Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: As a Bernie Supporter I think Biden will lose to Trump if he continues to do these steps [View all]Aquaria
(1,076 posts)From those supporting a candidate who couldnt get within sniffing distance of a party nominationTWICE. If you cant figure out how to appeal to Democrats in a primary, you certainly dont know what it takes to win the general election.
M4A is a fail. The two candidates who supported it the most went down in flames over it. Get the hint. If thats not enough, its DOA with elderly people and those who know their health situations well. They know how expensive Medicare iseven with supplemental private insurance. If Im going to pay higher taxes and higher out of pocket for private gap and dental and vision policies too, then wheres the benefit over private insurance?
Biden will be fine in the debates. He was able to take down a younger and smarter Paul Ryan with ease. And at least hes quick in his feet with a memorable comeback. BS only has his make everything about my one-trick pony issue. Biden will be fine against Dolt45, because hes got better street smarts than Hillary had. I dont think you realize how Joe can go low and do bare-knuckle political brawling, if he has to. Hes from Scranton, for pitys sake! They know all about fighting hard there. If he does anything, it will be scaring the shit out of Fatty McDumbass, because Handsome Joe is a scrapper behind that polished facade, not a coward pretending to be tough, unlike his November opponent.
As for Biden being somehow more moderate? Guess what? Hes still winning with a Democratic electorate that is further left than voters he needs to win over in November! No matter how much you might wish it werent so, the general electorate isnt further left, so Biden going further left makes zero sense.
And for crying out loud, youre worried about an enthusiasm gap, in fricking MARCH? Most non-incumbent candidates in March are still building their appeal. As it is, again, we dont need advice on voting enthusiasm from the supporters of a guy who is getting clobbered by such a boring candidate in the primaries. Biden is getting plenty more people enthused enough in the only way that matters: By getting them off their asses to go vote for him. Hows that working out for BS? Not so good, huh? The enthusiasm will come, especially if BS will concede so the party can unify behind the guy who had plenty more enthusiasm to get voters to the polls.
Biden also doesnt need the likes of Rogan or TYT to win. I realize BSers live in their own little bubble, so heres a newsflash for you: 95% of the voting electorate has no idea who Rogan or TYT are, and wouldnt give a shit what they think if they did know. If Bidens already winning the voters in a party most inclined to listen to those nitwits, then he can certainly expect to win without those same nitwits in the general election.
In the end, Ill trust the guy whos been half of the team that won a general electionTWICE. He knows more about it than someone supporting a crank who lost a primaryTWICE, and still doesnt grasp why the crank lost.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden