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Iamaartist's JournalBiden receives endorsement of local labor leader....😎🎨🦩🍦
An all-woman Mars analog crew just 'returned to Earth'
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden received the endorsement Monday of Sandy Opstvedt, a local labor leader and member of the Democratic National Committee.
Opstvedt, of Ames, cited the former vice president's long-standing support for organized labor and his plan to protect pensions and a secure retirement of U.S. workers, in her decision to endorse Biden.
"Joe Biden has always, and will always, stand up for labor in Iowa and across the country, because that's who he is," said Opstvedt, a labor activist for 31 years when she joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, in a statement released by the Biden campaign Monday evening. She currently works for the Public Professional and Maintenance Employees Local 2003. "As president, Joe will fight for higher wages and good-paying jobs, strengthen social security and Medicare, and build on Obamacare. And when he beats Donald Trump in November, Joe will bring honesty, decency, and respect for workers back to the White House."
Biden's campaign said having Opstvedt's endorsement is a "big deal," in this year's presidential election.
"Organized labor built this country and created our middle class - but across Iowa and across America, labor is under attack," said Jake Braun, Iowa State Director, Biden for President. "That's why having Sandy Opstvedt on Team Biden is such a big deal. Sandy has spent her life dedicated to lifting up and protecting workers, which is what our campaign is all about."
Biden has received more than 200 endorsements from Iowa, including Attorney General Tom Miller, former U.S. Agriculture Secretary and former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack, and Congresswoman Abbie Finkenauer.
The former vice president is scheduled to visit Ames Tuesday with an event scheduled for 1:15 p.m. at the Gateway Conference Center, 2100 Green Hills Drive.
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Go Joe..😎🎨
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-receives-endorsement-of-local-labor-leader/ar-BBZb0eF
2020 Democratic contenders link arms in King Day march..gif....😎🎨
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential contenders celebrated Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at a Baptist church Monday and linked arms with each other and civil rights leaders in a march of tens of thousands to the Statehouse
This is THE handshake,” presidential contender Tulsi Gabbard said as Sanders and Warren reached across her to shake hands in the front row. They and rival Amy Klobuchar attended the service before they joined Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and other contenders in the
To bad couldn't be like this all the time...👨?👧?👦✌
Except ...Tulsi Gabbard
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/2020-democratic-contenders-link-arms-in-king-day-march/
Go Joe...…
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Sewell: Joe Biden is the best candidate to carry on Dr. King's legacy...😎🎨
This weekend, communities across the nation will participate in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service to celebrate and honor Dr. King’s life and legacy. As the representative of America’s Civil Rights District, where many of the pivotal events of the movement occurred, I take seriously my responsibility to not only to advocate on behalf of those living in Alabama’s 7th Congressional District, but to also protect and further the legacy of the freedom fighters like Dr. King and so many others, known and unknown
It is in this spirit, remembering the hard-fought victories of those who have come before me, the everyday heroes and sheroes of the civil rights movement, that I announced that Joe Biden is my choice for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Not only does Joe have a long, proven record in both protecting and furthering Dr. King’s quest for justice and equality, but he is the best candidate to take on Donald Trump, who is the biggest threat today to Dr. King’s legacy!
At every turn, President Trump and his administration have worked to advance policies contrary to the issues central to Dr. King’s life: equality and justice. They have worked to strip millions of Americans of their health insurance protections, supported efforts to make it more difficult to vote, torn families apart, expanded partnerships with private prisons, proposed trillions in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, cut food assistance for hungry families and rolled back key civil rights protections.
Dr. King once said, “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder of consensus.” Throughout his many years of service to our country in both the Senate and as Vice President in the Obama Administration, Joe has actively worked with Americans from distinct communities, creating consensus where there seemingly was none. And over and over, he has proven his commitment to the issues that I know we hold dear in Alabama
Joe has consistently been a champion of voting rights. During the 1982 reauthorization, he lead the charge in the Senate to pass the renewal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that Dr. King and so many others in Alabama marched, bled and even gave their lives for. His commitment to voting rights has not wavered, and he has promised to make voter protections a central foundation of his administration. I am also confident that he will make a top priority the passage of legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act to its full strength and stop the most egregious voter suppression tactics before they can go into effect.
As a Senator, Joe supported the Equal Rights Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1990 to protect against employment discrimination. He was the architect of the Violence Against Women Act, which contributed to a dramatic decrease in the rate of domestic violence across the country. That record, coupled with the passage of the Affordable Care Act and the Lilly Ledbetter Equal Pay Act during his vice presidency, shows Joe’s long-standing commitment to ensuring all Americans, regardless of where they come from, have an equal chance to make their dreams a reality
In this moment in our nation’s history, once again, our nation finds itself at a precipice. We, as a country, must unite behind a presidential candidate whose commitment to civil rights, equal opportunity and prosperity for every American is clear. We must reject the hatred and bigotry, and abuses of power emanating from our current President and restore integrity and decency to the office.
I have always worked in Congress to help ensure that our nation strives toward creating the “beloved community” that Dr. King envisioned. With Vice President Biden at the helm, I know we can build an America where that vision is a reality and every American truly has a chance for a brighter future.
On Super Tuesday, this March 3, 2020, I will proudly cast my ballot for Vice President Joe Biden. I hope you will, too
Go Joe
Keep the Dream Alive vote for Joe....😎
https://www.al.com/opinion/2020/01/sewell-joe-biden-is-the-best-candidate-to-carry-on-dr-kings-legacy.html
Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats declare open season on Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg 😎
Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi used to be Facebook's friends. Not anymore.
A day after Pelosi kicked off a new war of words, calling the social media giant's behavior “shameful” and “irresponsible," Biden ramped up the Democrats' open season on Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, during an interview with the New York Times on Friday.
"I've never been a fan of Facebook," the former vice president said. "I've never been a big Zuckerberg fan. I think he's a real problem."
A federal law that shields Facebook and other internet companies from being held liable for what’s posted on their platforms should be revoked, Biden also told the newspaper.
During her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill, House Speaker Pelosi had sharp words in response to a question about Facebook's power.
“I think what they have said very blatantly, very clearly is that they intend to be accomplices for misleading the American people with money from God knows where,” Pelosi said.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/01/19/facebook-nancy-pelosi-joe-biden-democrats-social-media/4519007002/
Go for it...I am not on Facebook or Twitter. From day one...
Go Dems and Joe..😎🎨
Black Democrats Hold Sway in SC Presidential Primary...😎🏝🎨
ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA - A while back, Garrett McDaniel approached a group of African Americans at a student and alumni event at Claflin University, a historically black Southern college in Orangeburg, South Carolina, to make his pitch.
“Excuse me, folks,” he said. “I’m working with Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s campaign in South Carolina.”
Before McDaniel could continue, an older woman interjected, “What is he running for?”
“President,” McDaniel replied.
Later, speaking with VOA, the 32-year-old black campaign worker said such encounters are not uncommon.
“Not many people are familiar with Mayor Pete," McDaniel said. "He’s young and a newcomer to the national political scene. My job is to hopefully convince black voters to support Democratic presidential contender.”
Fast forward to today, and things haven't changed that much. McDaniel knows his pitch for Buttigieg, an openly gay former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, can be a tough sell in a conservative Southern state where public opinion polls show most blacks, especially older voters, support Joe Biden. The former vice president benefits from name recognition, front-runner status and connections to the nation’s first black president, Barack Obama.
If Buttigieg has any hope of winning the Democratic presidential nomination, he has to overcome the chilly reception he continues to receive from black audiences in states like South Carolina
The black vote is widely viewed as critical for Democratic contenders. No Democrat has claimed the party’s nomination without winning it in more than 30 years
thehttps://www.voanews.com/usa/us-politics/black-democrats-hold-sway-sc-presidential-primary
Go Joe we can do this,,,,,😎
The First Post-Debate Polls Are In! And They're ... Pretty Weird 😎🎨🦩
The first handful of polling since Tuesday night’s debate is out. But it doesn’t tell a terribly consistent story. Pretty much whichever Democrat you’re rooting for, you can find some polls to be happy about and others that you’d rather ignore. Here’s a quick list of those polls:
SurveyUSA has a new national poll that shows Joe Biden leading with 32 percent of the vote, followed by Bernie Sanders at 21 percent, Elizabeth Warren at 14 percent and both Pete Buttigieg and Michael Bloomberg at 9 percent. As compared with their previous national poll in November, Biden is up 2 percentage points, Sanders is up 4, Warren is down 1, Buttigieg is down 2, and Bloomberg is up 6.
SurveyUSA also published a new California poll, which has Biden leading there at 30 percent, with Sanders and Warren tied for second at 20 percent and Buttgieg in fourth at 8 percent. Biden and Sanders are both up 2 percentage points since their November California poll, when California senator Kamala Harris was still in the running, while Warren has gained 7 points since polling at 13 percent in November.
While SurveyUSA has seemingly good news for Biden, an Ipsos national poll for Reuters does not. Instead, it has Sanders ahead nationally at 20 percent, followed by Biden at 19, Warren at 12, Bloomberg at 9, and Buttigieg at 6. As compared with the Ipsos/Reuters national poll conducted roughly a week before the debate, Sanders is unchanged, but Biden is down 4 percentage points and Warren is down 3 points.
I should also mention the Ipsos poll conducted with FiveThirtyEight, which surveyed a single group of voters both before and after the debate. It did not include a traditional horse-race question (i.e., “Who is your first choice?”) so it doesn’t figure directly into our polling averages or primary model. However, it showed strong results for Warren, with her making gains on favorability, perceived electability, and the number of Democrats who said they were considering voting for her.
Finally, an Emerson College poll of New Hampshire, conducted partially since the debate, has Sanders ahead there with 23 percent of the vote, followed by Buttigieg at 18 percent, Biden and Warren each at 14 percent, and Amy Klobuchar at 10 percent. As compared with Emerson’s previous poll of New Hampshire, in November, Sanders is actually down 3 points and Buttigieg is down 4 points, while Biden and Warren are unchanged and Klobuchar is up 8 points.
In the meantime, our topline forecast is largely unchanged. Biden remains the most likely candidate to win the majority of pledged delegates, with a 41 percent chance, followed by Sanders at 23 percent, Warren at 12 percent and Buttigieg at 9 percent. There is also a 15 percent chance no one wins a majority, a chance that could increase if Bloomberg, who has now almost caught Buttigieg in our national polling average, continues to rise.
read here.....
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/election-update-the-first-post-debate-polls-are-in-and-theyre-pretty-weird/
Go Joe.....all about pledged delegates....my opinion
Gov. Lynch to stump for Biden in Jackson on Jan. 31 ...😎🎨🦩
CONWAY — John Lynch, the 80th governor of New Hampshire from 2005-13, will take the “Live Free, Vote Joe” tour to all 10 New Hampshire counties from Jan. 27-31, including making a stop in Jackson to encourage citizens to vote for former Vice President Joe Biden in the Feb. 11 primary.
Lynch, 67, is scheduled to attend a house party at the home of Dr. Richard Anderson at 540 Carter Notch Road in Jackson at 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 31. Members of the public who wish to attend can RSVP at tinyurl.com/taqorxq.
Lynch, the state’s longest-serving governor, endorsed Biden just hours after he confirmed his 2020 run for president on April 25.
“This is a fight for the soul of our country and to restore character to the White House,” Lynch told WMUR (Channel 9) on April 25. “I trust Joe Biden, I think he’s a person of strong moral character, ethics and integrity, and that’s what I think we need in the White House.”
The Biden campaign stated in a release Thursday: “Kicking the tour off in Concord, Lynch will make quintessential New Hampshire campaign stops, including knocking on doors in Dixville Notch and retail stops in Concord, Manchester and Exeter. Each day, he will meet with Granite Staters and make the case for why Joe Biden should be our next president.”
Lynch is eager to make a case for Biden to be the Democratic nominee. “There’s no question that this is the most important election of our lifetime, and none of us — myself included — can afford to sit on the sidelines. As we enter the final days before the primary, I’m excited to go town-to-town and door-to-door, sharing with Granite Staters why I know Joe Biden will beat Donald Trump, rebuild the middle class and restore the soul of our nation,” said Lynch
https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/gov-lynch-to-stump-for-biden-in-jackson-on-jan/article_45840ec4-395c-11ea-8b92-c7fca1b90b86.html
Go Joe......
Henry Cisneros throws support to Joe Biden....Go Joe..😎🎨🦩
Former San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros is throwing his support behind Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination for president.
In an interview on Friday, Cisneros said Biden has the best experience to help heal the nation after President Donald Trump’s tenure in the White House.
“The clearest path to a return to civil discourse, a return to due process and a return to rational decision-making, is to help Joe Biden win,” the 72-year-old Cisneros said.
Cisneros, who was the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1997 under former President Bill Clinton, said he worked with Biden when he was in Washington and knows he brings a fundamental decency that the country badly needs right now.
“Joe Biden has that, and that’s what this country really needs,” Cisneros said.
Cisneros said he’s making such a late endorsement because originally he supported Julián Castro for the Democratic nomination. After Castro dropped out, he said Biden called him to ask for his endorsement.
Cisneros said there are other good candidates in the race, but he feels that Biden has both the best chance of winning the nomination and winning the White House against Trump.
The endorsement comes with Texas just 46 days away from voting in the presidential primary on March 3.
Go Joe....
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Henry-Cisneros-throws-support-to-Joe-Biden-14985068.php
The Republican case for Joe Biden......interesting....❔❔😮
It isn’t easy to support a Democrat after an attachment to Republican politics that began when I watched the 1992 GOP convention at age 12. Eventually I worked on Capitol Hill as a Republican senior counsel for the House Financial Services Committee, where I helped conduct oversight of the Obama administration. I worked on the presidential campaigns of John McCain, Mitt Romney and Marco Rubio, and even worked for the Trump transition team in 2016 as an economic adviser.
But I’m happy to urge my fellow Republicans to back Joe Biden for president. If you’re a Republican living in an open-primary state, help him get the Democratic nomination. Once he has it, vote for him in November.
Plenty of Republicans see President Donald Trump’s moral and political failures clearly. About 10 percentof Republican voters believe that Trump should be removed from office. Those voters will be up for grabs in the 2020 election. They should be relieved that Biden is the Democratic front-runner right now.
For one thing, Biden surely would score high on the “have a beer with the guy” electability test. Biden doesn’t even drink beer, or any alcohol, but he’s still able to inspire a sense of collegial good feeling. I saw as much at the November 2006 Return Day ceremony, a post-election tradition in Sussex County, Delaware, when politicians from both sides gather and literally bury a hatchet to symbolize goodwill. Lots of beer is consumed on Return Day, but one of the most convivial participants I saw was the teetotal Biden. Washington could use a few more old-school politicians who understand that spirit of bipartisanship.
For some Democrats, the idea of wooing dissatisfied Republicans is nauseating. Yet the best outcome for the country may require the left-of-center to find common ground with the right-of-center, especially on trade, immigration and foreign policy. The surest way for that to happen is for Biden to win the Democratic nomination and the White House.
Trump has bludgeoned free-trade Republicans into temporary submission, but it’s far from clear that they’ve forgotten basic economics. They may have lost some enthusiasm for trade deals, but the GOP wasn’t the party of tariffs before Trump, and it won’t be after Trump, when business interests can be expected to reassert their party influence.
But Republicans weren’t alone in adjusting to Trumpian trade politics: Free trade has achieved record popularity among Democrats. It’s possible that the end of the Trump era will see Democrats revert to their usual trade-wariness; most of the Democratic presidential contenders don’t seem to match their constituents’ enthusiasm for free trade. But the beginning of a Biden presidency could present a brief, shining opportunity for trade liberalization. He’s certainly no fan of Trump’s tariffs.
Immigration policy presents another opening. The ugliness of the Trump administration’s immigration policies might appeal to some parts of the GOP, but the president appears to be losing some Republicans on the issue. Between December 2018 and July 2019, for example, Republican support for accepting refugees from Central America climbed 10 points, to 24 percent, according to Gallup. Trump’s anti-immigrant message works with his base, but it cuts against overall trends: Since 1999, Gallup says, Americans’ support for keeping the immigration level the same or increasing it has climbed from 51 percent to 64 percent, with the biggest jump – from 10 percent to 27 percent – in support for raising the immigration numbers.
On immigration, as on trade, big business will push the Republican Party toward compromise. Biden, who released a detailed plan for immigration reform in December, would no doubt be ready to make a deal to finally modernize a dysfunctional system.
Foreign policy, too, could be a strong point for Biden among disaffected Republicans. In the fall, Trump’s foreign policy was finally losing Republican support. That may rebound, temporarily, in the wake of the U.S. drone strike on Iranian Maj. Gen.Qasem Soleimani in Iraq, but the past several days have made clearer than ever that there is no Trump foreign policy doctrine. There is, as ever, merely the cult of Trump.
Meanwhile, Biden has been measured and thoughtful in his response to developments in the Middle East. If he continues to show strength – real moral strength, not performative macho aggression – on foreign policy, that too would appeal to Republicans.
Countless Americans today are desperate for reconciliation and a semblance of normalcy. I’ve never voted for a Democrat, but Biden offers the possibility of just such a political recovery from the nightmare of the past few years. I invite my fellow restless Republicans to join me. After Nov. 3, the country could have a national Return Day to bury the hatchet and maybe raise a beer to toast the arrival of the post-Trump era.
Don't trust the GOP ❓ ..they have their own reasons to vote for Joe ,,,,Some already backed Joe...
https://www.ricentral.com/letters_to_the_editor/letter-the-republican-case-for-joe-biden/article_94f0d364-3878-11ea-99a3-6fefd7782536.html
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