Asked if he's surprised Sanders is going after him, Biden says "No. He has to."

[Skya Rhen]

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[Thekaspervote]

1. All class!! Unlike the scorched earth sanders people

Thank heavens sanders will not be the nominee!!

[LeftTurn3623]

2. At least Sanders doesn't want a republican

For a running mate

[msongs]

3. who does? nobody has said he or she does. nt

[Skya Rhen]

5. At least Pete will never have a chance to choose any running mate - but Joe will.

[UniteFightBack]

7. Really? You got anything else? nt

[LongtimeAZDem]

8. Neither does Biden; one would have to be stupendously naive to believe he was serious

[Kahuna7]

11. You don't know that. Bernie has no loyalty to the Democratic party. nt

[Lexblues]

18. Bernie could easily select Jill Stein as his running mate

Which actually may be more disgusting.

[dware]

25. And Joe followed up that remark with he didn't know any qualified

repubs he'd like to have as his VP, so, fail.

[Cha]

31. Yes.. so fail.

If they're going to quote something of Biden's they need to quote the whole thing.. not just some edited version

[Cha]

30. At least BS has jill stein pushers and voters for his

top hires..

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[TidalWave46]

4. Biden just topped one of the best political slaps I have seen in recent years.

“Enough about the damn emails.”

I know there are more out there who see what he did there and it was planned. I might not like Sanders but that was a brilliant political punch.

Biden tops it with this one. It’s lends itself the argument that Biden is pure class while also insinuating Sanders is desperate.

[UniteFightBack]

10. It's lends itself the argument that Biden is pure class while also insinuating Sanders is desperate.

I needed to cut and paste that part of your post because anyone who clicks this thread needs to see that line of truth right away.

[Cha]

32. And way behind.. well

said TidalWave

[Peacetrain]

6. He is now trying to do a bus tour of the small towns like Biden did.. a little sad

because Bidens was more of a unity tour, and this has been a very ugly day for the Sanders campaign.. from his staff putting out doctored videos, to people retweeting lies.. its not going to play well.

[peggysue2]

9. I agree, Peacetrain

This line of attack won't work. The doctored video is contemptible, something I'd expect from Trump's hitmen. Mayor Pete has also engaged in recent attacks which makes me think that though there have been few public polls of late, the internal polls inside these campaigns is showing something very worrisome for their candidates, as in a loss of support.

We shall see but Dems beating up Dems is not a good look. Particularly when there's so much at stake.

[DAMANgoldberg]

12. Especially since were "are looking live"...

<to quote sportscaster Brent Musburger> at a true Wag The Dog situation in the Middle East. And to think I was amenable to his positions and part of his worldview.

If this doesn't signal that WE MUST WIN, most hope will be lost. And Biden is the only candidate who can get this done.

[peggysue2]

14. Yup.

We're in very dangerous waters right now. The country and the world. Which is why:

WINNING IS EVERYTHING for 2020.

And I absolutely agree--Joe Biden is the candidate who can take the win and kick Trump and his acolytes to the street. Where they belong.

[Control-Z]

13. I haven't been on DU much over the last few days

so this is the first I've heard of doctored videos. Can you direct me to more info on that please?

Thanks!

[Demsrule86]

16. It is all over the internet...put out by Sirota mostly. There are multiple posts here.

[MustLoveBeagles]

22. Gothmog did a post about it yesterday

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287404155

And I've added a few more links.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/deceptive-video-targeting-biden-sign-things-come
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/02/dishonestly-edited-video-joe-biden-signals-whats-coming/

[Control-Z]

23. Thank you for the links, MustLoveBeagles.

I really appreciate the time you took to post them for me. I wasn't able to find anything after trying several searches on my own. It is only because of your reply that I was able to get the answers I was looking for.

[MustLoveBeagles]

24. You're welcome

[Blue_true]

15. You mean?

Bernie is giving up on the big rallies where no one from the area around the rally site attends. LOL, what's next off the cart?

[Cha]

34. Exactly, Peactrain.. important distinction.

Joe Biden is for unity and BS is for hiring jill stein pushers..

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[Tarheel_Dem]

17. I agree. "Pure Class". n/t

[betsuni]

19. When there's little difference in policy, go after character. The usual.

Sanders has to.

[Gothmog]

20. I like this response

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[Gothmog]

21. These comments make me smile

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[blm]

26. Odd that, when he had no problem attacking Warren.

He must have felt like he had to.

Politico
'Elitist': Biden steps up attacks on Warren

Nov 6, 2019 · 'Elitist': Biden steps up attacks on Warren. The former VP is looking to stoke resentment among working class voters by casting Warren as a snooty Harvard professor. Joe Biden. Former ...

[Hortensis]

27. Now, now. You know Biden kept it decent.

Sanders hasn't kept it decent since 2015.

Biden has also always kept it essentially honest. He can be trusted, and that's why he is.

But I don't do politicians who lie and try to deceive me, and that's SOP for Sanders. He can't even give his current socialism lite away, so he deceives people about what his lifelong passion for universalist, collectivist solutions is about. Again, again, and again, and always. That some people prefer to be lied to doesn't change that. In fact, their vulnerability to manipulation by deceit only makes the betrayal worse.

[uponit7771]

28. I'm very disappointed in Sanders going after Biden with the same shit he did with Clinton even thoug

... both of them have changed their minds and their logic on the previous actions.

I wish Sanders faced the scrutiny that the other candidates have

[oasis]

29. "excitement and energy" is for kids at Chuck E. Cheese. nt

[betsuni]

33. ...