Joe Biden isn't perfect, but think before anyone holds the McCain endorsement against him.

[RandySF]

Joe decided to act like a basic human being at a time of the McCain family’s time of greatest need, and while it shouldn’t give him a special leg up, it shouldn’t disqualify him, either.

[radical noodle]

1. I agree

If the choice is trump or Biden, I can see why the McCain's would pick Biden.

[LakeArenal]

2. Who suggested that it should or would disqualify him?

[RandySF]

3. I'm already seeing negative comments in other posts.

[Hortensis]

10. So you "combat" with a headline repeating the slur.

Well, between putting it right up top and complete lack of subtlety, far fewer will be able to miss the message now.

[djg21]

27. I think it's great.

We want a candidate that will take disillusioned R voters away from Trump. That he is being supported by the McCains speaks more about the McCains than Biden. Thankfully DU doesn’t represent the entire D party. There is a reason he is a frontrunner despite what DU says.

[LakeArenal]

32. Good morning. Donating to Joe!!!

[WeekiWater]

4. I would be interested to know who is holding it against him. NT

[NYMinute]

5. "usual suspects" nt

[WeekiWater]

6. Would those be the same suspects who often talk about how they can get..

Trump voters to turn?

[NYMinute]

12. You are very smart indeed nt

[corbettkroehler]

7. I Support Sanders But Don't Hold This Against Biden One Bit

Bernie's campaign continues to provide videos of Trump voters who have committed to flipping for him. Having McCain voters flip to Biden would be equally commendable.

I have my issues with John McCain, including how he obtained his Navy commission and his abilities as an aviator which led to his being shot out of the sky. However, once captured, he became one of the greatest examples of patriotic heroism known to man. He volunteered for more torture so that his ill compatriots could go home. Would I have shown such valor were I in his shoes? I doubt that I would have shown the same mettle.

I also have issues with Megan. However, her filial affection is beyond reproach. If she and her mom want to endorse Biden, who would I be to opine in the negative?

As Bernie is fond of saying, "It's a free country."

[PatrickforO]

8. I would NEVER hold reaching out to the McCains against Biden

That was just a decent thing to do. And now McCain's family is backing Biden...well, they are Americans, too. They can choose who they choose, and I'll choose who I choose.

If I were to hold anything at all against Biden, it would be his support of the 2005 bankruptcy law. He was one of only four D senators supporting that piece of work.

That said...

I will certainly support Biden should he be the nominee.

[Bradshaw3]

9. We need all the help we can get

I'll take any votes, money, endorsements from any decent repub or indy Dems can get in order to save our democracy. Because that is what it will be about in 2020. Hope they also choose Kelly over McSally.

[vsrazdem]

11. I don't understand why anybody would, it doesn't even make sense.

[Karadeniz]

13. Cindy said she wouldn't get involved. However, some traditional repubs might go for him.

[emulatorloo]

14. So is this really a "talking point"? SMH

Seems like with Trump in the White House destroying the USA, people would have more important things to talk about then something like this

[Cha]

19. Except now.. it seems to be a moot talking point..

Link to tweet

But yeah, with trump in power.. we need all the help we can get.

[cwydro]

23. It appears the OP doesn't want to correct his post.

Interesting.

[Cha]

24. It should be corrected whenever

he gets back to his thread.

[cwydro]

25. Sure hope so

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

15. I wouldn't hold this against Joe; his moderate views are his views and well known...

regardless of who supports him out of admiration, and those views should be the main focus in deciding whether to vote for Joe. The same goes for who supporters other candidates.

BUT, I wouldn't be promoting the McCain family endorsement either. Don't think that would play well with the Democratic base, so, can't see how calling attention to it would help.


Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!

[cwydro]

22. She didn't endorse him.

[emulatorloo]

29. "I've seen two threads". I've seen lots of threads on DU thaf turn out not to be accurate

the next day. Everyone gets wild over, for example, a POLITICO article.

Then the next day we find out the POLITICO article left out facts, was questionably sourced etc.

“We all love Joe and there’s no doubt who we’d support in a general erection”. Agreed! All of our candidates excite us!

“one in which he got the McCain endorsement and another in which he’s taking huge cash from Concast. “

Happily, campaign finance law prohibits corporations from contributing “huge cash” to any candidate.

Some articles make the mistake of confusing individual donations (the cable technician, the person who sells you a phone) with corporate PAC donations.

They aren’t the same at all. So if you see a meme that says Bernie is in the pocket of “Big Sugar”, it is confusing donations from individuals with jobs with corporate donations.

“Frankly if this is his day 1, I’m dreading what we’ll learn over the next few weeks.”

Understood.

But most of it will turn out not to be accurate.

An example from recent history: ‘Joe Biden is a sick old pervert who gropes every woman he gets near! He may be a pedo too!!!!” Turns out that’s not true.



Enjoyed your post!

[TeamPooka]

16. The McCain thing is a fuck you to Trump. I think really Joe has very little to do with it.

He is just the convenient delivery device for the family
Like a cigarette for nicotine.

[nolabear]

18. Hah! I think you're right.

I hope it is just another brick in his personal wall.

This—

[watoos]

30. Bravo, one voice of reason and sanity

in a pointless thread. You nailed it.

[UniteFightBack]

17. I think it's great and my REPUBLICAN SISTER also said she likes Joe...should I hold that against her

?

[Cha]

20. Except it looks like Cindy McCain is Not getting involved..

Link to tweet

[cwydro]

21. People need to stop saying she endorsed him.

She hasn’t, and said she won’t get involved.

[samnsara]

26. why would that be held against him?

[CentralMass]

31. Bidens feiendship with and the compassion he showed towards John McCain and his family was

admirable. It iprovides a stark contrast to the Orange Anuses complete lack of compassion and human decency.