that this comes from that __________

[LanternWaste]

20. Bless your little heart. You're kinda predicable too.

And that ain't a bad thing... you simply make consistently irrelevant swipes at any candidate who ain't a sacred cow.

[DanTex]

21. Yes, I oppose Republicans predictably. And I also don't level ad hominem attacks.

Except at Republicans, and let's be honest, Republicans deserve ad hominem attacks.

[bluewater]

23. Talk about someone making predictable "irrelevant swipes", eh?

For some, it's a stock in trade. I would pay it no mind.

[bluewater]

22. pot? kettle? black?

[Gothmog]

2. Thanks for posting

[True Blue American]

5. Neither state

Symbolizes the Country. Both old and white.

[BeyondGeography]

3. Poor Rubin

At least she can still get her digs in at Warren, which she enjoys almost as much as propping up Joe.

[bluewater]

13. ikr

[LakeArenal]

4. I find the ones writing off Joe Biden are

The same ones been writing him off since before he announced.

Sorry to yell: but..

JOE BIDEN REMAINS THE MOST QUALIFIED BOTH NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY!!!

That’s the one thing they can never take away.

Maybe someone else is as smart. Maybe someone is as quick witted. Maybe some one is just as friendly though I doubt it.

But no other candidate has the experience. Especially internationally.

[world wide wally]

7. I can tell you this much...

Iowa doesn't mean shit except to some talking heads on tv

[PatSeg]

8. Biden gave an excellent town hall

performance last night on CNN. Hopefully we'll see more of that Joe in coming days and weeks.

[Squinch]

9. NO! Here's why we shouldn't write off Joe Biden:

BECAUSE IT'S IOWA, FOR GOD'S SAKES!
1% of the total delegates.
Totally unrepresentative of the population.
IOWA!

Biden isn't my first choice, but anyone who thinks IOWA decides anything is off their rocker!

[bluewater]

10. If Joe loses to Pete in NH, Joe is done.

He simply would have no excuse to lose to Buttigieg again, this time in a neutral state with a primary.



Well, good luck to Joe and his supporters going forward.

[Skya Rhen]

14. We AAs will determine whether Joe is done. We won't allow states like Iowa and NH to dictate to us.

[bluewater]

15. Joe needs a broad base of support to be viable.

He has to do well across all demographics to be viable.

His support is very strong with African-American voters at the present time, but he is performing poorly otherwise.

[treestar]

16. He's been done several times before Iowa

Several times since he entered the race.

Also all his support is just name recognition.

I would think Warren is just as much toast if she does not win NH.

We are just like talking heads here, spinning wheels over the latest thing that happened.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

11. Iawo was just a bump in the road,

Joe will come back stronger.

[SWBTATTReg]

17. Bloomberg and / or Pete Buttigieg are the new exciting faces in our 2020 elections, ...

and I think he and/or Bloomberg would generate a lot of positives for our democratic nominees for office in Nov. 2020.

Both Bloomberg and Buttigieg have had experiences in dealing w/ a diverse population being mayors of cities/towns (while Biden is downplaying Pete B.'s experience as mayor (and probably Bloomberg's too, IMHO)).

In the real world, a mayor has to deal with a lot more than just being 'mayor'. They have to deal w/ numerous local, state, and federal, and international entities, all usually without anyone else's help, and on the front lines, face to face, no delegating to someone else to get things done.

After all, immigrants and other minorities do tend to live in urban areas, and both of these candidates do have a lot of relevant experiences.

[scheming daemons]

18. There's nothing "new" about Bloomberg.... LOL

Bloomberg has the money to take on Trump. And that's not nothing.


But he's not a "new face". He's literally the oldest candidate in the race.

[SWBTATTReg]

19. 'New' is being new on the political front, nationwide.