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BeyondGeography

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89. It didn't get in the way of his debate performances
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 04:08 PM
Nov 2019

He's 77 years old, he's human and he is underperforming in these debates relative to what we've seen in the past. This isn't a plot to undermine Biden, it's a valid observation.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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K n R JoeOtterbein Nov 2019 #1
It IS kinda sad Joe... I think what we saw was the beginning of the end of the Biden campaign. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #29
It's almost as bad as if he'd written... boomer_wv Nov 2019 #71
You said that a couple of weeks ago, then Biden surged. Please keep saying it! Thanks. George II Nov 2019 #81
'This will finally finish Joe Biden, trust me!' emulatorloo Nov 2019 #102
I guess. Beyond COULD have posted someone with the opposite take. Hortensis Nov 2019 #91
Yep. Unfortunately. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2019 #2
Nope. Fortunately. LanternWaste Nov 2019 #53
It is the first debate I mostly watched (laptop, WA Post website) - I thought Biden NRaleighLiberal Nov 2019 #3
You skipped Warren entire. hedda_foil Nov 2019 #4
sorry - tired! - I edited to add Warren in with the larger group. I didn't think she stood out NRaleighLiberal Nov 2019 #6
I don't see myself BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #24
Love Elizabeth too!! Currently my #2... but I could easily see voting for her InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #30
... BlueMTexpat Nov 2019 #60
So we've had what four debates now Bradshaw3 Nov 2019 #5
I have to agree with you there!! I think Joe is done... too many gaffes. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #31
What Joe Biden Can't Bring Himself to Say Gothmog Nov 2019 #65
Why? treestar Nov 2019 #78
They gave Klobuchar an A-. TexasTowelie Nov 2019 #7
Agree on the trembling BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #10
She sounded to me like she was about to cry Merlot Nov 2019 #13
Seems a lot of people noticed BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #14
I thought a fan was blowing on her hair torius Nov 2019 #15
Seemed more neurological than nervous. C_U_L8R Nov 2019 #26
It looked like a tremor to me The Blue Flower Nov 2019 #27
I would give AK a B-... a solid B had it not been for the trembling. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #32
I wondered what it was Hav Nov 2019 #48
The Globe is constantly anti Biden Green Line Nov 2019 #8
So is Essence, I guess BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #12
That comment Joe made about coming out of the black community was stunning!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #33
Ouch nt redqueen Nov 2019 #36
Biden had a bad night and he looked tired the whole time Hav Nov 2019 #51
Yes, by far Joe's worst debate performance. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #70
More Warren supporters in the media...they obviously didn't watch the same debate I did...I thought Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #43
Good lord. The Valley Below Nov 2019 #9
Biden isn't the leader of the party. TidalWave46 Nov 2019 #23
Sliming the probable nominee is a bad idea unless you want four more years of Trump. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #44
Don't agree with you about the Trump part.... TidalWave46 Nov 2019 #46
Most polls show Trump above 40%. He has to win three states...WI, MI and PA. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #54
I don't think we will "allow" it to happen. TidalWave46 Nov 2019 #55
I agree...we have great candidates...and in any other election, I would not worry so much. But Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #58
That's absurd DavidDvorkin Nov 2019 #11
good let's go Joe ! stonecutter357 Nov 2019 #16
Senator Harris' mother is Indian and her father Jamaican Lizzie Boredom Nov 2019 #17
Boston Globe was revealing their own bias & assumptions... WePurrsevere Nov 2019 #20
For the most part, the term AA has morphed into something much larger. TidalWave46 Nov 2019 #22
Agree with you there. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #35
Yeah, like how Barack Obama isn't really mcar Nov 2019 #25
Obama's father was born in Africa...Apparently which I didn't know as I could care a less... Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #45
Non sequitur Lizzie Boredom Nov 2019 #62
Many Jamaicans came to that island as African slaves mcar Nov 2019 #64
Harris' ancestors weren't slaves Lizzie Boredom Nov 2019 #90
Telling a black woman how she should identify herself is beneath Democrats. Leave the whitesplaining StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #94
Who's doing that? Lizzie Boredom Nov 2019 #95
You are StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #99
So, no answers to my questions, then Lizzie Boredom Nov 2019 #106
You're mighty confrontational for one here only 4 days and just eeking past a single-digit postcount StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #107
She was the little girl Biden tried to stop busing treestar Nov 2019 #105
I wish you were correct... tonedevil Nov 2019 #98
Indeed StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #100
How many generations? treestar Nov 2019 #104
+1. Not to mention that she didn't become Senator until 2016, after Obama/Biden R B Garr Nov 2019 #40
This one does not float - Jamaica is like 98% black treestar Nov 2019 #79
Wow. You might want to walk that back. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2019 #80
Wow. That's a ridiculous claim StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #93
Why are you twisting into knots by trying to change what R B Garr Nov 2019 #97
Biden isn't my pick but Raine Nov 2019 #18
I remember the 1992 Food Fight Debate and Joe Biden is no James Stockdale. Eugene Nov 2019 #19
No, not a big deal... but it is an indication that Joe has trouble expressing his thoughts. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #37
Again...perhaps you need to read up on Stockdale...as a Navy Brat, I know the man is a hero...so Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #52
Seeing they gave Klobuchar an A- tell me this piece is bunk. TidalWave46 Nov 2019 #21
Biden had some shaky moments but ritapria Nov 2019 #28
I agree... it's way past time to jettison the second and third tier candidates from the debate stage InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #38
I hit a paywall when I went to read it. cwydro Nov 2019 #34
fake email gets through Alex Blaine Layder Nov 2019 #39
Hey, good idea! cwydro Nov 2019 #41
BS. highplainsdem Nov 2019 #42
I would also add that no matter what...party or no party...Admiral Stockdale was a war hero who was Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #47
Fuck you Boston Globe and I am sure Biden will be proud to be compared to an American hero like Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #49
I did not know these things about Admiral Stockdale. The Valley Below Nov 2019 #72
Every navy brat has heard of Admiral Stockdale...and the person who wrote this article Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #73
I read up more about Admiral Stockdale after reading your post. The Valley Below Nov 2019 #75
Thank you for taking the time to read about this American hero...he deserves better than to Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #77
I don't know... myohmy2 Nov 2019 #50
It is true. earthside Nov 2019 #56
It just sucks being the front runner and all...oh well I guess those in the single digits are the Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #74
Every time I read the title of this thread, it makes me sick. Again He was a hero...just horrible. Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #57
Every candidates has certain negative factors Unclephil Nov 2019 #59
BASHING!!! brooklynite Nov 2019 #61
I think you are talking about my post...and I said posting multiple nasty articles about Biden was Demsrule86 Nov 2019 #76
@JoeBiden 's Support Increases Post Debate According to new 538/ @Ipsos Poll Gothmog Nov 2019 #63
Sorry he's not losing as much support as you would like but I saw his town hall and he kicked UniteFightBack Nov 2019 #66
Top Massachusetts newspaper criticizes Warren's main opponent Calof Nov 2019 #67
Eugene Robinson-"sounded authoritative in a way that showed his experience and his stature as Vice P Gothmog Nov 2019 #68
... MustLoveBeagles Nov 2019 #69
"Stuttering can feel like a series of betrayals. Your body betrays you when it refuses to work in co Gothmog Nov 2019 #82
I assume Joe had this problem in 2012 when he positively annihilated Paul Ryan in a debate BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #83
And watch closely when Biden annihilates Trump. The Valley Below Nov 2019 #84
I definitely think that's part of the problem BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #85
Joe has had this issue his entire life Gothmog Nov 2019 #87
It didn't get in the way of his debate performances BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #89
I don't recall Joe Biden trying to annihilate Barack Obama (or HRC) The Valley Below Nov 2019 #88
Biden has been open about stuttering for a long time Gothmog Nov 2019 #86
Here are great comments by Joe Biden on this article Gothmog Nov 2019 #92
This wasn't covered in-depth until now. Why? BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #96
I knew about this back when Joe ran in 1988 and 2008 Gothmog Nov 2019 #103
Are there new numbers out? tirebiter Nov 2019 #101
According to Nate Silver, Joe Biden leads in three of the first four states Gothmog Nov 2019 #108
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