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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts)
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:30 PM Dec 2019

Biden's Fatal Mistake? Krystal Ball dings pundit on working-class allegiance

One of the pundits used Joe Biden's faux pas as a segue to slam Democrats. She said that many of the working class was starting to view the Democratic Party as the party for the rich. Really? Of course, that could not be further from the truth.

Krystal Ball did not allow that fallacy to remain in the ethos for too long. She allowed the pundit to continue making her case. In a very civil and respectful manner she pointed out the reality.



https://egbertowillies.com/2019/12/24/krystal-ball-dings-pundit-biden-fatal-mistake/
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Biden's Fatal Mistake? Krystal Ball dings pundit on working-class allegiance (Original Post) egbertowillies Dec 2019 OP
lmao at anyone who takes Krystal Ball's opinion as anything other than pure trash. Drunken Irishman Dec 2019 #1
Um, you might want to watch the vid or at least read the post.. whathehell Dec 2019 #5
I am at work and can't watch the video... Drunken Irishman Dec 2019 #10
The headline was misleading.. whathehell Dec 2019 #14
Krystal defended Joe True Blue American Dec 2019 #17
She didn't defend Biden Hav Dec 2019 #21
Exactly squirecam Dec 2019 #22
Okay whathehell Dec 2019 #23
I'd be more inclined to listen to the Magic 8 Ball than Krystal Ball. George II Dec 2019 #9
This!! Thekaspervote Dec 2019 #18
She was right in that instance. Watch the video. brush Dec 2019 #11
Krystal Ball, LOL. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author TwilightZone Dec 2019 #3
"Fatal Mistake". SergeStorms Dec 2019 #4
Well if Krystal Ball said so i guess that's all we need to know. dem4decades Dec 2019 #6
Usually like your posts but you need to dump Krystal BeyondGeography Dec 2019 #7
This Post Proves People Read a Headline and Comment without Reading Further Indykatie Dec 2019 #8
There's a reason it's called click BAIT. (n/t) OilemFirchen Dec 2019 #13
Well, thankfully he's still alive so I guess it wasn't a "fatal mistake". George II Dec 2019 #12
Assuming Krystal Ball is correct, and her "ding at pundit" is valid, beastie boy Dec 2019 #15
Self Promotion Yeah!! WA-03 Democrat Dec 2019 #16
Why? DarthDem Dec 2019 #19
Krystal Ball IS a fatal mistake. I hope her parents are Hortensis Dec 2019 #20
 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
1. lmao at anyone who takes Krystal Ball's opinion as anything other than pure trash.
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:33 PM
Dec 2019
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whathehell

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5. Um, you might want to watch the vid or at least read the post..
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:43 PM
Dec 2019

Krystal Ball was defending Biden and the Democrats...Just sayin'.

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Drunken Irishman

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10. I am at work and can't watch the video...
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:53 PM
Dec 2019

Only going off what was said in the headline of the post + what I've heard from Krystal Ball in the past. If she stood up for Democrats, good for her. I still think her opinion is generally trash.

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whathehell

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14. The headline was misleading..
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:59 PM
Dec 2019

and whatever you think of Ball, there's this old saying about clocks being right twice a day -- Her opinion here isn't "trash".

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True Blue American

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17. Krystal defended Joe
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 02:16 PM
Dec 2019

And the Democratic Party.

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Hav

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21. She didn't defend Biden
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 02:52 PM
Dec 2019

She only countered the claim that the working class was gravitating towardes the Repubs by saying that the non-white working class remains solidly Democratic. That had nothing to do with Biden.

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squirecam

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22. Exactly
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 05:37 PM
Dec 2019

And joe was right. So was HRC when she said 50% of trumpets are in the basket of deplorable.

Joe told the truth. Better that then lying and saying that older coal miners will get re-training. No they won’t. They don’t want to work on the new industries. They want their old high paying coal work, even if it kills them and the environment.

It’s retraining for all....for those who want it.

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whathehell

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23. Okay
Wed Dec 25, 2019, 01:37 AM
Dec 2019

but she didn't play into their RE talking points, either.

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George II

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9. I'd be more inclined to listen to the Magic 8 Ball than Krystal Ball.
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:53 PM
Dec 2019
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brush

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11. She was right in that instance. Watch the video.
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:56 PM
Dec 2019
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SergeStorms

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4. "Fatal Mistake".
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:42 PM
Dec 2019

Please. Anyone's "fatal mistake" would be taking anything Krystal Ball says seriously.

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dem4decades

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6. Well if Krystal Ball said so i guess that's all we need to know.
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:44 PM
Dec 2019
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BeyondGeography

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7. Usually like your posts but you need to dump Krystal
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:46 PM
Dec 2019

Zero credibility here or anywhere except Bernie World.

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Indykatie

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8. This Post Proves People Read a Headline and Comment without Reading Further
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:51 PM
Dec 2019

I will admit though the headline could have been better written to make clear Ball was not criticizing Biden but defending him and the Dem party.

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OilemFirchen

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13. There's a reason it's called click BAIT. (n/t)
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:58 PM
Dec 2019
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George II

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12. Well, thankfully he's still alive so I guess it wasn't a "fatal mistake".
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:57 PM
Dec 2019
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beastie boy

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15. Assuming Krystal Ball is correct, and her "ding at pundit" is valid,
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 02:01 PM
Dec 2019

I still don't see any fatality to Biden in her comments, or the pundit's comments.
It's as if the header and the content were put together at random. I guess "Biden's fatal mistake", even with a question mark, sounds impressive regardless of whether it is related to what follows.

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WA-03 Democrat

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16. Self Promotion Yeah!!
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 02:10 PM
Dec 2019

Joe Biden will win WI, MI, OH and PA. He will beat tru$$ia like a drum.
His coattails will bring us all 3 branches to try and fix the country after the repukes screw it up again.

Biden will restore our soft power and alliances with his great foreign policy experience. The best person for the time.

Go Joe Go!!!
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DarthDem

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19. Why?
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 02:35 PM
Dec 2019

Why is this poster - who hates most Democrats, incidentally - allowed to link to his or her own website?

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Hortensis

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20. Krystal Ball IS a fatal mistake. I hope her parents are
Tue Dec 24, 2019, 02:50 PM
Dec 2019

looking forward to her glorious future under a RW authoritarian government. Because if they were like me they'd purse their lips, smile, and change the subject when congratulated on how well her fake news career is doing.

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