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BidenBacker

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15. Joe's always had blue-collar union worker type appeal
Mon Mar 23, 2020, 03:39 AM
Mar 2020

because he's basically one of them. Grew up lower middle class at best and was always one of the poorest Senators in Congress with a total net worth less than many on this forum. Has only made real good money in the last 2 or 3 years with book deals and speaking engagements. Doubt being rich the last coupla years after being seriously nonwealthy for the first 75 will make him forget his roots.

Fact-checking Joe Biden's claim that he was among the poorest in government

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/30/joe-biden/fact-checking-joe-bidens-claim-hes-among-poorest-g/

Can't think of a single state that Hillary won that Joe will lose. And I'd bet my left nut that PA will rejoin the Dem fold and the right one that MI will too. That leaves WI or another state to replace it...FL, AZ, OH, NC for starters. Wisconsin has 10 electoral votes and Arizona has 11 so that right there alone would put Biden over the top and I'm pretty sure Arizona will vote blue this year like the rest of the Southwest. Get a couple more of those states I listed and/or one or two others I didn't mention and we're looking at an electoral blowout by today's standards. America needs a good soul back in the White House...just hope we can last long enough to make it happen.

https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?msg=2021%20Presidential%20Inauguration&p0=263&ud=1&year=2021&month=1&day=20&hour=0&min=0&sec=0&fromtheme=generic

Goddamn, that's a long time. And watching it doesn't make it go any faster either.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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Biden's going to trounce Trump in a landslide. Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #1
It will be incredibly Awesome when Pres Obama Cha Mar 2020 #2
Exactly, Cha Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #4
Excellent point.. "That's why Sanders must drop out soon. So that Obama can endorse and get behind.. Cha Mar 2020 #5
which tremendous derelict idiot? NCProgressive Mar 2020 #6
... William769 Mar 2020 #3
(Biden).. "suggests he's where the voters are." Cha Mar 2020 #7
A one-to-one burn rate can't be good. B Stieg Mar 2020 #8
Has there ever been a 50-state electoral college landslide? NurseJackie Mar 2020 #9
Great post, Cha! Yes, Sanders has been outspending Biden and every Dem candidate highplainsdem Mar 2020 #10
Thank you so much, hpd! Cha Mar 2020 #12
Really on the button. Thanks for posting, Cha! UncleNoel Mar 2020 #11
You're Welcome, Noel.. Thank you! Cha Mar 2020 #14
There's only one a couple of reason$ to hang on at this point, and neither of them are good for us. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #13
Thank youi, Tarheel.. Cha Mar 2020 #25
Joe's always had blue-collar union worker type appeal BidenBacker Mar 2020 #15
Mahalo for that bit of history on Joe Biden, BB! Cha Mar 2020 #16
Mahalo back at ya, amigo BidenBacker Mar 2020 #17
Gracias, so are you, amgio.. Cha Mar 2020 #19
Excusez-moi BidenBacker Mar 2020 #20
Lol! I've got a bit of that Cha Mar 2020 #21
Well, amiga BidenBacker Mar 2020 #22
Oh gawd.. we suffered through 8 years Cha Mar 2020 #23
See there? BidenBacker Mar 2020 #24
Yes, DU was pricelessly cathartic! And, still Cha Mar 2020 #30
Thank you. What a hoot. At least he gave off a bit of personal warmth. I blame the new-cons emmaverybo Mar 2020 #27
Tick tock ucrdem Mar 2020 #18
Right now there's not much else Joe can do but internet meetings & podcasts, & try for some free air napi21 Mar 2020 #26
Thank you! Wonderful analysis of the voters' inclinations at this time and midterms. I hadn't emmaverybo Mar 2020 #28
Enten on Monmouth poll, Trump -3. Hortensis Mar 2020 #29
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