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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Biden rejecting Democrats' anger in call for national unity [View all]earthshine
(1,642 posts)17. He's bringing flowers to a gun fight? I have had enough with "bipartisan" Democrats.
Republicans need to be defeated at the ballot box, not played with.
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left-of-center2012
May 2019
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While I have my doubts about Biden, he certainly deserves the right to state his case
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#30
True, Hillary in the general against tRump was a much different candidate, which is why...
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#54
Yes. Angry politics turns sane voters off. People have enough stress and bother at work, at home
emmaverybo
May 2019
#46
Im with him..its exhausting to be angry and i bet a lot of the trumpers will feel a sense of..
samnsara
May 2019
#5
What is ironic George, there is not one Democratic candidate who would not try and work with the
still_one
May 2019
#28
We should not be angry at people who want women dead? I have no intention of unifying with them.
Autumn
May 2019
#15
He's bringing flowers to a gun fight? I have had enough with "bipartisan" Democrats.
earthshine
May 2019
#17
Well until they are, a majority of Americans want us to work with them to get stuff done. Biden
emmaverybo
May 2019
#47
Actually, insisting on staying mad even if it means we don't win anything is the privileged stance
StarfishSaver
May 2019
#25
If they are successful in bringing Joe down, then Trump remains standing and they know it...
Skya Rhen
May 2019
#22
"Unity" is, as far as I know, a very common meme for people running for president..
pangaia
May 2019
#26
No. Not in the context of these past two years. I don't think we have seen such division since
emmaverybo
May 2019
#49
This is a strawman argument. THERE IS NOT ONE DEMOCRATIC CANIDATE WHO HAS SAID THEY WILL NOT TRY
still_one
May 2019
#27
Lots of non-candidates around here, tho, who have said Dems shouldn't work with repugs.
elleng
May 2019
#31
Of course, and that is understandable with what we have been through, but I believe it would be
still_one
May 2019
#33
"The people are not divided, it's our politics that's divided" is unrealistic in the extreme.
Demit
May 2019
#36
Biden is a White Man so he is more acceptable to certain democratic leaning types with bigoted
JI7
May 2019
#45