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bluewater

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20. Biden has to actually win the nomination first.
Thu Aug 15, 2019, 01:59 PM
Aug 2019

Doesn't he?

Will Biden's verbal blunders effect his chances of winning the nomination? Probably. How much depends on how often the blunders occur and their severity,


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

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I don't think so FBaggins Aug 2019 #1
They'll be complete fools if they try to make age a factor. They can't go after Biden's age without highplainsdem Aug 2019 #2
Warren is 6 years younger than Biden, 7 years younger than Sanders bluewater Aug 2019 #3
Not true that women age better. Particularly in their 70s, women have a miuch higher risk highplainsdem Aug 2019 #5
Age-related cognitive decline: Women are more resilient than men bluewater Aug 2019 #6
Do you really think that trump will be able to use this issue in the real world? Gothmog Aug 2019 #17
Biden needs to win the 2020 Nomination first. bluewater Aug 2019 #22
Joe Biden is the most electable candidate that the Democratic Party has available Gothmog Aug 2019 #23
Perfectly understandable opinion. bluewater Aug 2019 #26
NYT-Many Democrats Worried About Warren Gothmog Aug 2019 #28
Polls show Warren strengthening against Trump too bluewater Aug 2019 #29
Socialism polls badly and would kill a far left candidate Gothmog Aug 2019 #30
Washington Post-Democrats back off once-fervent embrace of Medicare-for-all Gothmog Aug 2019 #34
Biden Still Holds Solid Lead Nationally Gothmog Aug 2019 #32
Mayo Clinic: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) bluewater Aug 2019 #9
Compare how trump is treated compared to Biden Gothmog Aug 2019 #18
Cart before the horse? bluewater Aug 2019 #21
Again, Joe is the most electable candidate Gothmog Aug 2019 #24
"in their 70s, women have a miuch higher risk View profile of Alzheimer's" crazytown Sep 2019 #38
I said the same and was attacked for it. cwydro Aug 2019 #11
The top 3 are also the oldest madville Aug 2019 #4
I'm not coy and as a 67 year old, age is an issue for me. elocs Aug 2019 #7
What behavior is NOT "being as sharp as a tack"? bluewater Aug 2019 #10
For a senior citizen, not being as sharp as a tack elocs Aug 2019 #12
Precisely how many gaffes in this campaign season as compared to the same measure of all other candi LanternWaste Aug 2019 #13
Do you really think that this would be an issue in the general election vs. trump? Gothmog Aug 2019 #16
Biden has to actually win the nomination first. bluewater Aug 2019 #20
But trying to disqualify the most electable candidate due to this bogus issue is not smart Gothmog Aug 2019 #25
K&R nt NYMinute Aug 2019 #8
OP on Biden's gaffes: "They see them as a sign of Biden's advancing age." bluewater Aug 2019 #14
These so-called gaffes have nothing to do with age Gothmog Aug 2019 #15
It's from your OP that mentions age as a factor. bluewater Aug 2019 #19
Agree Sugarcoated Aug 2019 #27
Opinion: There are more important things to worry about than Biden's gaffes Gothmog Aug 2019 #31
Concerns about Biden's age and mental fitness are likely overblown Gothmog Aug 2019 #33
"Voters just don't care... they think that he's an honorable man..." Gothmog Sep 2019 #35
These alleged gaffes are eye-rolling examples of the absurdity of the press or the woke left Gothmog Sep 2019 #36
Flippity floppity. NurseJackie Sep 2019 #37
The race will become more stressful as the primaries approach and start, elocs Sep 2019 #39
These gaffes are not due to age Gothmog Sep 2019 #40
People who are senior citizens like myself know elocs Sep 2019 #41
Biden was making the same gaffes thirty years ago Gothmog Sep 2019 #42
Your constant harping about how it is "sad" doesn't make it so. elocs Sep 2019 #43
We strongly disagree on this Gothmog Sep 2019 #44
Joe Biden's childhood struggle with a stutter: How he overcame it and how it shaped him Gothmog Sep 2019 #46
I remember Joe jogging at the Iowa July 4th event Gothmog Sep 2019 #47
In Fairness, Biden Has Always Been a Gaffe Riot - Just Look at The Iraq Invasion DrFunkenstein Sep 2019 #45
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