Joe Biden swipes at Bernie Sanders as the Iowa caucuses close in,,,,Go Joe...😎🎨

[Iamaartist]

Former Vice President Joe Biden took a direct swipe at Bernie Sanders on Thursday, noting that the senator from Vermont, one of his top competitors in Iowa's caucuses just days away, is not a Democrat.
Biden told reporters that the contrast between Sanders and him is "self-evident," and when asked to expand, said simply, "I'm a Democrat."
Pressed on whether he believes that means Sanders is not, he said, "Well, he says he's not. He's not registered as a Democrat."

Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Senate Democrats, signed a Democratic Party pledge last year affirming that he would run for president as a Democrat and would serve as one if elected.
Biden continued Thursday that another difference between the two is that Sanders has not acknowledged how much his health care plan will cost, whereas Biden said he had.
"Everything I've suggested to you, that I want to do, I've figured how to pay for it. He's acknowledged he doesn't even know what 'Medicare for All' is going to cost, and how he's going to do it. How do you get something done that way?" Biden said at an impromptu Dairy Queen stop in Pella, Iowa.




https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/30/politics/joe-biden-bernie-sanders-iowa/index.html


















Go Joe....😎🎨

[empedocles]

1. Salient point by JB

[Gothmog]

2. Yeah for Joe

Link to tweet

[Iamaartist]

3. It's about time....😎

[DallasNE]

4. I'm Tired Of The Bickering

The enemy is Trump. Why not go after Trump and the blind loyalty Republicans are showing for Trumps lawless actions. In its place we have bickering. I don't get it.

[NCProgressive]

6. There was no bickering.

Biden was asked to state a difference. He told the truth.

[KPN]

12. No he wasn't. He was asked what he meant by his comment

that the contrast between himself and Sanders was self-evident. He brought it up.

[NCProgressive]

13. What did you want him to do?

Say, "Sorry I can't answer because some devotees will call it bickering?"

[robbedvoter]

7. So, no primary for you?

The rest of us, want one.

[NCProgressive]

5. Go Joe !! KnR

[Iamaartist]

10. K&R

[DanTex]

8. Joe going low. Must have seen the polls.

I prefer when candidates make positive messages about themselves rather than tear others down. We need to be united after all this. The goal is to beat Trump.

[Iamaartist]

9. He speaks the truth...

Where have you been. ..He been going after Trump from day one ..but speaks about Sanders that's not ok..tell that to Sanders..

[NurseJackie]

11. I prefer it when candidates do not denigrate the Democratic party with outright LIES.

Biden does not hate the Democratic party. Biden does not call Democrats "intellectually bankrupt". Biden does not think that the Democratic party is "ideologically bankrupt". Biden does not believe that Democrats are "feeble" and "corrupt".

Biden has never proclaimed that the Democratic party is an "absolute failure". You'll never hear Biden (nor his supporters_ characterize the Democratic party as being "the party of the one-percent". Futhermore, neither Biden nor his supporters accuse the Democratic party of being "the party of the elite."

Joe Biden does not denigrate the Democratic party with accusations of being "do-nothings". The Biden campaign believes that racism is real and that economic considerations won't make racism go away. Neither Biden or his surrogates smear the Democratic party by saying that "it focuses 'too-much' on Diversity".

We need to be united after all this. The goal is to beat Trump.

Yes it is, and the DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS THE ONLY PARTY THAT CAN DO THAT. We are a defacto "two-party-system" here in this country. No other party will bring down the GOP.

All I'm trying to say is that sure, there is tension arguing and bickering among ourselves and pointing out the obvious flaws in other candidates while participating in an anonymous discussion forum and on Twitter, etc... that's par for the course and to be expected.

But then... there are the OUTRIGHT LIES and other things that certain candidates, campaigns, surrogates and other ndividuals do and say publicly that denigrate and smear and divide and create distrust and suspicion and resentment... and which discourages voters from supporting the Democratic party.

In case you missed it... allow me to repeat: those things DISCOURAGE VOTERS FROM SUPPORTING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AT ALL. It demonizes the Democratic party and portrays the party as being "no different" or "the same as" the GOP.

THOSE ARE DANGEROUS FUCKING LIES, MY FRIEND!

Here's the bottom line: Lies and smears about Democrats and the Democratic party create negativity. Negativity generates apathy. Apathy discourages voter turnout. Low voter turnout gives Republicans a chance to steal the elections. What good purpose does that serve? Why would any forward-thinking individual purposely do and say things that harm the Democratic party and which benefit the GOP?

[empedocles]

16. trump/putin got to be ecstatic about 'no witnesses' and BS

[Iamaartist]

17. Well Said....thank-you

[DanTex]

19. That stuff Bernie said is from like 40 years ago.

I'm talking about the current election, here in 2020. That's the one we need to beat Trump in.

[NurseJackie]

30. LOL!

That stuff Bernie said is from like 40 years ago.

I'm talking about the current election, here in 2020.

So am I!

[DanTex]

34. Right, so how is what he said 40 years ago relevant to this election?

This very OP is about Biden attacking another Democratic candidate right now in 2020, and you seem to think that's a good thing. Warren was a Republican 30 years ago. Bloomberg was a Republican 15 years ago. Do you hold the stuff they said back when they were Republicans against them? Like, you have no problem with Bloomberg endorsing W for president in 2004, but somehow you think Bernie criticizing both parties in the 70s or 80s is a disaster for the 2020 election?

That makes no sense.

It's certainly not a consistent "don't attack Democrats" position.

[NurseJackie]

38. Sure, Jan. Nice try!

40 years ago

Oh, GMAFB, will ya?

[brutus smith]

14. Agree!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

27. Desperation is settin in. Why why why why? Bernie's surgin supporters, Joe's purgin supporters!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[James48]

15. Please- enough already!

The opposition is Trump.

Please stop attacking other candidates.

We don’t need cartoons of Mickey Mouse beating up other candidates in the primaries, we need your ideas WHY we should elect your candidate.

[Iamaartist]

18. Tell that to Sanders,,,,

[MyNameGoesHere]

21. On DU I only have one idea for "we"

as to why I am not voting for the Independent Senator from Vermont. <<-- And it should be self evident.

[SergeStorms]

24. Same here.

Sanders would be a footnote in history without the aegis of the Democratic Party. Democrats allowed Sanders to run as a Democrat because they didn't want him running as a third party candidate, always sucking support away from actual Democrats. And what sort of repayment does Sanders give Democrats for the protection and elevation of his candidacy? The prospect of burning the Democratic Party, and the entire country, down to the ground around him if he and his cult don't get what they want. Bernie Sanders is the far left wing version of Donald Trump. He'll destroy the Democratic Party, just like Trump did the GOP, to get what he wants.

I honestly expect this post to be removed, but c'est la vie. Sometimes honesty is too brutal for some to cope with.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

28. EXACTLY RIGHT JAMES!! Enough of that Mickey Mouse shit!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[Tarc]

20. Someone is panicking

[Iamaartist]

22. A Real Democrat...😎🥁

[brutus smith]

23. Biden needs to call on some of repub "friends" to vote for witnesses.

You know, the kind of repubs he wants to "work" with. Ain't happening Joe. You couldn't "work" with them over the Merrick Garland thing.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

29. EXCELLENT POINT!! IT'S A NO GO JOE!!

Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join The Revolution!!

[DallasNE]

32. Boy, Ain't This The Truth

And the Affordable Care Act passed with zero Republican votes. There is no working across the aisle. Hasn't been for a generation.

I am vote blue no matter who in this election - a sentiment I would normally abhor. Why are Democrats bickering rather than going after Trump. There is plenty, besides impeachment, to go after him. The GDP numbers for 2019 just came out at 2.3%, which is pretty weak by any measure. The deficit is expected to top $1 trillion this year. My Social Security check went up just over 1% for 2020, thanks to a Trump change to use the unrealistic chained indexing of inflation. Wages are again stagnating. So why is Joe talking about something Bernie said decades ago? It makes no sense.

[brutus smith]

35. +1000

[Jake Stern]

25. Shit like this

Is a huge part of why I’m being won over by Mike Bloomberg.

Instead of taking “swipes” and “jabs” at his primary opponents, he’s raining blows on the Beast.

[LongtimeAZDem]

26. That's because, currently, Bloomberg isn't trying to win the nomination.

[4139]

31. Bernie should have retorted: and you're a dixieCrat from Deleware

[stonecutter357]

36. K&R

[Iamaartist]

37. K&R