Top New Hampshire backer to Biden: Stop talking so much or lose

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https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/06/new-hampshire-dallesandro-joe-biden-1484328

"LACONIA, N.H. — One of Joe Biden’s most high-profile supporters in New Hampshire warned the candidate during a one-on-one exchange Friday that he and his campaign need to make immediate changes to win the first-in-the-nation primary.

Lou D’Allesandro, the longest-serving state senator and highest-ranking elected official in the state who’s endorsed Biden, spoke with the candidate before a town hall event here. D’Allesandro was blunt in his advice: Listen more. Talk less. Answer succinctly. Get your campaign operation organized."

"Other prominent Democrats in the state agreed with the state senator’s overall critique of Biden, and noted his campaign appears less than organized. For example, key local Democrats were not sent invitations to Friday’s event.

“Some of their events are a cluster f--k,” said a senior Democratic party member who is uncommitted in the primary and asked for anonymity to speak candidly."

I wonder if this is like the Senator Obama famous "SHOOT.ME.NOW." note to his staff while listening to Biden?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/watch-obamas-note-to-aide_n_135028

"He may have been his top choice for running mate but even Barack Obama knows that Joe Biden has a tendency to give long speeches.

In last night’s documentary on Obama and McCain on PBS’s “Frontline,” Rolling Stone magazine’s Ben Wallace-Wells related an amusing anecdote about Obama attending his first meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which happened to be a confirmation hearing for Condoleezza Rice.

About midway through the meeting, Joe Biden is “going on and on” and Obama scribbles a note and passes it back to his aide.

The note said simply: “SHOOT. ME. NOW.”"

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. The things you learn here! Im sure Joe, as a seasoned politician, can make the necessary adjustments

Funny what Obama said!!


Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!! or
Elizabeth & Bernie 2020!!
Either way, welcome to the revolution!!!

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. And if Bernie is not the nominee? According to all the polls, he wont be, so you will be

happily, aggressively supporting and promoting WHOEVER it is?

[vsrazdem]

3. If we weren't willing to do that none of would be here.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. You are speaking for the person I addressed?

[vsrazdem]

8. Anyone not willing to vote for the democratic candidate in the general election SHOULDN'T be here.

[Eliot Rosewater]

9. So yes,you are speaking for them?

[vsrazdem]

10. Sure sounds like it.

[Eliot Rosewater]

12. I noticed, did you, the person did not respond...did you notice?

Do you know how FEW votes it took for a fascist piece of shit traitor to steal the WH?

[thesquanderer]

17. It's silly to ask for purity tests here.

TOS actually requires supporting the Dem candidate, whoever it is. So if anyone here isn't going to do so (HIGHLY unlikely), they can't say so anyway.

The way I see it, we're here to discuss the candidates and the issues, not to make demands on each other. IMO, the only ones who should play cops are the cops (admins).

[blm]

7. That's for another thread. Your thread.

Dems are United here. Why the constant questioning of loyalty? This thread was on another subject that included a funny story. Nothing mean-spirited. Certainly nothing to trigger another loyalty question.

[Merlot]

22. I don't think it's necessary to challenge someone on how they will behave

if their candidate is not the nominee.

[thesquanderer]

15. Joe is Joe. He hasn't changed in 40+ yrs, he's not going to change now.

But he's found a way to appeal to a lot of people, warts and all.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

20. I understand that... but don't get it.

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!! or
Elizabeth & Bernie 2020!!
Either way, welcome to the revolution!!!

[LincolnRossiter]

5. Meh. I love Joe but wish he were a bit sharper in his messaging at times.

NT

[blm]

11. To know Joe's heart is to love him,

but, you might want to bring a book....just in case. Heheh.

[Kurt V.]

6. he's not going to stop talking, so.....

[Funtatlaguy]

13. Wise advice, Joe, listen to it. Less is more in your stories.

[DarthDem]

14. A New Day, A New Politico Hit Piece on Joe Biden! What Will Tomorrow Bring?

Gee, I wonder what Politico's real goal is here? I mean, I don't read their trash, but for anyone who does, do they routinely publish these sorts of unsubstantiated, rumormongering, "unnamed sources"-bolstered articles about any other Democratic candidate besides Biden?

If not, I wonder why not?

If so, I wonder why no one publishes those hit pieces on the other Democratic candidates here on a regular (not to say clockwork, set-your-watch-by-it) basis like they publish the articles finding fault with Joe Biden?

Very curious.

[lambchopp59]

16. Expect hit pieces to multiply exponentially if Joe Biden wins the nomination

Koch and Corporatist powers that be want the weakest candidate possible to run against their profiteering puppet.

[DarthDem]

23. Right

And they're pretty bad now. Not sure how much worse they can get, though. And no one, of course, reads that rag Politico.

[JI7]

18. he isn't going to change. he will win or lose being what

he has always been. if it hurts him and he loses the primary it will just mean a stronger candidate won and we are better off in the GE.

if he wins it means he is the stronger candidate since he can still do well with these issues.

[Blue_true]

19. Great observations all. nt

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

21. Fair enough... may the best candidate win!!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!! or
Elizabeth & Bernie 2020!!
Either way, welcome to the revolution!!!

[treestar]

24. Bill Clinton did too

and commentators were certain he was doomed after his long speech at the convention before the one where he was nominated.