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Showing Original Post only (View all)For a campaign to post dishonest videos is shameful [View all]
I'm not just talking about any rando on twitter, These are Bernie's campaign staff. They're posting a video of Biden saying Paul Ryan
was correct ... Trying to make it appear the Biden want to cut SS like Paul Ryan does. They cut the video before Biden was finished talking. I know a lot of people on twitter do this but the campaigns should stick to facts.
Link to tweet
You can find the whole quote here at about 26:00
https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-future-of-the-middle-class/
Joe Biden says he was thinking of cutting SS to the top 1% they cut the video right when he was about to say that.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Typical!! Negative campaigning. I will be SO glad when sanders goes back to VT
Thekaspervote
Jan 2020
#1
Listen...Bernie is still a good guy at the end of the day. You can not like tactics or votes or
UniteFightBack
Jan 2020
#16
They implied Biden was racist earlier. This is getting plenty of attention. Not a peep from Sanders.
Lexee
Jan 2020
#18
But this is something a 'bad person' would engineer. I just can't believe that Bernie is really a
UniteFightBack
Jan 2020
#20
"He can't control his supporters. The playbook is very clear. Sanders supporters attack
betsuni
Jan 2020
#25
I really can't believe Bernie's people are doing this and he is OK with it? Are they really
UniteFightBack
Jan 2020
#8
Why can't you believe Bernie's people are doing this? It's their pattern.
comradebillyboy
Jan 2020
#39
He goes on to say "social security can say but still needs to be adjusted"
Hassin Bin Sober
Jan 2020
#36
The reason means testing would destroy Social Security is it would turn it into a type of welfare,
pnwmom
Jan 2020
#21
Doesn't matter. When it becomes subject to ANY means testing it becomes a form of welfare,
pnwmom
Jan 2020
#27
I'm able to back up my statement. Republicans have called Social Security a welfare for decades.
TexasTowelie
Jan 2020
#28
and to characterize ANY of these measures as efforts to kill Social Security
stopdiggin
Jan 2020
#23
Bernie hired Sirota knowing full well the nature of his posts; this is who Bernie is
LongtimeAZDem
Jan 2020
#57
That's absolutely outrageous! I had no idea! He was absolutely helping Trump!
writes3000
Jan 2020
#42
Bashing is relentless attacks as in what happened with Hillary and now Joe.
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2020
#60
Are you happy that Sanders' campaign speech writer is circulating fake videos?
George II
Jan 2020
#51