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Joe Biden predicts he will run for president in 2020, but not yet 'committed'
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BUNTING1243
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i think a lot about what would have happened if he ran this year.
even eliminating the factor of sexism might have put him over the edge. we probably overestimated america in that regard.
he'd be pretty old at that point but man at this point sure.
even eliminating the factor of sexism might have put him over the edge. we probably overestimated america in that regard.
he'd be pretty old at that point but man at this point sure.
RPGCrazied
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Why? Trump is like 70. We just need a populist, or star. Politics don't matter anymore.
FireBeaver
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I love Joe Biden and wish he would have run this year, he probably would have won. The problem is, he might be a little bit too old. I mean, if he ran in 2020 he would be 78. He still seems pretty healthy though.
I stand corrected.
Anyway, Joe Biden is a solid guy. I can see him standing up well to Trump.
Frozenprince
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"Isn't Joe Biden a little too old?" Says the forum that's been screaming for Bernie Sanders to run.
Generalpsyduck
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People live so long nowadays i would think it would be a non-issue.
plus if he does croak the vp just takes over.
He's done too.
Doesn't this fucking party have anyone interesting under the age of 70?
Let's find out.
Lol no. Biden especially after his VP run has become really beloved.
He would have been able to win because he can appeal to the disenfranchised white working class that Hillary lost, basically maintaining the Obama coalition.
I like HRC but the average person just doesn't like her.
QuiteWhittle
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How can anyone know? 2020 will be after four years of Trump, do not forget that.
So you're just making assumptions. Got it.
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Vilix
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And the 2020 election year begins.
Clinton and her Cronies called dibs
Never seen a party so concerned with eating itself alive.
RPGCrazied
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They need to do their research, but we have to stop Trump in 4 years. Surely he will mess up and get impeached sooner, but he can not last almost a decade.
Yeah it wasn't rhetorical I guess. Depends on how much of a disaster outsider Trump is.
Frozenprince
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Their own image means more than the future of the world.
I'd laugh if it wasn't so sad an predictable.
Trump lost the popular vote by millions and narrowly won the electoral college against one of the least popular candidates in history. That's not a strong case for arguing that politics don't matter anymore.
Also, plenty of reports during the run up to the primaries on the subject. I'm not pulling anything out of my ass here, all this stuff was crystal clear in the lead up to the primaries. Joe's family wasn't high on him running after his son died, Obama didn't want a nasty primary battle. Had they known Bernie was going to do what he did I suspect they would have wanted Joe in the mix, but hindsight is 20/20.
Yeah, it kinda is... When you lose to Donald Trump.
RPGCrazied
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Narrowly? He won 306 to like 232, that isn't narrow. Maybe in like 3 states.
Technosteve
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yes but he's a person of color...
By 70K votes.
Yes, Bernie poisoned the well. The vile fiend.
It was, historically, quite a close election.
Frozenprince
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He won key states by razor think margins. That's narrowly.
Booker, I'm assuming? He'd have my vote.
I'm sorry, who gives a shit?
This election should have been a cakewalk. She lost to Donald Trump.
I don't want to fucking hear it.
I'm telling you man... It's like, people are slowly starting to view having experience in the field as a bad thing. Nevermind the part where folks were happy with Bernie, but now are looking at Joes age.
This too. Bidens not terrible, but hes to her right. I would honestly prefer someone more left than him.
Spiral Insanity
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We have an ex Goldman Sachs' guy as our lead Treasury.
Have you followed who Trump is assigning?
RPGCrazied
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Ah, trust me though I'm all for the electoral college going away. But it was put in place to stop people like Trump, so maybe the electors can do something about it on Dec. 19th when they vote.
kittenbreath
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I love Joe, but running for a first term that would begin when he's 78 is a no-go. You'd effectively be voting for his VP.
For comparison, Trump just broke the record for oldest president elected to their first term and he's "only" 70.
And this would be the line against him in the primaries. Joe is very different than Hillary in personality and style of politics, but he shares many of the same weaknesses that hurt her with progressives. Namely, that his very long career in Washington means that he's held positions in the past that would complicate efforts to reach out to the Democrat's leftward moving base.
For comparison, Trump just broke the record for oldest president elected to their first term and he's "only" 70.
And this would be the line against him in the primaries. Joe is very different than Hillary in personality and style of politics, but he shares many of the same weaknesses that hurt her with progressives. Namely, that his very long career in Washington means that he's held positions in the past that would complicate efforts to reach out to the Democrat's leftward moving base.
I am reading my 2099 comics to get ready for the future
You don't want to here what? That this was a super narrow loss? That policy was NOT what lost the election? That no one in their right mind would nominate Corey Booker (or any NJ politician for that matter?
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