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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-08/biden-administration-will-create-position-to-reach-conservatives?Right now Im trying to set up the office and Im actually looking at establishing a position that reaches out to conservatives -- because its about moving forward. We cannot stay where we are, Richmond said during the Wall Street Journals CEO Council on Monday night.
He said the offices goal was to forge connections with all Americans, regardless of their political affiliation. Were not elected just to help Democrats or urban cities or minorities, he said. We were elected to help this entire country and that means reaching out to conservatives, that means reaching out to rural areas, reaching out to people who didnt vote for us.
President-elect Joe Biden named Richmond, a campaign co-chair, to head the Office of Public Engagement last month. On Monday, Biden appointed him as one of five co-chairs of his inaugural committee.
Simply, no!
Aristus
(66,522 posts)n/t
RGTIndy
(203 posts)It's a catchier name than the Problem Solving Caucus, the Third Way or the DLC.
wryter2000
(46,130 posts)As long as the conservatives don't get a say in policy, I think this is a good idea. First, it looks good. Second, it'd be great if we can get some "conservatives" to believe in reality.
MyNameGoesHere
(7,638 posts)MANative
(4,113 posts)Maybe I'm being juvenile, but they've been saying "fuck your feelings" for 40 years. I've had VASTLY MORE than enough. Time to repay the disdain.
0rganism
(23,989 posts)reaching out into the abyss is not going to be easy, probably necessary, but it will be a thankless job, especially at first
JHB
(37,166 posts)With his extra limbs, Doc Ock will be better equipped than most of us for reaching a hand out only to pull back a stump.
It wasn't "Trumpism" when they voted against bills they themselves had sponsored because they thought Obama would never agree to them, only to be caught by "ok, we'll do it your way if that's what it takes to get it done" and face the prospect of being photographed alongside Obama at a signing ceremony.
Mme. Defarge
(8,062 posts)I first read this headline as, Biden Administration Will Create Position to Research Conservatives and thought it was a spoof.
maxsolomon
(33,449 posts)Have fun listening to endless bullshit.
CrispyQ
(36,557 posts)But reaching out to repubs in Congress? That's a whole different matter. They've shown who they are. Most won't even acknowledge Biden's win.
ananda
(28,895 posts)and !@#$% for reason and logic ought to
be very interesting.
Freddie
(9,279 posts)How about get a bunch of them in a room, no masks of course, and get someone contagious to serve coffee.
durablend
(7,467 posts)Are either deprogramming or tossing them in jail
LizBeth
(9,953 posts)unemployed off Dec 26. I really do not want to hear shit about Biden "working" with conservatives while I am circling the drain.
Oneironaut
(5,541 posts)Full-on Trump cultists are hopeless, and would throw themselves off a bridge if Dear Leader commanded it.
patricia92243
(12,607 posts)JHB
(37,166 posts)They haven't had true moderates since they purged the Rockefeller Republicans.
Vinca
(50,326 posts)work with Democrats and would compromise. Now they're the "our way or the highway" party and I can't see anything changing that. They can't even acknowledge Biden as POTUS-elect for heaven's sake.
gab13by13
(21,487 posts)Republicans met and made a pact to obstruct everything Democratic. That pact is still in effect.
Maybe if John McCain were still alive? I know Susan is very concerned. Can't think of many others to reach out to.
No, Trump voters are not going to compromise either, I know, I live among them.
The best suggestion I heard was for Joe to start rapid firing EO's and whatever he can do without the Republican Congress. Overwhelm them like Trump did only with good policies. Make it so they can't keep up, go from one policy to the next rapid fire.
Autumn
(45,120 posts)as phony as a 3 dollar bill.
Politicub
(12,165 posts)Im so sick of hearing about coddling conservatives throwing temper tantrums.
Theyre already treated like a protected class via bogies religious freedom court decisions so they can discriminate against gay people.
progressoid
(50,013 posts)Just look at how friendly they were to the Obama/Biden administration.