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Wiz Imp

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26. Then you haven't been paying attention. Joe Biden ran on some version of most of these policies in 2020
Sun Sep 14, 2025, 11:18 PM
Sep 14

From Politifact's 2020 Biden Promise Tracker (If he promised it then he definitely explicitly ran on it)

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/biden-promise-tracker/

Introduce a constitutional amendment to eliminate private dollars from federal elections

"Introduce a constitutional amendment to entirely eliminate private dollars from our federal elections. Biden believes it is long past time to end the influence of private dollars in our federal elections. As president, Biden will fight for a constitutional amendment that will require candidates for federal office to solely fund their campaigns with public dollars, and prevent outside spending from distorting the election process. This amendment will do far more than just overturn Citizens United: it will return our democracy to the people and away from the corporate interests that seek to distort it."


Work to codify Roe v. Wade (Remember this was before it was overturned)
"As president, Biden will work to codify Roe v. Wade, and his Justice Department will do everything in its power to stop the rash of state laws that so blatantly violate the constitutional right to an abortion, such as so-called TRAP laws, parental notification requirements, mandatory waiting periods, and ultrasound requirements."


Offer a public option health insurance plan like Medicare
"Whether you’re covered through your employer, buying your insurance on your own, or going without coverage altogether, Biden will give you the choice to purchase a public health insurance option like Medicare."


Increase the federal minimum wage to $15/hour
"Increase the federal minimum wage to $15 across the country and eliminate the minimum tipped wage."


Create a bipartisan commission to consider reforms to the Supreme Court
"If elected, what I will do is I'll put together a bipartisan commission of scholars, constitutional scholars, Democrats, Republicans, liberal, conservative. And I will ask them to ... come back to me with recommendations as to how to reform the court system because it's getting out of whack, the way in which it's being handled. And it's not about court packing."


No tax increase for anyone making less than $400,000 (Implicit in this was he would raise taxes on hire earnings since Republicans were accusing him of wanting to raise everyone's taxes)
"Under my plan, if you make less than $400,000, you won’t pay a single penny, more in taxes. You have my word on it."


That original list didn't include many other things he explicitly ran on:
-Restore ACA's contraception mandate
-Eliminate the federal death penalty
-Expand and increase Social Security benefits
-Protect military personnel and veterans from deportation
-End the online sale of firearms and ammunition
-Add 150,000 community health workers
-Create a pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million people
-Expand broadband, or wireless broadband via 5G, to every American
-Rebuild health stockpiles to be ready for crises
-Forgive student loan debt from public colleges and universities
-Lower cost of prescription drugs
-Decriminalize marijuana
-Update the Voting Rights Act
-Offer universal preschool to 3- and 4-year-olds
-Prevent the White House from interfering in federal investigations and prosecutions
-Offer up to $8,000 tax credit for child care
-Put Social Security on a path to long-run solvency
-Raise corporate tax rate to 28%
-Reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act
-Rejoin the Paris climate agreement
-Reverse the transgender military ban
-Rejoin the World Health Organization (WHO)
-Immediately rescind the “Muslim bans”

There's tons more as well. Biden ran on every one of these specific issues. He accomplished many of them but not all due to inaction of Congress.

You're parroting right wing talking points saying Democrats are never specific. This proves Biden was very specific on a multitude of policies, you just weren't paying attention. Go back and Watch Kamala Harris's speeches from last year - she repeated most of these "promises" that Biden wasn't able to accomplish in almost every speech she gave.

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This [View all] dcmfox Sep 14 OP
Expand SCOTUS to thirteen justices. yellow dahlia Sep 14 #1
That's a GREAT idea! calimary Sep 14 #3
Each district is overseen by a Justice. yellow dahlia Sep 14 #5
Makes perfect sense (at least to me). calimary Sep 14 #6
And it doesn't take a constitutional amendment questionseverything Sep 15 #30
In other words, Trump could do this while he still has a Repug Senate, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 15 #52
Have we tried turning it off and then turning it back on again? twodogsbarking Sep 14 #2
Trump's working real hard at turning it off.... Sogo Sep 14 #7
Have you tried forcing an unexpected reboot? progressoid Sep 14 #20
Thanks. twodogsbarking Sep 15 #40
Damn! Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 15 #48
Great DU name. I couldn't think of one and both dogs started barking. So there. twodogsbarking Sep 15 #49
Mine's the first line of a book I loved Dark n Stormy Knight Sep 15 #50
restore all cuts that the rs have made in the last 30 years . AllaN01Bear Sep 14 #4
Everything listed LilElf70 Sep 14 #8
Generally, I am for all of this; however, some just are not feasible. Capt. America Sep 14 #9
You can have different salaries. I'm pretty sure that would incentivize live love laugh Sep 14 #10
The states to make the Congressional maps soldierant Sep 14 #14
The old paradigm is dead -- we can do whatever we set out to do Ponietz Sep 14 #19
And we can do it just using Executive Orders, right? llmart Sep 15 #39
Unrealized gains Wiz Imp Sep 14 #21
I inherited a small IRA account from a relative. Delmette2.0 Sep 15 #44
IRA withdrawals are taxed as ordinary income. lastlib Sep 15 #53
Ban anyone who commits a crime against the united states from holding office. Reform the pardon process. chowder66 Sep 14 #11
Remove any justice or cabinet member... returnee Sep 15 #32
How about just using the mechanisms that are in place to remove someone! chowder66 Sep 15 #45
Bravissimo !!!! You know what makes this uniusual? Bluetus Sep 14 #12
Actually, many Democrats have explicitly run on many of these issues Wiz Imp Sep 14 #23
Have they? I mean actually RUN on this. Bluetus Sep 14 #25
Then you haven't been paying attention. Joe Biden ran on some version of most of these policies in 2020 Wiz Imp Sep 14 #26
Thank you. Democrats know this. betsuni Sep 14 #27
No he didn't. he TALKED about some of those things from time to time. Bluetus Sep 15 #36
LEt me translate your post Wiz Imp Sep 15 #41
No, that's not the message Bluetus Sep 15 #46
That's a lot of assertions. Torchlight Sep 15 #51
K&R ReRe Sep 14 #13
Add one: lastlib Sep 14 #15
Absolutely. But when people say things like that, Dems instinctively shit on it Bluetus Sep 15 #37
Remove new hires and appointees since Jan. 20, 2025 Buddyzbuddy Sep 14 #16
I would add a few more where minorities and women are concerned. slightlv Sep 14 #18
I like the way you think. DiverDave Sep 14 #22
Thank you Buddyzbuddy Sep 15 #31
Project 2028! markie Sep 14 #17
Reinstate USAID Wiz Imp Sep 14 #24
Couple things. moondust Sep 15 #28
What we can and can't do Bluetus Sep 15 #38
The abolishment of the Fairness Doctrine may well have been the single most consequential political act of the last Wiz Imp Sep 15 #42
The billionaires, MAGA, our enemies have taken total control of our country. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #29
Then, they will leave us with the ruins. OldBaldy1701E Sep 15 #33
Yes. We pay them to destroy our country, then we will have to pay for the rebuild. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #34
Great list! One more thing...., Escape Sep 15 #35
Should have been Project 1928, but whatever........ joanbarnes Sep 15 #43
"Fairness Doctrine" is the least of it; snot Sep 15 #47
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