Joe Biden 2020 campaign megathread v3 (pg 45 - mass-dropout aftermath)

[jbrian]

He will be democratic next candidate

[Tender Branson]

New Biden ad:

https://twitter.com/joebiden/status/1215653271961919489

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

He will be democratic next candidate

Again, the election isnt today, voting starts in Feb and the longer the primary goes, the better the chance Bernie has a crack at nomination

Buttigieg can win IA and NH, but he doesn't have the Latino support to extend beyond that

[ProudModerate2]

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Endorses Joe Biden.

... In a release from the campaign, Garcetti calls Biden a “close, personal friend,” and credited Biden with helping the second-largest city in the country make progress on issues like climate change, and increasing the minimum wage.

“Democrats are blessed to have such an extraordinary field of candidates, but I will never forget what Joe Biden has done for my city and our nation. We need Joe Biden to bring our nation and world together during these most divided and dangerous times. I know that from day one, he will heal our nation, repair our relationships abroad and get things done — and will be a true partner in solving the national homelessness crisis."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti-endorses-joe-biden/story?id=68179474

[Beet]

It's depressing how after an entire year of primaries (which is already too long), all we've proven is that it's virtually impossible for any candidate who did not start out with massive name recognition / a polling lead to win the nomination.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

No one cares about Garcetti's endorsement of Biden, Bernie will win IA, NH, NV, VA, CA, IL , MI, NY and FL and Mnt West to win the nomination

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Sorry guys, Bernie is gonna be the nominee. We were told that Hilary was the annointed one, and she lost, and Biden is gaffe prone without Obama

[Mr. Smith]

It's depressing how after an entire year of primaries (which is already too long), all we've proven is that it's virtually impossible for any candidate who did not start out with massive name recognition / a polling lead to win the nomination.

In fairness, this was a year that's been dominated too much with trying to oust Trump, and not enough about "what next"? If this had been a "change year", the path may have been easier.

[bilaps]

Buttigieg has scheduled at least dozen events in IA next week, where is Joe? He needs to be on the ground while Sanders and Warren are in the senate

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Biden came to Los ANGELES yesterday to get Garcetti endorsement, as long as Bloomberg is spreading a positive vision, its helps Bernie

[bilaps]

https://twitter.com/Olivianuzzi/status/1216138284432125952

[American2020]

https://twitter.com/Newsweek/status/1216202363620462593

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Biden is not the most electable due to fact we dont know the effect of Biden Ukraine will have once Trump gets to our nominee after primary.

Bernie is finally attacking Warren, he needs to diminish her and get her out the race, she is taking votes from him. Dems dont need to be told how to vote, we heard the samething from the annointed one Hilary and she lost with Benghazi

[Pericles]

Electability is very hard for politically engaged smart analysts to gauge, I have little faith on ordinary voters being capable of accurately determining who is most electable.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

EC map has changed back to 279, I hope Ben Jealous endorses Bernie. Since it's back to 279, this gives Bernie a better arguement.,  no defections to Lincoln Chafee. In addition to that Bloomberg ads are helping Bernie, not Bloomberg

[Mr. Smith]

Electability is very hard for politically engaged smart analysts to gauge, I have little faith on ordinary voters being capable of accurately determining who is most electable.

Which is why aiming for the nominee on that basis is a stupid idea.

[Florida Man for Crime]

The way that most poll respondents decide who they think is the most "electable" is simply:

1) Who have they heard of/who has high name ID.
2) Who is ahead in primary polls/who appears to be winning the primary.


The first is essentially irrelevant to GE electability, because whoever the nominee is will end up having very  high/universal name ID.

The second is actually somewhat related to GE electability, but only very loosely so. And the problem is it changes as soon as someone different starts winning a primary. For example, once Obama started winning some states in the primaries in 2008, perceptions of how "electable" he was shot through the roof, even though there was no actual change in anything about Obama personally.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

https://twitter.com/2020Delegates/status/1216417291098673152

#straightmaleswiftiesforBiden

[President Johnson]

The God Emperor is tweeting nonsense on Mike Bloomberg and that he (Trump) saved pre-existing conditions; Joe Biden has a response:

https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1216788361198866434

[Progressive Pessimist]

The God Emperor is tweeting nonsense on Mike Bloomberg and that he (Trump) saved pre-existing conditions; Joe Biden has a response:

https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1216788361198866434

If Biden wins the nomination and campaigns as aggressively as his account tweets, it will do a lot to curb some of my apprehensions about him.

[Shadows]

FACT CHECK: JOE BIDEN HAS ADVOCATED CUTTING SOCIAL SECURITY FOR 40 YEARS

“When I argued that we should freeze federal spending, I meant Social Security as well,” he told the Senate in 1995. “I meant Medicare and Medicaid. I meant veterans’ benefits. I meant every single solitary thing in the government. And I not only tried it once, I tried it twice, I tried it a third time, and I tried it a fourth time.” (A freeze would have reduced the amount that would be paid out, cutting the program’s benefit.) “The truth is the last election did one thing,” Biden continued. “I do not know whether it really made you guys a majority party for long. I do not know. We will find out. I know one thing it did. What it did was it made sure that there was nobody left on the left in my party who, in fact, said we do not care about moving the budget toward balance.”

“So, when those of my friends in the Democratic and Republican Party say to me, ‘How do you expect me to vote for your proposal? Does it not freeze Social Security COLAs for one year? Are we not saying there will be no cost-of-living increases for one year?’ The answer to that is ‘Yes, that is what I am saying,’” Biden said in a Senate floor speech in April 1984, referring to the adjustment that millions of seniors look for every year.

https://theintercept.com/2020/01/13/biden-cuts-social-security/

[ProudModerate2]

Biden uses Trump's own words to make his case in new ad.
Click this YouTube link to view ... https://youtu.be/KwvprD6506I

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

This was a pretty good debate for Biden, idk what all the disappointment is about. He needed a 4/10 performance and got a 6/10 performance, mission accomplished.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Has there ever been a frontrunner treated as deferentially as Biden?

[Cinemark]

Poll after poll shows Biden doing better than both Sanders and Warren. And while not always substantially better, even a slightly better performance could mean the difference between an electoral college win or 4 more years of Trump.

So yeah, I'm about ready to give up on the primary and get myself a Biden bumper sticker.  

Edit: Hope he picks a cool lady to be his Vice President. Atleast make something about the ticket exciting.