Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: BS on Colbert refuses the opportunity to make a "full throated endorsement" of Biden. [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)His "rallies" were mostly about himself with a perfunctory "oh, vote-for-Hillary" as a postscript at the end. It was clear in Hillary's book "What Happened" that she was less than impressed with his performance and his lack of sincerity and lack of enthusiasm. When you think about what was at stake, you'd think he could have found the leadership skills and self-motivation needed to simply smile and "fake it" and play along to do everything necessary to get the Democrat elected.
I'd be very interested in learning more about the source that claims Hillary was reluctant to have Bernie campaigning for her. Like I said, every indicator is that she did want to see more of him, but she was disappointed in his lackadaisical performance and demeanor.
Even Jane got in on the action by giving her twitter followers "permission" to not vote for the Democrat... with a message that people needed to follow their heart and that the only thing that matters is that they vote. Good lord, Jane. Seriously? No... what matters is defeating the GOP, not simply "showing up" to cast a protest vote for Jill Stein.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden