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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

customerserviceguy

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14. To me
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 05:13 PM
Mar 2019

he's all sizzle and no steak. Yes, charismatic, rock star and all that. But he'd be up against a master showman who has already shown how to use personal popularity to do something that no one thought was possible. And now, Trump adds to that all the power of incumbency.

The skateboard and the dental hygiene thing make him look like a bit of a flake. Also, he is not a tough, gritty fighter, so far, and Trump will eat him up on a debate stage. He'll have a much tougher time with debating Sanders, Biden, Warren or Harris.
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I see that your avatar is President Obama. Yes, he had the charisma, too, but he also came across as a serious person, ever mindful of keeping on message. A combination like that only comes around every 20-25 years or so. I would argue that Reagan had it to some extent, too.

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

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He put the lure in the water..... Socal31 Mar 2019 #1
Ha! customerserviceguy Mar 2019 #3
Why do you think Beto is a pushover? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #7
To me customerserviceguy Mar 2019 #14
Yes, and let us not forget that he ate "regenerative dirt" while on his vision quest. Tipperary Mar 2019 #19
Yeah, I cringed on that one customerserviceguy Mar 2019 #21
I would love to know more about this lol. Someone has a great con going in New Mexico. Tipperary Mar 2019 #22
A Beto-Harris or a Biden Harris ticket would be formidable. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #2
Or Beto-Sherrod Brown BlueFlorida Mar 2019 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author DBoon Mar 2019 #4
He's screwing with you customerserviceguy Mar 2019 #15
Steve Bannon can go F*&K himself. And can take Stephen Miller along for the ride... SKKY Mar 2019 #5
+1. Amimnoch Mar 2019 #10
I like both of them and a few other, but Bannon is full of it. rogue emissary Mar 2019 #6
Just because he's evil doesn't mean he's stupid. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2019 #9
The suggestion that he's some intellect like Karl Rove for an example rogue emissary Mar 2019 #11
Agreed customerserviceguy Mar 2019 #16
Well if Bannon says it - it must be true!!!! Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #8
Bannon also said that Bernie would have been "much tougher" to beat than Hillary: namahage Mar 2019 #29
Didnt care what Bannon said in 2016 and don't care in 2019. About anything. Nanjeanne Mar 2019 #30
And we should snowybirdie Mar 2019 #12
I don't trust him. OhZone Mar 2019 #13
Even a blind pig finds an acorn now and then. comradebillyboy Mar 2019 #17
When he says "Beto on the ticket with Harris," I read that as Harris-O'Rourke. And he's right. Garrett78 Mar 2019 #24
Even a broken clock is right twice a day Gothmog Mar 2019 #20
What! No Gabbard? Cha Mar 2019 #23
I don't think I'd take his advice on picking our candidate TheFarseer Mar 2019 #25
Don't listen to anything they have to say about our primaries. RandySF Mar 2019 #26
We should definitely take Bannon's advice. shanny Mar 2019 #27
Lemme double-check what Putin has to say on the subject. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2019 #28
Trust Bannon to use the "Don't Throw Me in the Briar Patch" trick. Autumn Mar 2019 #31
The GOP will attempt to get their voters to vote in the Democratic primary. McCamy Taylor Mar 2019 #32
Who gives a damn what Steve Bannon thinks? MineralMan Mar 2019 #33
The Democrats Trump Fears Most Gothmog Mar 2019 #34
I hate to agree with an evil prick like Bannon..... Paladin Mar 2019 #35
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