Does Biden's team not have a rapid response unit?

[oldtime dfl_er]

The garbage about cognitive decline is out of control and REALLY needs to be addressed and refuted LOUDLY.

[George II]

1. There will be a debate this week, I'm sure he'll be ready to address it there. But why....

....should he defend against a vicious and false claim?

[oldtime dfl_er]

2. Because that's politics?

And controlling the narrative is everything.

[Thekaspervote]

5. Agree..going on the defense is what they want. Sanders his surrogates and supporters

Should be ashamed. But that would be asking a lot! Presidential behavior? Really?

[Farmer-Rick]

31. We are not all one homogenous group of Bernie Bros

Biden and Bloomberg supporters can be rude and insulting. Especially when they are losing. I got called rude names regularly by Biden supporters.

Biden and Bloomberg were not responsible for the awful behavior of some of their supporters. Then why is Bernie blamed regularly?

Folks need to drop the myth of one big bad group of Bernie Bros controlled and mastered by Bernie. It's a Russian Troll meme that is just plain rediculus.

[RazBerryBeret]

35. Sander's Surrogates and Supporters?

excuse me, take a look around at other sites.
Youtube, Twitter, FB, snapchats, there is audio, video, memes all out there.
You can't really blame one group. it's pretty much universal. I agree with the OP, someone needs to address this yesterday.... turning a blind eye or blaming the other side is not gonna get it.

[tblue37]

41. For the same reason Kerry should have slapped the swiftboaters down hard. nt

[patricia92243]

3. I think he should have a cognitive test and have it filmed while

he is taking it. The rapid response team has to have ammunition, and this subject is never going away unless something tangible is done.

[George II]

7. That would go over like Warren's DNA test to prove she had some Native American blood.

[patricia92243]

8. Don't know anything about DNA. Just know he must do what

I suggested of he will lose the election.

[spooky3]

15. I totally disagree. All candidates can demonstrate their fitness

simply in their everyday behavior.

Biden or surrogates may want to point out that this is just another of many examples of projection.

[OnDoutside]

36. Sanders won't even release his FULL medical records despite a heart attack 5 months ago !!

[BlueIdaho]

18. Exactly.

That stunt doomed Warren.

[Thekaspervote]

9. It isn't sticking anymore than corn pop, SS cut bull crap or Ukraine

Of course the gop will take up where sanders leaves off. Why in the world is sanders not going after the really enemy here??!!

[jalan48]

4. I'm sure Joe will put any concerns to rest when he appears onstage with Sanders. Fewer debate

participants will require more speaking time for both.

[relayerbob]

6. Better to rise above the bullshit

When they go low, we go high.

[NurseJackie]

11. Meh! I'd rather hit-back ten-times-harder.

I think that was John Kerry's biggest mistake. He didn't want to "dignify" the attacks and smears by responding to them... he believed that the absurdity of the attacks was obvious enough. Yet... the attacks took-hold, and his silence was interpreted as having something to hide or an inability to refute what was being said.

It's time to blow the Sanders campaign out of the water. Obliterate it. I'm tired of their shit, their lies, their smears.

End it now.

[Thekaspervote]

23. I think that is coming Tuesday in the most appropriate of ways. Bernie losing badly enough that

He will not be able to catch Joe’s delegate count.

I would say to sanders and his supporters, look at all the endorsements pouring in. High ranking senators, congress people, governors, Mike Bloomberg for god’s sake. Anyone think these people would be supporting Joe if they didn’t think he could do the job?

Geez!!

[NurseJackie]

28. At some point (if not already) his campaign will begin to look ridiculous and silly...

At some point (if not already) his campaign will begin to look ridiculous and silly for dragging things out far beyond what's necessary... especially when he's been mathematically eliminated.

If he continues beyond that, and if the smears and attacks continue... it will be clear that the campaign is trying to sabotage and kneecap Biden. Presumably to "punish" him and the Democratic party.

[relayerbob]

26. Being sick of it doesn't mean fighting is the best answer

Making fun of it, as another poster said, is the better way to approach it.

In this election cycle, nearly everyone who has attacked someone has gone down in numbers, where the defender went up. We saw it when HRC made comments about Sanders. We saw it when Liz did an early round of attacks a few months ago, and she dropped from one of the leaders, we saw it when Buttegieg started attacking. We saw it when Harris went on the attack.

People are sick and tired of the screaming and fighting. While I understand and feel your frustration, Joe will win by being the calm, collected, trusted, adult in the room. Let the other guys throw feces, Biden will win where it counts. At the polls. This Tuesday and next. And I would bet, wins big

[Farmer-Rick]

32. Yup...same with Al Gore.

[Thekaspervote]

14. Joe did make a humorous comment after saying he thought the primary was going to get ugly

Something to the effect that the bernie brothers, as he calls them were throwing dishes at him and supposed that bernie would throw the dishwasher at him.

Rising above the fray...that’s what Joe does

[relayerbob]

27. Yep!

[Farmer-Rick]

34. Yeah and a Biden Bro insulted me here on DU and got away with it.

Should I blame Biden for that? How about all the rude nicknames Biden supporters have for Bernie? Are they a ok?

Quit buying into the myth that All Bernie supporters are a homogenous group controlled by Bernie. It rediculus.

[RazBerryBeret]

37. proper term is Joe Bro.

[Farmer-Rick]

38. Thanks for the correction.

Do you think Biden controls them through telepathy like Bernie does?

Oh wait, I'm getting a signal right now.......

[RazBerryBeret]

39. gotta go..... got the same signal....

[customerserviceguy]

10. They barely have

security, unless you're counting Jill.

My guess is that the campaign was winding down after New Hampshire, and especially after Nevada. Yes, good numbers were hoped for out of South Carolina, but Joe's margin there was stunning, especially since Pete Buttigieg and Tom Steyer were working Biden's African-American base very hard.

Having Buttigieg and Klobuchar drop out and endorse Biden on the eve of Super Tuesday was simply beyond the imagination of anybody in the campaign a week earlier, and in the week since, they've had to ramp back up. Having gobs of money come in is helpful but it doesn't substitute for planning.

I expect after this coming Tuesday, we'll see a more robust response from Biden's team.

[JackSabbath]

12. Nope

He should just ignore it like you would ignore any child throwing a senseless tantrum. The contrast in behavior shows who's the boss.

[Thekaspervote]

24. This!

[highplainsdem]

13. It's hard to refute crap being spread all over social media like Twitter. This isn't the old days

of a couple of decades ago when a press release or a press conference would be able to respond to statements or accusations made in other press releases and press conferences.

And it's especially hard to respond when the people doing the smearing know it's a lie, but are determined to spread it as far and as fast as possible anyway.

[cwydro]

17. Twitter is a cesspool.

I can’t believe how many post that crap here - despite knowing it’s probably false (whatever the rumor du jour is).

[FreeState]

16. A rapid response won't help

Twitter is a cesspool. They did the same thing to Pete - those people are lost causes that don’t care about anyone but themselves.

[cwydro]

19. Laughing I posted the almost identical thing you did.

Except I mentioned the twitter-lovers here.

[FreeState]

22. I almost did too

But I’m trying to take the high road - I’m hoping his supporters here are different.

[oldtime dfl_er]

20. It might be a good topic for Bloomberg

his ad team could make something hard hitting and Joe could stay out of it to "stay above the fray". But it does need to be addressed. It's not going to go away.

[DarthDem]

21. It's Garbage Within the Echo Chamber to Which No One Is Listening

Let's stop repeating it here, too.

[Thekaspervote]

25. This!

[oldtime dfl_er]

29. It is garbage

but I contend that it has to be dealt with. Controlling the narrative and getting out in front of it is all important. It doesn't have to be Joe himself but his surrogates can certainly get hard hitting.

[DarthDem]

43. I trust his advisors and I trust the voters

Those of us on DU tend to hear and pay attention to* the Justice Democrats far, far more than the general population does.


*which is not the same as buying what they're selling.

[Hoyt]

30. One of debate moderators should give both candidates 3 words and ask them later to repeat.

[Squinch]

33. I agree. This is often where we do not grab the headlines and use them to our benefit.

I am hoping Bloomberg will become the rapid response person.

[oldtime dfl_er]

40. That would be awesome

and I think he will

[blue-wave]

42. I agree

Joe's campaign needs to step up to the plate on rapid response. The attacks from Bernie's people needs to be addressed and also the attacks from republiCons. The republiCons are firing up their engines and beginning to attack Joe with more vitriol.

"Trump's re-election team turns its focus back to Joe Biden"

"Following the former vice president's big Super Tuesday wins, Trump and his allies return to familiar attacks on the new Democratic delegate leader."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/trump-s-re-election-team-turns-its-focus-back-joe-n1151971


Let's go Team Biden!! Knock two out of the park for every one they throw at you.

[SidDithers]

44. Probably not. The campaign was pretty broke until SC last weekend...nt

Sid

[BidenBacker]

45. Hell

Based on that scare we had last week during his Super Tuesday victory speech Joe doesn't even have security!

Biden needs to ramp up his campaign ASAP...which includes the whole shebang...protection, rapid response, field offices, the works. Apparently he didn't need to it beat Bernie in the Dem primaries but he's sure as hell gonna need it when he goes up against the GOP smear machine and Republican attack dogs. Not to mention the KGB wing of the GOP.

[oldtime dfl_er]

46. so true

Not a minute to waste.