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Democratic Primaries

Demit

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14. Why?

Reply to thesquanderer (Reply #12)

Fri Jul 5, 2019, 01:48 PM

Jul 2019

Why not save me the trouble of looking up what you want to tell me?

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

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CNN Exclusive: Joe Biden says he wasn't prepared for Kamala Harris to confront him the way she did [View all] Eugene Jul 2019 OP

I don't think he should have said that. n/t murielm99 Jul 2019 #1

Why, if that is what he thought? still_one Jul 2019 #2

It kind of comes off like he felt betrayed by a friend... thesquanderer Jul 2019 #7

Thanks. I read it differently though. I think he is just saying what some others have been saying still_one Jul 2019 #9

I think you're right. nsd Jul 2019 #13

with the way she swung at him i'd be tempted to call her a "Frenemy" onetexan Jul 2019 #17

He's also saying his staff didn't prepare him... brooklynite Jul 2019 #24

This photo was widely circulated. I do not know the date, but yes one can see why he was surprised Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #27

And there'll be plenty more of these in the future StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #32

I think he did sound unprepared. murielm99 Jul 2019 #16

Post removed Post removed Jul 2019 #18

why get personal? bluewater Jul 2019 #20

Exactly.. Biden speaks from Cha Jul 2019 #25

Same here Cha still_one Jul 2019 #26

He carries his heart on his sleeve. While unprepared for it, I think he did not react immediately hlthe2b Jul 2019 #4

+1,000,000 highplainsdem Jul 2019 #29

Interesting StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #34

Why not? nsd Jul 2019 #10

It was his non-preparation Chitown Kev Jul 2019 #3

This stopbush Jul 2019 #5

It's nothing like he'd have to face if he were the nominee Retrograde Jul 2019 #35

Harris knew Beau Biden too. What does that have to do with anything? Demit Jul 2019 #6

Please see my post #7 thesquanderer Jul 2019 #12

Why? Demit Jul 2019 #14

Trying to make the site better for other readers. thesquanderer Jul 2019 #19

One thing you overlooked: I had no way of knowing if the comment was in this thread, Demit Jul 2019 #22

I was just trying to be helpful, to you and to others. thesquanderer Jul 2019 #23

He should have been... Mike Nelson Jul 2019 #8

Candidate speaks a truth... and the media and many opponents are shocked lapfog_1 Jul 2019 #11

Yes, as mentioned above he must have felt betrayed. Fool me once... I doubt he will be fooled again Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #28

Well, he should have been zentrum Jul 2019 #15

Agreed, he should have expected this sacto95834 Jul 2019 #31

As noted on Daily Kos zentrum Jul 2019 #21

That's one writer's opinion and entitled. YES YES Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #30

I think he meant he wasn't prepared for her emotional and personalized ambush, the whole emmaverybo Jul 2019 #33

You nailed it. I did hear him say they knew one another R B Garr Jul 2019 #36