Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Biden settles the electability debate once and for all [View all]bluewater
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Michael Kinsley: It used to be, there was truth and there was falsehood. Now there is spin and there are gaffes. Spin is often thought to be synonymous with falsehood or lying, but more accurately it is indifference to the truth. A politician engaged in spin is saying what he or she wishes were true, and sometimes, by coincidence, it is. Meanwhile, a gaffe, it has been said, is when a politician tells the truth or more precisely, when he or she accidentally reveals something truthful about what is going on in his or her head. A gaffe is what happens when the spin breaks down.
It's an old political joke, that a gaffe is when a politician drops the spin and inadvertently tells the truth.
But seriously, this must have driven his Campaign Staff crazy when they heard he said this. Electability is supposed to be the cornerstone of Joe's entire campaign.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden