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I think these attacks on Biden will backfire... [View all] Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 OP

I feel like some posters here are doing the GOP's work for them. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #1

and Putin's nt LibFarmer Jun 2019 #7

Post removed Post removed Jun 2019 #74

This happens in the primaries on this forum. cwydro Jun 2019 #12

The 2016 primary was just awful. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #15

I know, it really was. cwydro Jun 2019 #16

Yes, removing him is paramount. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #18

DU leans more left DownriverDem Jun 2019 #62

Totally agree. cwydro Jun 2019 #113

+1000 Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #23

oh puhleese shanny Jun 2019 #27

I'm not saying we shouldn't have vigorous debates Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #52

There's a difference between debate and scorched-earth negative campaigning/character assasination emulatorloo Jun 2019 #107

Yep DownriverDem Jun 2019 #50

We know what the repubs will say, so we say it first, as a test. marylandblue Jun 2019 #65

Exactly Butterflylady Jun 2019 #58

I doubt they are monitoring this site at all. marylandblue Jun 2019 #66

Apparently DU was an important enough site woodsprite Jun 2019 #103

It's called vetting Quackers Jun 2019 #77

Lying about Biden and Warren isn't "vetting" emulatorloo Jun 2019 #111

Then debate that fact with those who say otherwise. Quackers Jun 2019 #115

Haven't learn from the Hillary experience have they? treestar Jun 2019 #100

hilarious Skittles Jun 2019 #120

He's mostly being attacked for being politically tone deaf. marylandblue Jun 2019 #2

Seriously? Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #29

It's okay, it doesn't matter what he says or does, he can win and marylandblue Jun 2019 #30

Good...keep it cold. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #73

Yeah, Hillary wrote a book about it. progressoid Jun 2019 #89

This exactly... techne7319 Jun 2019 #31

This. zonkers Jun 2019 #44

I was at a Biden rally. Everyone was on their feet, eager to get our country back on track, emulatorloo Jun 2019 #112

On the other hand, Mme. Defarge Jun 2019 #38

Yes, he's authentic. Sometimes. He should just admit he stuck his foot in his mouth as usual marylandblue Jun 2019 #48

True, look at the Orange Toxin treestar Jun 2019 #98

he's obviously tone deaf to the tender feelings of some 'progressives' wyldwolf Jun 2019 #54

David Sirota has an outrage generator in his laptop NYMinute Jun 2019 #55

Yes, we do see that, it's all part of the political game. marylandblue Jun 2019 #60

Really? DownriverDem Jun 2019 #61

Yeah really, because Trump is going to beat the crap out of him. marylandblue Jun 2019 #63

Your frustration amuses me. BannonsLiver Jun 2019 #80

Your condescension makes me think much less of you and your opinions. marylandblue Jun 2019 #81

The media will help the Dotard treestar Jun 2019 #99

Who is the " we" that has the power to affect the media? marylandblue Jun 2019 #105

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2019 #71

i Agree 100% disndat Jun 2019 #106

How can one be politically tone deaf treestar Jun 2019 #97

He spent most of his career in a small blue state where he brought home the bacon. marylandblue Jun 2019 #110

Insensitivity did not cause him to fail during the period his son had died. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #117

I guess are you referring to 2016, and I never said he was insensitive marylandblue Jun 2019 #118

I stand corrected. NT emmaverybo Jun 2019 #119

I like Biden but he is not doing himself a favor by making his recent statements about race. Words walkingman Jun 2019 #3

He hasn't made any bad statements on race. Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #32

100% again BootinUp Jun 2019 #35

100% correct. It's not a winning strategy. BootinUp Jun 2019 #4

He is getting a lot of exposure... SouthernProgressive Jun 2019 #5

well known and liked shanny Jun 2019 #28

You have a field of 20+ all needing to get their name out underpants Jun 2019 #6

Reminds me of riverine Jun 2019 #8

:) True Blue American Jun 2019 #104

What the detractors don't realize LibFarmer Jun 2019 #9

Honestly, I never thought of that. Well, Booker got his moment. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #19

if they cannot be swayed Skittles Jun 2019 #121

To expose the detractors and dirty-tricksters nt LibFarmer Jun 2019 #122

They already backfired on Sanders. MSNBC's Velshi and Ruhle R B Garr Jun 2019 #10

Biden may go up in the polls Bhkylib Jun 2019 #11

Good post. cwydro Jun 2019 #13

Nailed what his appeal is about. emmaverybo Jun 2019 #22

Biden has actually dropped about 10 points on the RCP average since he peaked in early May. Ace Rothstein Jun 2019 #69

Not really Loki Liesmith Jun 2019 #102

Which Democrats are being divisive or refusing to work with Republicans? delisen Jun 2019 #14

I don't think the "able to work with the other side" comment was aimed at the Pubs who refuse napi21 Jun 2019 #21

They already are. His detractors are being lambasted on CNN and MSNBC, even those... George II Jun 2019 #17

I saw that...said not getting traction on msnbc. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #26

They already are. Nuggets Jun 2019 #20

Oh noes! BluesRunTheGame Jun 2019 #24

I do too. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #25

The attacks on Clinton worked in 2016 Dopers_Greed Jun 2019 #33

Those attacks had substance in the sense of the FBI investigation... Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #36

His support may be starting to be undermined customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #34

Biden will backfire... techne7319 Jun 2019 #37

Maybe, maybe not customerserviceguy Jun 2019 #45

Joe's off to a rough start, but there's still time to fix the mistakes & get things back on track. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #129

I haven't read any replies, but I already know what I want to say. Susan Calvin Jun 2019 #39

Nah, all you have are throwing ugly insults at Joe Biden Cha Jun 2019 #88

He was ugly. Almost certainly not on purpose. Susan Calvin Jun 2019 #91

All you have are insults. Cha Jun 2019 #92

Well, I remember you . Susan Calvin Jun 2019 #94

Haha.. that's right.. use me as an excuse. Cha Jun 2019 #130

Yes, clueless Boomer Jun 2019 #114

careful, it is clumsy on racially laden subjects treestar Jun 2019 #123

Have to remember...most people here want someone else Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2019 #40

Plenty of people don't think Biden is the best choice to win. Indygram Jun 2019 #43

Similar sentiments...thank you techne7319 Jun 2019 #46

You're welcome Indygram Jun 2019 #49

I am hoping that some Democrats will soon come to realize that the candidate Joe Biden is... Indygram Jun 2019 #41

Exactly techne7319 Jun 2019 #47

kick floppyboo Jun 2019 #93

That is the very essence of failing to have anything to vote FOR. treestar Jun 2019 #101

I could put up with a few gaffes by Joe every now and then...perhaps it's just a case of the jitters InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #128

It Shows He Is Out Of Touch DallasNE Jun 2019 #42

I think it's a bad look for Biden and the people defending him. kcr Jun 2019 #51

I think it is a bad look (seems desperate) for those Democratic candidates attacking Biden Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #75

Each gaffe defense gets more and more desperate. kcr Jun 2019 #90

It seems to me some candidates are desperate and their supporters. Demsrule86 Jun 2019 #131

I think they will work, and Trump will be reelected LongtimeAZDem Jun 2019 #53

Do YOU think it's realistic that we can "unify" with Devin Nunes and McConnell? Honeycombe8 Jun 2019 #56

K&R stonecutter357 Jun 2019 #57

but are attacks on policy really valid? KayF Jun 2019 #59

The only thing backfiring on Biden is Biden himself mtnsnake Jun 2019 #64

He IS BigOleDummy Jun 2019 #68

Really...his supporters should demand a better Biden BeyondGeography Jun 2019 #78

The very definition of an unforced error Boomer Jun 2019 #116

It's not really backfiring. Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #82

My take on BigOleDummy Jun 2019 #67

K&R Scurrilous Jun 2019 #70

Post removed Post removed Jun 2019 #72

I've had to temporarily stop watching MSNBC. Miles Archer Jun 2019 #76

and almost started WWIII floppyboo Jun 2019 #95

I see a repeat of 2016 Iliyah Jun 2019 #79

I see a repeat of 1976. Record number of candidates and the best known didn't win. marylandblue Jun 2019 #85

According to Symone Sanders, Biden did not praise a segregationist Gothmog Jun 2019 #83

What I want is a candidate that can rhetorically toe-to-toe with Trump TheRealNorth Jun 2019 #84

It's going to backfire so hard. joshcryer Jun 2019 #86

Like this? MineralMan Jun 2019 #87

They are just proving their candidate can't win treestar Jun 2019 #96

"but attacking Biden for wanting a less divisive congress?" Perseus Jun 2019 #108

Speaking as an African American, they already backfired AFAIC. My support is even stronger... Tarheel_Dem Jun 2019 #109

Joe Biden waxed nostalgic about working with segregationist senators, and candidates and others CentralMass Jun 2019 #124

Yes. Because Bernie Sanders, a white man, who represents the whitest state in the country... Drunken Irishman Jun 2019 #125

"Waxing nostalgic"? NanceGreggs Jun 2019 #126

I agree... just like the attacks on Bernie, they'll backfire. InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 2019 #127