Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
Joe BidenCongratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
 

calimary

(84,531 posts)
11. Yes He DID.
Wed Apr 1, 2020, 12:59 PM
Apr 2020

Well, I guess half-assed efforts and waiting til after the convention to step up qualifies as "support."

I forget what the exact numbers were that I saw for after the Democratic convention. But I do remember his efforts constituted about half what he did, campaigning for himself. By the numbers, it worked out to roughly half as many speeches as there were days in each month after the convention. Like - 15 or 16 per month, assuming a month has 30 days. When he was in it for himself, he was making campaign stops on a daily basis. Quite often, MORE than one PER day. Sometimes two or three (or more) campaign stops per day. And he did NOTHING between the end of the primary season to the convention. NOTHING. Hillary could have used the help.

She certainly made it happen after Barack Obama clinched the nomination by the time the primary season ended in 2008. She didn't sit and sulk for half the summer and wait til after the convention was over. She got right on it in JUNE. And she led the New York delegation, being the one to announce its votes to nominate him on the floor of the convention on nomination night.

Some of us don't forget, Bernie. Some of us WON'T EVER forget.

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

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

He sure changed the subject fast, didnt he...Everything he and his colleagues are doing to Eliot Rosewater Apr 2020 #1
Lady Runs A Tough Room, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #2
"Damning with faint praise" sop Apr 2020 #5
Well Done, Sir The Magistrate Apr 2020 #8
Precisely - the Convention ended on July 28, his first half-hearted appearance was on Labor Day.... George II Apr 2020 #6
Yes He DID. calimary Apr 2020 #11
Beginning to think perhaps it isn't wise to let just anyone call gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #3
Going forward, the DNC needs better and more restrictive rules on who gets to run "as a" Democrat. NurseJackie Apr 2020 #4
I like most of Bernies stuff. That being said It is time for teamwork. gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #7
Simple rule Dem4Life1102 Apr 2020 #9
Yes... ANYTHING AT ALL, please! NurseJackie Apr 2020 #13
Sanders looks awful and comes across as very rude and hostile comradebillyboy Apr 2020 #10
If Bernie simply kept his hands folded in his lap while speaking, his poll numbers would go up. sop Apr 2020 #16
In the end Bernie handled it like a politician, and did not answer the question. Some rebel. marble falls Apr 2020 #12
Why even give him a platform. HarlanPepper Apr 2020 #14
We live in a world in which Whoopi Goldberg asks tougher questions tishaLA Apr 2020 #15
why is he so dismissive...reminds me of someone else nt msongs Apr 2020 #17
Whoopi just asked the question that many of us are asking? Sounds like she didn't get a real... Tarheel_Dem Apr 2020 #18
This was a great interview Gothmog Apr 2020 #19
Right on, Chaz Bono and... Cha Apr 2020 #20
Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»Democratic Primaries»Whoopi Goldberg Spars Wit...»Reply #11