Democratic Primaries

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16. Biden chose to be at the Human Rights Convention..

Tue Jun 4, 2019, 05:55 PM

Jun 2019

Vice President Joe Biden was the first sitting Vice President of the United States to express his personal support for marriage equality and helped lead the most pro-LGBTQ administration in our nation’s history. After leaving office, Vice President Biden has continued to champion the rights of LGBTQ people in the United States and globally through the Biden Foundation, which built on the Bidens’ lifelong commitment to advancing equality, including fighting for equal treatment, inclusion, acceptance, dignity, and justice for LGBTQ people.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=137353

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Alexandra "Alex" Gallardo Rooker, acting chairwoman of the California Democratic Party, said at one point during the event, however, that she and Biden spoke last week and the former vice president said he had already committed to the Human Rights Campaign Dinner on Saturday night in Columbus, Ohio, and therefore could not make it to the convention.

Biden, Gallardo-Rooker said, assured her that he would visit California "many times."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/02/politics/bernie-sanders-joe-biden-california-democratic-convention/index.html

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=138226

Thank you for your OP, MineralMan

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Why didn't Joe Biden show up in California? [View all] MineralMan Jun 2019 OP

I think his appearance at the Human Right Campaign Dinner in Ohio was more important. George II Jun 2019 #1

I agree with you. MineralMan Jun 2019 #11

I'm sure you're right, that's their strategy but mahina Jun 2019 #2

I don't see how he would have benefited from it, really. MineralMan Jun 2019 #3

When a group boos our candidates.. Peacetrain Jun 2019 #4

Just because he didn't attend doesn't mean he ducked it. That's an unreasonable characterization... George II Jun 2019 #6

Biden will appear at at least 3 fundraisers in the Bay Area later this month. Demit Jun 2019 #7

He'll do great if he can avoid the public and the press. rgbecker Jun 2019 #25

:-) CentralMass Jun 2019 #26

Yes doing fundraisers is totally the same shanny Jun 2019 #31

He'll be doing both things. MineralMan Jun 2019 #35

Well, as he said to the donors & bundlers at the Phila Comcast gathering in April, Demit Jun 2019 #44

Ducked? mcar Jun 2019 #8

Okie dokie mahina Jun 2019 #18

I think it is incorrect to say he "ducked" this convention. The Genealogist Jun 2019 #27

He made the right decision. Why should he show up where he could expect some badly-behaved Sanders highplainsdem Jun 2019 #5

Exactly - they booed a half dozen of the candidates AND other speakers, too. So much for.... George II Jun 2019 #9

That's some funny shit right there jberryhill Jun 2019 #29

Another thing is that some of those who were in CA for the convention MineralMan Jun 2019 #10

Did Bernie condemn his supporters for doing that? nt LibFarmer Jun 2019 #23

Nope. Didn't even mention it. George II Jun 2019 #30

He skipped CA's Dem convention in 2008 too, the last time he ran for President. Liberty Belle Jun 2019 #12

Hmm...wasn't that the year when he was nominated as VP? MineralMan Jun 2019 #13

Hmmm...was he nominated by voters for that position? shanny Jun 2019 #32

He went his own way peggysue2 Jun 2019 #14

Well put! MineralMan Jun 2019 #15

Mahalo, Peggysue.. Well Done! Cha Jun 2019 #17

Thanks, MM & Cha peggysue2 Jun 2019 #20

Biden chose to be at the Human Rights Convention.. Cha Jun 2019 #16

im in California and most of us don't care for that convention JI7 Jun 2019 #19

I agree. His campaign has been the most strategic so far, followed by Blue_true Jun 2019 #21

The California convention has been hijacked LibFarmer Jun 2019 #22

Yes. Although I wouldn't use the word "hijacked." MineralMan Jun 2019 #24

"Why didn't Joe Biden show up in California?" quickesst Jun 2019 #28

I have the impression Biden is avoiding shanny Jun 2019 #33

I doubt that very much. MineralMan Jun 2019 #34

Yes, he's protecting his lead...as I said. shanny Jun 2019 #36

A wise move, I think. MineralMan Jun 2019 #37

Maybe he remembers his previous campaigns. nt shanny Jun 2019 #38

Yes, I'm sure he does. MineralMan Jun 2019 #39

Posted without comment shanny Jun 2019 #41

And replied to, also without comment. MineralMan Jun 2019 #42

Oh, dear. Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #43

Meh LibFarmer Jun 2019 #40