Bill Madden: I'm a progressive.. here's why I'm Voting for Joe Biden.

[Cha]

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[Takket]

1. why i'm voting for Biden........

because i can either support someone that shares about 80% of my views on issues, or someone that supports 0%.

Not difficult.

[Cha]

2. Excellent reason, Takket! I think Bill Madden, Khary Pennebaker,

and Fred Guttenberg have excellent reasons, too.

[LizBeth]

14. I am with you.

[MustLoveBeagles]

23. +1

[Grokenstein]

28. But but but! But but but!

If I can't have a candidate that shares 100% of my views, I want the whole world to burn!!
...BECAUSE MY CONSCIENCE!!!

/necessarysarcasmtag

[Cha]

59. lol.. I can't even with those people

[Blue Owl]

3. K&R

[Cha]

7. Mahalo, Blue Owl!

StaySafe~

[Blue Owl]

8. You too, Cha!

[Cha]

10. Mahalo, Blue Owl..

Aloha!

[highplainsdem]

4. K&R! Great tweets there! Thanks, Cha!

[Cha]

12. Tweets of Sanity, hpd! So Grateful for Peeps like Fred Guttenberg,

Khary Pennebaker, and Bill Madden.

These are the ones who care about our SC, America and her People, and our Planet!

Mahalo!!

[spicysista]

5. Makes sense to me!

My first candidate of choice is Senator Harris. Our field was full of amazing people from all parts of the Democratic coalition. I am happy to vote for and to support Joe Biden because he is ready for this moment. He will be an excellent president and world leader. Geaux Joe and Geaux all Dems! Great thread, Cha!

[Cha]

13. Mahalo, SpicySista!

I know I would be behind whomever won the nom.. even though Biden was my first choice.

I chose him in part because I do think he can beat trump and do an excellent job in our WH.

[still_one]

6. Excellent!!! Thanks for posting

[Cha]

17. Mahalo, still_one!

Thank you so much!

All this anti-Biden chatter on twitter and trump trash talk around here.. it's really refreshing to run into some sanity for our Future!

[Aristus]

9. Definitely!

[Cha]

18. Mahalo, Aristus!

StaySafe!

[Aristus]

41. You too!

[Cha]

57. Thank you!... we're really trying out here in

the middle of nowhere.

[Poiuyt]

11. I got into a "discussion" with a progressive friend the other day

For some reason, he really doesn't like Biden. He'll probably vote for hime anyway, but still. This should be a no-brainer.

[Cha]

24. There are a lot of smears out there on

Joe Biden.. and if you listen to that then I can see why someone wouldn't like him.

Same with President Obama.. I wouldn't like him either if all I did was listen to fox "news" all day.. and suck it up.

As you can see from the tweets in the OP it is a no brainer for those compassionate guys... it takes others longer.

Mahalo, Poiuyt! StaySafe

[DenverJared]

15. K&R

[Cha]

25. Mahalo, DenverJared!

StaySafe!

[Scurrilous]

16. Thanks Cha.

[Cha]

26. Mahalo to you, Scurrilous!

Good to see you!

[Scurrilous]

34. You too.

[Bettie]

19. He will be the nominee

so I'll vote for him. Simple.

It's the choice between plain, lukewarm oatmeal and a bowl of feces covered in poison.

You eat the oatmeal. It isn't exciting, it isn't what you wanted, but it won't kill you.

[Cha]

29. ".. lukewarm oatmeal..".. Good god! So don't get excited about

Democracy and take the Opportunity to insult our candidate Joe Biden.

Most People are excited about getting our Democracy Back.. Thank Goodness!

[ProfessorGAC]

39. +1

Well said, Cha!
This is not a "hold my nose" moment!

[Cha]

65. No it isn't.. and it says more about

anyone who says that than Joe Biden.. our nominee against the mad stupid dictator.

Thank you, ProfessorGAC!

[HarlanPepper]

42. After tens of thousands of dead Americans nobody should need to be coaxed to the polls

If you can’t get excited about getting rid of trump and decent competent leadership in the WH again, then look within because plenty of us are excited about that. I don’t need fucking “exciting” to be motivated because I’ve been paying attention.

[Bettie]

43. I vote for the Democrat, every time

he's a competent bureaucrat, which will be important moving forward.

But, I always vote a straight ticket Democrat. I don't have to be coaxed anywhere, but I am not required to believe he's a god. He's a middle-of-the road old white dude.

I haven't left my house in weeks, so I'm not excited about anything, nor am I convinced that the election will be fair. It is very likely to be a shit show of epic proportion, rife with Republican malfeasance. So, no I'm not excited.

[HarlanPepper]

44. Now you're making a ridiculous argument

Nobody said he was a God. Give me a fucking break.

[Bettie]

45. He's not an exciting guy

sorry if you are upset that I don't find him thrilling. He's a politician of his generation. I'm not going to pretend otherwise.

[HarlanPepper]

46. Just vote.

You will be excited when Trump is gone. Or maybe not? I have no idea. Maybe that’ll be just another day. Not very “exciting.”

[Bettie]

48. I always vote...

every election since I turned 18 with one exception when I missed a school board election the first year we moved to hell...I mean Iowa, because I wasn't aware of when it was. I vote every. Single. Time.

Yeah, I'll be excited if he's gone, but I think they will do literally anything to hang on to power. Our system only works if both sides believe that laws are a thing.

One side doesn't believe that and every day they gain a little more power, because there is no mechanism to take it back from them.

So, I have very little hope. Yes, we'll win the election, at least by the votes, but I fear that they will keep power anyway.

So, please stop saying "Please vote", I do vote. Always. I've said that over and over. I owe no one 'enthusiasm'.

[Cha]

74. Mahalo, HarlanPepper! "Stop saying there's no enthusiam.."

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StaySafe!

[HarlanPepper]

75. It's so odd that people can't or won't see the big picture.

[Cha]

76. Ikr.. Especially When the Big Picture is staring them right

in their face in Lockdown!

[Cha]

58. I don't care if you're "excited" or not but I do care that you

get on this Positive Joe Biden Thread and try to insult him with your ".lukewarm oatmeal..". and now your snarky "..competent bureaucrat" label.

Thankfully the Voters in South Carolina and all the Super Tuesday States know who Joe Biden is. not who you say he is.

[HarlanPepper]

77. +1

Spreading negativity is NOT helpful.

[Cha]

78. Not a bit.. We need untiy Nowl.. if we're going

to get rid of the sadistic maniac in the WH.

[William769]

20. Kick & recommended.

[Cha]

31. Mahalo, William!

[Caliman73]

21. Joe was not my first, or second choice, but I will vote for him enthusiastically.

From what I have seen of Joe Biden, he is a decent person. He is genuinely empathetic. He likes to tell stories and sometimes he sticks his foot in his mouth. He can be a hot head and say some silly things, but he is also very intelligent and humble. I have no fear in voting for him because I have seen him change his mind on things, not on whim, but after getting evidence which caused him to rethink things. I also have no doubt that Biden would surround himself with actual experts and smart people, and he will listen to them and do what is right for people, not what will give him short term gains. Biden has been in Congress, has been Vice President, but he hasn't become wealthy by exploiting the system for his own gain. Biden is a good person and will be at the very minimum, a good President, with the chance to be a great President.

[Cha]

63. Mahalo, Caliman!

StaySafe~

[Gothmog]

22. I am proud to be a day one donor to Vice President Biden

[Cha]

67. And, I'm so grateful to be a fellow Biden

supporter of yours, Goth.

You've been so focused and dedicated to Making This Happen!

[brush]

27. I was a Harris supporter at first but when she pulled out it dawned on me, unfortunately,...

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misogyny is still strong in the nation, socialism is toxic to millions of voters so Sanders and even Warren couldn't win, Buttigeig is brilliant but needs seasoning and then there's the homophobe element out there, and of all the other males in the race Biden has that blue collar appeal that plays well in swing states, trump is scared of him and he has the Obama connection—he's the one that most voters can coalesce behind.

And wasn't it beautiful how Klobuchar, Buttigeig and O'Rourke coalesced behind Biden after his string of strong wins. That's how it's done in a party to shut out a sometime party member trying once again to usurp the nomination.

[Cha]

73. That about sums it up, brush..

Except Pete and Sen Amy Klobuchar bowed out and endorsed Biden after South Carolina and right before Super Tuesday.

They were responsible in large part for his "string of strong wins".

StaySafe!

[brush]

79. Ah, you're right. He had so many quick wins I lost track.

[Cha]

80. I was soooo Busy

keeping track. But it happened at lightening speed and changed everything.. it wasn't easy to process all at once!

[brush]

81. Love how all the Dems got behind him and stopped you know who.

[Cha]

82. Yes! I could not

believe our good fortune.. at first.

My dream come true.. now on to the next one!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

30. Another good Madden tweet.

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[crickets]

49. Oh, I really like that one too! nt

[betsuni]

32. K&R

[brer cat]

33. K&R

[Hortensis]

35. Lol, why? Bcz I'm not insane.

The word progressive is SO toxically manipulated. I just read a couple articles on Vox and Vox links that called LW radicals liberals (! Sanders and his base despise liberals) and LW populists progressives, even though progress comes in a very distant second goal to smashing whatever progressive Democrats support.

In both cases, the articles wiped out the huge divide between Democratic and conservative/Republican voters by allocating most into a mid range called moderates. If we could just define that gone, I'd be with language corruption all the way. At least until it caused some other dreadful effect.

And of course this kind of "analysis" tosses Madden in with those who think losing to Republicans is hardly worse than losing to Democrats, certainly a totally acceptable risk.

[Mike Nelson]

36. I think...

... The Clintons, Obamas, Bidens and many others are a lot more progressive that they let on... remember Hillary trying to get health care done decades ago... remember Obama wanted a more progressive program. I think they were all for marriage equality before they publicly "came out" for it...

Moderates win national elections.

[Hortensis]

51. You're right. Since our nation's founding, to be liberal is

effectively to be progressive as well. How else for government of, by and for the people? And those people named are lifelong liberals, with long records of progressivism proving it. Just look at our long, long current party platform? from beginning to end all about the use of government power to achieve liberal progressive goals. So, yes, and thanks for saying it.

[Mike Nelson]

54. Thank you...

... you explained that very well!

[Hortensis]

55. You complimented some good people as progressive.

Have to agree!

[sop]

37. And I really don't want to hear any more of that "I'll hold my nose" bullshit.

[quickesst]

38. why vote for Joe Biden?

For all of the above reasons, and then some.

[NurseJackie]

40. Oh, man... these are awesome!

Thanks for sharing this!

Mahalo!!

[Cha]

64. Ikr! Just because..

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You're Welcome & Mahalo to you, Jackie!

[mcar]

47. Oh look. Grownups who don't have to be courted

for their vote.

[crickets]

50. K&R for the post and the discussion.

[LakeArenal]

52. I'm voting for the most qualified person nationally and globally.

The fact that he and his family is nice and normal is sprinkles on my patriotic
Red White and

BLUE

cupcake

[saidsimplesimon]

53. "DSA not endorsing @JoeBiden" ????huh

"Taking their toys home and sitting on the sidelines?" I expect both Senators Sanders and Warren and their supporters to assist our Democratic candidate.

[ehrnst]

56. I am glad to be enthusiastically supporting Biden, even if he wasn't my first choice

because he will be fantastic at the job.

[Eliot Rosewater]

60. Excellent post, thread...Now lets beat that fucking traitor so god damn bad

he will cry for his god damn mommie!

[lapucelle]

61. Thank you for this thread.

[la-trucker]

62. All three tweets absolutely on point

Go Joe !!

[sheshe2]

66. Go Joe!

Sorry I am so late in seeing this, Cha.

[Me.]

68. Fabulous Thread

[ConnorMarc]

69. Note how he didn't mention anything policy-related.

Just feel-good stuff.

Interesting.

[Cha]

72. So What?! Please Try To Keep UP..

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[DenverJared]

70. Wonderful tweets !! K&R

[GeorgiaPeanut]

71. Kicked and highly recommended