Biden Vows to Emulate Bill Clinton With Comeback Primary Wins

[left-of-center2012]

Joe Biden brushed off weak showings in the first two 2020 Democratic nominating contests and vowed to be the party’s presumptive front-runner by the end of March.

“Bill Clinton lost his first eight, 10, 12 primaries and caucuses before he won one,” Biden said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “We’re just getting to the meat of getting to the number of delegates you need to be able to win this election. And I’m confident we’re going to be in good shape.”

Biden placed fourth in Iowa’s caucuses with about 16% of the vote, and fifth in New Hampshire’s primary with 8.4% support. He’s slipped to second in national Democratic polls, according to the average calculated by RealClearPolitics.

The former vice president stopped short of saying that he needed to win the South Carolina primary on Feb. 29. Polls there show him in first place, but with a narrowing lead. “I think I have to do really well in it,” he said.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-16/biden-vows-to-emulate-bill-clinton-with-comeback-primary-wins?srnd=premium

[blue-wave]

1. We have not seen anything yet from Joe

He's been a fighter for justice his whole life, he's not stopping now. He's rolling up his sleeves as we speak.

[left-of-center2012]

2. He's sitting back, waiting for the right moment?

Uh huh

[blue-wave]

4. No. The point is

his moment is now. Uh huh

[left-of-center2012]

6. I hope so

He badly lost Iowa and NH.

Maybe 3rd times a charm. He'll sweep Nevada !

[cwydro]

3. Biden's a good guy, with a distinguished career.

But he’s no Bill Clinton.

[blue-wave]

5. And Bill Clinton is

no Joe Biden. They are both outstanding in their own individual way.

[cwydro]

9. Can't argue with that.

[Zeus69]

7. At least third

with a reasonable showing in NV, and then a victory in SC would resuscitate his candidacy.

[BusyBeingBest]

8. Bill Clinton was gov of Arkansas, untested on national stage and relatively unknown.

Is there somebody who doesn't know who VP Joe Biden is? Does he lack name recognition? I mean, really. This is why I doubt his candidacy. Everyone knows him. And many are choosing someone else.