So with all the bashing of Joe why are his numbers still so high with POCs?

[redstateblues]

MSNBC’s effort to create a horse race by bashing Joe is having minimal success. It’s very telling that the POC guests on all the MSNBC shows are all anti Joe(K. Jean Pierre et al) -it doesn’t reflect their efforts in the polling so far. MSNBC helped Trump win last time. Does anyone really think they don’t want him to win again? It’s all about money and ratings folks. They are not our friends like the Faux News are the friends of Trump. Too bad we don’t have our own network.

[JustAnotherGen]

1. I like him

I'm black. I don't see what the problem is with him. We have a huge field - I have serious dislike for 3, 1 I think is a heartfelt non starter, and 3 blah. Biden isn't one of those people.

[George II]

2. Because the bashing is a smokescreen and faux outrage. In the real world Biden is loved by most.

[elleng]

3. Black lawmakers get Biden's back amid 'segregationist' uproar.

'I worked with Strom Thurmond all my life,' Jim Clyburn says.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/19/joe-biden-segregationist-comments-1370844

[emulatorloo]

5. Thank you for the link. Really appreciate it.

[elleng]

6. You're welcome. Everyone clearly needs ALL the news.

[emulatorloo]

4. Because MSNBC doesn't represent real world Democrats. This is a big fail on their part.

[Cha]

7. Good Question, redstateblues!

The M$M manufacturing and manipulating Again to get the scenario they want.

While they shove reality aside..

Link to tweet

[customerserviceguy]

8. Eight years with Obama

far outshines a few minutes with a segregationist senator.

[thesquanderer]

10. "all the bashing" is happening in a little bubble.

In mainstream coverage, there is not much negative about Biden. I think the question will be what happens once we get into debate season. Until then, I think people's opinions about him are largely the result of things like name recognition, his association with Obama, and memories of Biden's past years. Probably relatively few have seen or heard him lately.

[left-of-center2012]

11. Biden haters would attack him if he said ...

Biden haters would attack him if he said he had bought Girl Scout 'Thin Mint' cookies.

They'd demand he apologize,
and explain why he hates Girl Scout 'Tagalongs’ cookies.

[shanny]

12. Obama nostalgia

[Cha]

14. Oh, so you're speaking for POC on

why they're supporting Joe Biden right now?

[ecstatic]

13. All the bashing of Joe is because his numbers are so high with POC.

That could change. But for me, the way one democratic candidate takes down another matters. In 6 months, ask Bernie how his brutal attacks on Hillary Clinton worked out. You can also ask Gillibrand how the Al Franken thing worked out for her campaign.

[Tarheel_Dem]

15. I'm African American, and I know bullshit when I hear it, no matter who the bullshitter is. Whether

it be Joy, or her many guests who are obviously anti Biden, I can make up my own mind as to what I should be outraged about.

[oasis]

16. There's too much at stake for anyone with common sense to buy in

to the weak bullshit which gets thrown at our best chance for the presidency. Baseless accusations chipped away at HRC's 2016 bid, but that kind of stuff is not going to work this time around.

[Gothmog]

17. James Clyburn is siding with Joe Biden on this issue

This is very nice to see https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/06/20/why-joe-biden-is-so-defensive-over-his-remarks-about-segregationists/?utm_term=.ab8bb7949ad8

Biden has powerful Democratic backers on this: The highest-ranking African American member of Congress, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.), told reporters Wednesday he understands where Biden is coming from and that he, too, worked with people such as Strom Thurmond. Other black Democrats in Congress tried to frame Biden’s words in charitable ways.

“I think the sentiment is something that we all know in the legislative body — that you work with people you don’t agree with,” Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-La.), a co-chairman of Biden’s campaign, said.

The Clyburn comment in particular is helpful to Biden. If there’s one friend in Congress you want to make as a Democratic presidential candidate, it’s probably Clyburn. He rules South Carolina Democratic politics, and South Carolina is the first early voting state with a majority black Democratic primary voters. Biden and his opponents will be campaigning in South Carolina this weekend at Clyburn’s famous fish fry.

[treestar]

18. Reminds me of the Henry Kissinger stuff

with Hillary.

Putting up with people like that is something you have to do to be civil and thought presentable as a major leader - without spitting on them or the like. Seeing what they do have to offer - anyone could have useful knowledge, even warmongers. Or they may be in the Senate from another state and what can you do about it? Are Senators supposed to refuse to talk to those they don't agree with? What good would that do? In fact, it seems they expect Biden to have acted like Trump - and back then in the earlier Senate, too!

[Scurrilous]

19. ...

[aikoaiko]

20. ...so far.

[SouthernProgressive]

21. Throughout history...

Few groups have seen as many good people of theirs trashed as have POC. It's not something they are fond of.