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Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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Entitled Mofos (Original Post) mrsv Mar 2020 OP
K&R!!!!! blue-wave Mar 2020 #1
I love her!! Have followed her on twitter for some time Thekaspervote Mar 2020 #2
This was great!! MaryMagdaline Mar 2020 #3
She really lays in on the line... I like her style. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #4
I'm 71 years old and live on social security iwannaknow Mar 2020 #5
Please stop insulting us by rewriting propaganda bull shit. William769 Mar 2020 #7
This ain't propaganda. iwannaknow Mar 2020 #8
... William769 Mar 2020 #6
 

blue-wave

(4,488 posts)
1. K&R!!!!!
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 10:27 AM
Mar 2020

She is spot on absolutely 100% correct!!

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

Thekaspervote

(34,414 posts)
2. I love her!! Have followed her on twitter for some time
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 10:30 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
4. She really lays in on the line... I like her style.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 11:11 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

iwannaknow

(213 posts)
5. I'm 71 years old and live on social security
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 12:55 PM
Mar 2020

so I have lots of skin in this game. It's great to feel inspired by a candidate, but I do get it that some of us would likely be more hurt than others by Trump's re-election. The electability argument, which it seems to me this tweet is making, is primarily contingent upon the state of the economy. In a bull market, the incumbent is significantly more likely to be re-elected, but in the bear market, the opposite is true. In the latter case, both Bernie and Joe would be highly electable, but in the former case, both would struggle.

I'm very frightened at the possibility of dRUMPf's getting re-elected, but as a social security recipient, I'm also frightened, although not nearly as much, of Biden's getting elected. Why? He has advocated for a reduction in "entitlement" spending, and he, along with our beloved Obama, was willing use a cut to social security as a budget bargaining chip. That possibility scares the heck out of me. This draconian proposal was to use Chained CPI as a COLA standard for Soc Sec recipients.

Even so, when faced with the option of voting for someone who scares the *** out of me vs someone who frightens me less, of course I will vote for the one who is less threatening. In the meantime, I continue to support Bernie because 1) I trust him more than Biden; 2) he has a much better record on social security, 3) he will FIGHT harder to reduce healthcare costs, which is also a major issue for me.

Please stop insulting me for choosing to back someone in the primary who I sincerely believe is more likely to act in the interests of those of us who struggle the most. When you can't find fault with a candidate, what do you do? You attack his supporters. This strategy will not help unite our party.

Thanks for reading this.

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

William769

(55,783 posts)
7. Please stop insulting us by rewriting propaganda bull shit.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 12:58 PM
Mar 2020

Edited to add "of Biden's getting elected. Why? He has advocated for a reduction in "entitlement" spending, and he, along with our beloved Obama, was willing use a cut to social security as a budget bargaining chip."

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

iwannaknow

(213 posts)
8. This ain't propaganda.
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 02:34 PM
Mar 2020

Google it.

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