Joe Biden is a stronger candidate than many in the media initially wanted to acknowledge. The association with Obama is probably the single most valuable asset any candidate can have in a presidential primary race. He's not "Hillary 2.0" either. My item:https://spectator.us/joe-biden-2020-blow/ …
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That will probably drop somewhat as he participates in a contentious primary race. But it indicates that the baseline of "positivity" Democrats feel toward him is much higher than Hillary's ever was, which is yet another major strength he possesses relative to Hillary
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I think pundits really underrate the appeal of returning to "normalcy" for Democratic primary voters. That's been the refrain under Trump: THIS IS NOT NORMAL. How better to restore the "normal" order of things then to nominate the last "normal" president's trusty, avuncular VP?
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One irony of Biden benefiting greatly from his unparalleled association with Obama is that the operatives, lobbyists, and consultants who comprise "Obama World" didn't particularly want him to run. They largely ranged from agnostic to hostile. Interesting dynamic to keep in mind
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Also note that I am NOT saying Bernie has no chance, or that Biden is somehow a shoe-in for the nomination. I still think Bernie has many unique strengths and is well-positioned to win in a lot of ways. My purpose is to outline the dynamics that could give rise to a Biden victory
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Good item here illustrating the unique value of the Vice Presidency in equipping candidates to obtain their Party's nomination, and why Biden's two previous failed runs are basically irrelevant now. Accords with the reasoning I laid out in my essay http://crystalball.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/dont-sell-bidens-vice-presidential-experience-short/ …pic.twitter.com/gzMzLDikw5
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Note in particular that Biden's approval rating was substantially *higher* than Obama's when they left office in 2017. I find it really weird that pundits are so reluctant to acknowledge the obvious political strengths conferred to Biden by the Vice Presidencypic.twitter.com/b1AKRacH24
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Illustrative piece on the relative coolness of the Obama alumni world toward Biden. Note, not a single one of them is even considering Bernie. (Also note that Obama approved of Biden using Obama's voice in a campaign ad, which is significant)https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-joe-biden-seeks-the-obama-mantle-many-obama-loyalists-wait-to-see-who-lights-a-fire/2019/05/11/6ed9beaa-7322-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html …
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Illustrates the dangerous ignorance that allows so many treacherous politicians to obtain decades-long positions of power and use that power to screw over regular Americans that put them in office.
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I don't want anything from Facebook .
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Hillary had 65%+ approvals too at the START of her campaign. This article is about facebook sentiment today, not comparing the two at the same point in the campaign cycle
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Weird, why didn’t he win the nomination back then? Hmmm, has anybody checked to see if the actual primary results matched the FB data. Holy shit. I just typed “FB data” un-ironically.
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Hillary had huge negatives before she ever ran for President. Biden will be smeared and attacked, but he's not coming in with anywhere near as much baggage
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And what percentage of Facebook users knew or know at this time that Hunter Biden received $1 billion from the Chinese government while his father was vice president?
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You mean
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The soft bigotry of low expectations
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You really seem to be on a Biden love fest. Have u written anything negative about a 78 yr old whos been in DC for 50 yr and just NOW has some new ideas on how to fix everything- plus all the fondling videos of him and the little girls. Know u hate trump but really
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