General Discussion

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

8. So, as I said it's all out and nothing. The worst things

Fri Apr 10, 2020, 08:03 PM

Apr 2020

the Republicans know about Biden is that he's a friend to minorities and an enemy to the kleptocracy they've created.

That means that, like his primary opponent, they're going to have to make up lies. And, yes, they are good at that. They had several Sanders scandals all ready to go in 2016 in case they were needed, so you can imagine they have a stack for Biden. And yet, everything they've tried so far (remember Ukraine?) has been a miserable flop.

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

148 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

'No one went for a knockout blow': Inside Bernie's campaign nosedive [View all] JoeOtterbein Apr 2020 OP

I agree... LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #1

That crew of bloody attack dogs used everything they had but Hortensis Apr 2020 #5

Nope. I posted the laundry list when he announced. LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #6

So, as I said it's all out and nothing. The worst things Hortensis Apr 2020 #8

No, they have a lot that will peel off voters a bit at a time. LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #9

Wishin' and Hopin'. eh? Just_Vote_Dem Apr 2020 #13

More like frettin and worrin LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #15

LOL Just_Vote_Dem Apr 2020 #16

Sorry Lauren! JoeOtterbein Apr 2020 #57

No, I can't blame them either. LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #66

You agree that Sanders should have gone more negative? TwilightZone Apr 2020 #109

+1000. ehrnst Apr 2020 #145

What was there to "hold back"? Virtually nothing. Any so-called attacks would have rung hollow. George II Apr 2020 #35

You actually can find that yourself. LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #36

Not interested in looking for anything non-existent, thank you. George II Apr 2020 #37

I haven't met any Biden supporters on here who know or care what his full oppo file looks like. LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #41

We know what the "full oppo file" looks like, it would fit on a 3X5 index card. Why are you still... George II Apr 2020 #43

Again, I'm not attacking Biden. LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #49

You mention something but "scrupulously NOT share details". So why mention it at all????? George II Apr 2020 #54

You know full well such information cannot be posted here TheFarseer Apr 2020 #125

hear, hear! KPN Apr 2020 #126

Then it should have remained unsaid. It irks me when people throw things out.... George II Apr 2020 #142

That Is Not Strictly True, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #147

He did. It would not have helped him. Did not help others who went at Biden. You see Biden has emmaverybo Apr 2020 #74

Mahalo, emmaverybo!!!! Cha Apr 2020 #81

+100000000 emmaverybo Apr 2020 #70

The BS campaign started dumping their "oppo" in January 2020... lapucelle Apr 2020 #133

Hey George... lapucelle Apr 2020 #137

No "BS did Not hold back".. he LOST and Spent 4x the $$$$ to do Cha Apr 2020 #78

Thank you and thank you, Cha. 4x the $$$$ to LOSE! Time for the remaining candidates and their emmaverybo Apr 2020 #93

I know.. I'm tired of the excuses of why BS Lost Cha Apr 2020 #96

"So overwhelmingly." emmaverybo Apr 2020 #98

I am confused who you support. sheshe2 Apr 2020 #107

You can google it up. LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #139

Shades of "journalist" Nadine B.? LuvLoogie Apr 2020 #46

A chill just ran up my spine! Thanks for the look back.......... George II Apr 2020 #48

+++ still_one Apr 2020 #65

Sounds like many people, really. MineralMan Apr 2020 #128

We can find that in the super secret vault of oppo that's been held back? kcr Apr 2020 #130

BOOM!! ehrnst Apr 2020 #143

Just ask the Hillary hating assholes Sirota and Turner, along with Jill Stein supporter Gray how still_one Apr 2020 #61

No, he didn't. ismnotwasm Apr 2020 #39

You don't think? LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #42

If you're going to insinuate something, why not just come out and say it? Coyness doesn't fly. George II Apr 2020 #44

You understand that it is against the TOS at this point? LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #53

Then why allude to your so-called "campaign criticism", why not just let it go or say it outright? George II Apr 2020 #55

I think we know George ismnotwasm Apr 2020 #115

Could you come out with it? thx in advance uponit7771 Apr 2020 #50

No, posts about the current rightwing smears get flagged and removed. LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #62

"He should have aired everything the Republicans might use " TwilightZone Apr 2020 #69

Exactly.. There was so much Negativity in the BS campaign about JB.. Cha Apr 2020 #86

Yeah... TwilightZone Apr 2020 #95

Clearly. Cha Apr 2020 #97

Are you seriously suggesting Hav Apr 2020 #127

In play where? lapucelle Apr 2020 #134

Let me guess. You got this from 'Q'. Because it's the same bullshit I can read at Freeperville. GulfCoast66 Apr 2020 #103

That's sadly the apparent modus operandi of this poster and it's annoying Hav Apr 2020 #129

Very good analysis, and well stated. George II Apr 2020 #30

Based on your profile... OilemFirchen Apr 2020 #20

what? LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #21

Huh? OilemFirchen Apr 2020 #22

I don't understand... LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #23

Okay, then. OilemFirchen Apr 2020 #28

What about my profile suggests urgency... LaurenOlimina Apr 2020 #33

Just FAKE SMEARS.. they threw it out there thinking it would Cha Apr 2020 #75

I think that that Brie and Sirota are still out there pushing an anti-Joe narrative. ehrnst Apr 2020 #146

great reporting and politico lololol nt msongs Apr 2020 #2

Damn... I already miss GDP. herding cats Apr 2020 #3

Good times.. now The GE is lumped in with Cha Apr 2020 #71

It was inevitable. herding cats Apr 2020 #76

They can try.. But Joe Biden WON the Nom.. and they Cha Apr 2020 #80

Who has time for this right now? herding cats Apr 2020 #89

Really.. I hear ya, Cats.. Enough with the Excuses Cha Apr 2020 #92

Fact is... It's. Over. herding cats Apr 2020 #99

I know that about our "stress levels"... I have so Cha Apr 2020 #101

I'm sorry, Cha. herding cats Apr 2020 #106

No worries.. best to Cha Apr 2020 #114

It was better here when only the coronavirus was being discussed. Blue_true Apr 2020 #72

This doesn't even enter my give a crap meter right now. herding cats Apr 2020 #85

They Are Still Kidding Themselves About What Was Me. Apr 2020 #4

Unfortunately it still IS. The nomination has been won and done yet some persist in keeping it alive George II Apr 2020 #45

But The "He Could've Won But For..." Lie/Illusion Lives On Me. Apr 2020 #64

He was on an interview just today insinuating that Pete and Amy dropping out was a "conspiracy". George II Apr 2020 #68

Point Made Me. Apr 2020 #122

They're just throwinng out excuses.. trying to hurt JB in Cha Apr 2020 #90

It's Really Quite Despicable Me. Apr 2020 #123

Loud fart noise NBachers Apr 2020 #7

lol Cha Apr 2020 #12

Yes indeedy...... George II Apr 2020 #47

So we're still advocating that Democrats (and those who run in our party) eat their own? mcar Apr 2020 #10

A telling choice for the thread title Hav Apr 2020 #11

Interesting how people are looking for failures in the strategy.... George II Apr 2020 #84

Great reporting lol GusBob Apr 2020 #14

+1 ucrdem Apr 2020 #19

LOL, revisionism at its finest. ucrdem Apr 2020 #17

"due to the fact that Sanders disliked negative campaigning." betsuni Apr 2020 #18

I know! Right? NurseJackie Apr 2020 #24

right! They're just so busy re-writing history like there's NO Cha Apr 2020 #27

Yep, he really dislikes negative campaigning: George II Apr 2020 #58

Pretty embarrassing to spend years claiming that the betsuni Apr 2020 #116

What could he have done to "go for Biden's jugular"? George II Apr 2020 #25

BS Lost and he Spent 4x More $$$$ to do it than Joe Biden Cha Apr 2020 #26

LOL, he was hurt by Warren. After what his camp did to her? blm Apr 2020 #29

Her not endorsing him "made him question her progressivism." betsuni Apr 2020 #40

I think that's staff talk not him. A lot of his policy positions, blm Apr 2020 #59

But he does immediately throw anyone who doesn't endorse him into his large Establishment binder. betsuni Apr 2020 #91

yeah, he can study on that fallacy while Cha Apr 2020 #94

Funny, I keep thinking: "flawed candidate" running a "bad campaign." betsuni Apr 2020 #100

They're blaming everyone but themselves. TwilightZone Apr 2020 #73

+1 ReformedGOPer Apr 2020 #124

He was hurt by Warren? FM123 Apr 2020 #77

Lucy Flores endorses Bernie ucrdem Apr 2020 #31

You mean amplifying bullshit """rape""" allegations from a clearly disturbed individual... W_HAMILTON Apr 2020 #32

This. ucrdem Apr 2020 #34

They BGBD Apr 2020 #60

It completely backfired on Sanders in the debates. ucrdem Apr 2020 #83

Also BGBD Apr 2020 #88

And they can't figure out why they couldn't sell him on electability. ucrdem Apr 2020 #132

They also BGBD Apr 2020 #136

Sanders made his nut by bashing Bill Clinton with RW memes on NAFTA. ucrdem Apr 2020 #138

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2020 #51

On the other hand his staffers, surrogates, and supporters took that faux scandal and ran with it... George II Apr 2020 #52

They ran a terrible campaign and won't admit it JCMach1 Apr 2020 #38

Ah, more ignorance of reality. They ran a shitty campaign. TwilightZone Apr 2020 #56

People are sick and tired of the bullshit relayerbob Apr 2020 #63

I am glad that the primary is over. Blue_true Apr 2020 #67

From an aviation perspective- OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2020 #79

There's more of us tirebiter Apr 2020 #82

Yeah, going scorched earth on the likely nominee would have been a sure path to M4A Azathoth Apr 2020 #87

LOL awesomerwb1 Apr 2020 #102

The few of you who want to make this into an internal war need to educate yourselves. herding cats Apr 2020 #104

Fine, but Bernie went for the jugular, and let's make that clear before closing the books. ucrdem Apr 2020 #105

Oh, I agree. herding cats Apr 2020 #108

The problem is cats, people in his campaign are using social media to undermine Biden, and if still_one Apr 2020 #110

He won't. Let's not delude ourselves here. herding cats Apr 2020 #112

You're right. We need to focus on defeating trump and regaining Congress still_one Apr 2020 #113

Yes! Exactly! Being angry on the internet is a distraction. We need to be laser focused. herding cats Apr 2020 #117

+++ still_one Apr 2020 #118

Enough tavernier Apr 2020 #111

"Many of Sanders' aides and top allies are convinced they should have gone for Biden's jugular." J_William_Ryan Apr 2020 #119

How unoriginal. I already read this 3-4 days ago. n/t seaglass Apr 2020 #120

And ignore any Republican's jugular, never going for the knockout blow. betsuni Apr 2020 #121

Politico, with some help, from political writers with agendas, is still stirring the shit. MineralMan Apr 2020 #131

"Some Sanders aides think he should have used the period between Nevada and South Carolina to appear lapucelle Apr 2020 #135

I love the news of an autopsy in the morning GeorgiaPeanut Apr 2020 #140

Holly Otterbein GeorgiaPeanut Apr 2020 #141

They didn't go for the jugular? ehrnst Apr 2020 #144

Barack Obama wins the Democratic primary Gothmog Apr 2020 #148