Steve Schmidt just captured the zeitgeist of it all in one sentence:

[AGeddy]

If it is Biden vs Trump, the election is simply

"Good man vs Bad man".


That's easy to sell, easy to sloganeer. Easy to win.


The overwhelming majority of America is experiencing Trump fatigue. Running as "Good man vs Bad man" works.


Americans know the inherent goodness of Joe Biden. They know he will hire patriots to run government agencies. They know he's not evil.


And that's really all that the majority of an exhausted nation wants.

[Kahuna7]

1. #TeamAmerica should be Biden's hashtag. nt

[jmowreader]

16. Not so sure about that

There'd be WAY too many references to Parker and Stone's "Team America: World Police."

[Kahuna7]

18. If you say so. I never heard of them. Better #WeKnowJoe ?

[jmowreader]

21. Oh my...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_America:_World_Police

[Cha]

35. Patriot VS Traitor.. not that

he should say that.

[wnylib]

45. American vs Russian

[Cha]

49. Yeppers..

[CaptYossarian]

60. Veep vs Creep.

[Cha]

61. lol.. so many.. the possibilites are Endless!

[lagomorph777]

65. Thread win!

[CaptYossarian]

69. Thanks.

[napi21]

66. I like your title best! Veep vs Creep is so good to describe the contest! n/t

[CaptYossarian]

68. A still shot of him hovering behind Hillary fits the title.

[mahina]

46. Here's the thing- is he going to fight hard for us?

Because the days of holding hands and Kumbaya and being a uniter not a divider are firmly in the past. I know it’s in his heart and I know he’s a good man but if he wins this nomination I hope he can fight like hell for years, real hardball, because that’s what it’s gonna take to get this country back on track.

I know Elizabeth can do it

[hangaleft]

50. You nailed it.

[alarimer]

54. 4 or 8 years of a holding pattern is not going to cut it.

That’s why today really stings.

[brutus smith]

7. +1000

[alittlelark]

12. We r serving pizza in the Lounge !!!

[zackymilly]

20. shrooms? n/t

[Cha]

37. lol

[alittlelark]

8. Enjoy your stay here !!!

We serve Pizza on Tuesdays !!

[cmeneer]

9. REALLY?

Just. Really? I’ve heard the same somewhere but not about Biden. So really?

[Dave in VA]

3. Amen

Hallelujah, thank you god/goddess!

This is "it" in a nutshell!

[dragonlady]

4. Good woman vs. Bad man works also n/t

[AGeddy]

6. Yes, it would. Amy or Liz would win as well.

But it doesn't look Amy has a path to the nomination right now.

[King4ADay]

5. Agreed.

[frazzled]

10. Or you could also use the saying on the Biden coffee cup

When filled with coffee, it changes from saying "Malarkey!" to "No Malarkey!" Available for purchase March 9.

https://store.joebiden.com/no-malarkey-11oz-coffee-mug/


?c=1&imbypass=on

?c=1&imbypass=on

[brutus smith]

11. Bernie also is a good man.

[AGeddy]

13. "Good" is not one of the first words that comes to people's minds when they think of Bernie

That doesn't mean he isn't good, it just means it isn't a defining characteristic for him.

[Frances]

24. Agree

You would need something else for Bernie’s theme
Bernie: for you; Trump: for Trump
Not worded well but something like that for Bernie

[Denis Enko]

14. "Keep It Simple, Stupid!"

Or, even better, keep it basic.

[rickyhall]

15. My dog would better than Trump & smarter.

[world wide wally]

17. There is a stick in my yard that would do the same

[rickyhall]

23. That, too.

I'll ignore the insult to my dog.

[world wide wally]

25. No offense to to your dog. Just the stick.

[yellowdogintexas]

55. so would any of my 5 cats nt

[smb]

58. So Would Any Of The Cats I've Known...

...including the one who insisted on hanging out under a friend's wheelchair and who never learned to keep his tail tucked in.

[wiley]

19. Amen

The last thing anyone wants is a revolution. Just a functional government not run by the spawn of Satan.

[Turin_C3PO]

22. Yup.

That’s what it comes down to. How Republicans are fooled by a sleazy, lying, conman, I’ll never know.

[Ligyron]

63. And un of 'em big sitty, smart ass Yan kee Noo Yarkers too.

That's what kills me, so many rural folks and southerners embracing an Urbanite like Trump.

Suppose a lot of them voted for him just because he was on the ticket and they always vote Repuglican.

I guess...?

[SunSeeker]

26. Oh fuck yes.

[aikoaiko]

27. Unfortunately, Americans love their anti-heroes. And Trump has positioned himself as such.

He's a bad man, but he's convinced a lot of American's only he can protect the people from worse.

And that's how he won in 2016.

[Hekate]

31. Weeeellll, also the cheating, NewJimCrow, "vote your conscience," Putin. Donny had help.

Sad.

[ElementaryPenguin]

28. Perfect. Schmidt is quite a brilliant guy...

Especially for a Republican. LOL!

[rampartc]

29. did you ever try to get a date by being the "good guy?"

your strategy loses over 50% of important voters.

biden needs to keep the shades, drop the bus for a motorcycle, and debate trump with a bad attitude.

[empedocles]

30. Imo, 'soul of America' is great

[Hekate]

33. He had me with that, Day One.

[Joinfortmill]

32. It's true, too

[Cha]

34. Patriot VS Traitor

VS

[mcar]

36. That's it exactly

[oldsoftie]

38. It really is that simple. For everyone.

[djacq]

39. Couldn't resist;

[Hortensis]

40. :) Great, except that virtually all do want more, of course.

We're not that exhausted. We don't want to replace the massive RW destruction with destructive LW revolution, but we do really want and expect whoever's elected to use the need to rebuild as an opportunity to rebuild for today.

Biden knows that, of course, and he undoubtedly does also. Why else would he want iconoclastic Elizabeth Warren for his "assistant president"/VP if he ran in 2015? And she'd only agree to that if they agreed on some big goals she could be assigned to help make happen.

[Orrex]

41. For a slogan, how about "Trump and everyone who supports him can go fuck themselves."

[johnnyfins]

42. Sorry, but it's not that simple

This line assumes too much:

"Americans know the inherent goodness of Joe Biden. They know he will hire patriots to run government agencies. They know he's not evil."

Half of the country watches foxnews and listens to RW Hate Radio. They WANT him to be evil, so he is.

[William769]

43. Kick & recommended.

[BlueJac]

44. K&R

[B Stieg]

47. Affective politics...

[budkin]

48. "Easy to win"

I think we said that last time. Can we chill TFO?

[dem4decades]

51. Sounds good from Schmidt, it'll sound better from Obama.

[calimary]

52. But that's still it. Boiled all the way down.

A good man vs a bad man.

Plain and simple. And VERY true.

[alarimer]

53. That is some simplistic bullshit.

The issues are far more nuanced. Without substantive change for most people, we will end up with someone even worse than Trump, four or eight years from now. One of things Biden needs to do if he wins is punish Trump. I mean, a thorough reckoning of all his crimes and legislation to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Minimum. No of this “looking forward, not back” nonsense, not this time.

I personally want vengeance, but I’m an angry and bitter person.

[turbinetree]

56. And I second your motion.........................

No of this “looking forward, not back” nonsense, not this time.

I personally want vengeance, but I’m an angry and bitter person.


Yepper spot on.,.........................

[Codeine]

57. I think Trump is going to be shocked

by the number of angry, bitter people will be kicking his ass around once he’s no longer under the aegis of the presidency.

[uponit7771]

67. We agree and simplistic bullshitt works

[riverwalker]

59. As Jim Clyburn said

“We know Joe, and he knows us”. Perfect campaign slogan.

[AZ8theist]

62. Or....

Intelligent man vs FUCKING MORON.

[Hestia]

64. Why are we quoting republicans? They are the ones who selected Biden as our running mate

through the MSM, of which Steve Schmidt is part of.

[The Wizard]

70. Biden is likable

whereas Trump is despised by the majority. The only things that can save the Republicans are voter suppression, gerrymandering and election machine tampering.