Democratic Primaries

LincolnRossiter

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9. Candidates who stick to their stump speech and core issues also do very well.

Fri Aug 9, 2019, 12:58 PM

Aug 2019

Joe needs to slow down and not go off the cuff too often. It doesn’t bother me when he slips up (I was an intelligence briefer for senior DoD officials for years, and they are, as the article read, bound to happen).

But people will use slip-ups for a guy his age to frame a narrative. That shouldn’t matter much against the dumbass racist-in-chief, but it doesn't compare favorably to someone as sharp and polished as Sanders or Castro or Harris.

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

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MUST-READ: Psychology Today: Slips of the Tongue [View all] highplainsdem Aug 2019 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author bluewater Aug 2019 #1

Joe just needs to slow down and say less. Funtatlaguy Aug 2019 #2

I agree that he rambles, that he's often apparently thinking out loud. But candidates who highplainsdem Aug 2019 #3

Yes, sometimes he stops himself and says "anyway"... Funtatlaguy Aug 2019 #4

I've noticed that, too. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #7

Candidates who stick to their stump speech and core issues also do very well. LincolnRossiter Aug 2019 #9

I will take the gift to reach an audience emotionally over sharpness and polish. Biden is known emmaverybo Aug 2019 #33

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2019 #5

Those moderates hate Trump's words because they hate what he's saying, the intent, not just highplainsdem Aug 2019 #6

There's a big difference - Biden's "gaffes" are verbal and don't reflect his policies or.... George II Aug 2019 #8

Exactly. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #12

Yes, let's talk about Biden's speech on Wednesday peggysue2 Aug 2019 #10

Exactly. Both his Wednesday speech and the CNN interview on Monday were stunning and highplainsdem Aug 2019 #11

WHY IS must read IN ALL CAPS? Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #13

Because I've seen it that way at times, over the years herr at DU. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #14

I've learned here recently that it is very important to get to the bottom of the ALLCAPS Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #15

Well, I'm sure everyone here is grateful that you're careful to find out why 8 letters out of 39 highplainsdem Aug 2019 #16

eXacTlY Voltaire2 Aug 2019 #17

STG people will excuse absolutely anything he says. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #18

This is an explanation of why everyone makes slips of the tongue. A scientific explanation. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #19

I was responding to your last thought in your OP. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2019 #20

I was simply pointing out why this scientific article is relevant here. highplainsdem Aug 2019 #21

The verbal version of auto-correct changing your test message in a vastly different way than you int keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #22

Good description. I sometimes do that kind of thing while typing, and I call it "auto-typing" -- I highplainsdem Aug 2019 #24

yeah! Multi-tasking but not multi-separating. keithbvadu2 Aug 2019 #27

Good article. Tipperary Aug 2019 #23

You're welcome! I was so happy to find an arricle that explained slips of the tongue highplainsdem Aug 2019 #25

I heartd someone on MSNBC say "That's just Joe. Stop trying to read stuff into it that's not there" napi21 Aug 2019 #26

It's Joe, true, but it's also all of us to at least some extent. Most of us tend to forget our own highplainsdem Aug 2019 #28

That's what makes his gaffe doubly funny. He didn't even know he did the very thing he was emmaverybo Aug 2019 #32

The More You Know🌈 oasis Aug 2019 #29

I like to keep learning new things. I'd seen some more general articles on how the brain can highplainsdem Aug 2019 #34

It's not that hard to understand. The open minded will "get it". nt oasis Aug 2019 #35

Language is so wonderfully complex. procon Aug 2019 #30

Enlightening. Thanks. emmaverybo Aug 2019 #31

Certainly explains a lot about GW Bush DeminPennswoods Aug 2019 #36

Opinion: There are more important things to worry about than Biden's gaffes Gothmog Aug 2019 #37

Concerns about Biden's age and mental fitness are likely overblown Gothmog Aug 2019 #38