Biden CNN interview part I shows Biden's obvious strengths as a debater, speaking presence, and

[emmaverybo]

foreign policy expert. There is a second part I did not locate.

He looks quite healthy and fit here. Still handsome after all these years.

Go Joe!

[DownriverDem]

1. Folks need to

wake up. We have to win the Electoral College which means state by state. This means we have to win the middle. The country is not far left. Biden running with a strong progressive Dem woman would be a formidable ticket. If a Dem doesn't win, we can all kiss our progressive goals bye bye.

[emmaverybo]

2. I agree. But for some, the progressive agenda comes first and is foremost in their support

for a primary candidate. They are fighting for an agenda, more than for a particular candidate.

That’s ok too. However, bloodying up any candidate with unfair innuendo, through stirring up internecine battles, and by discrediting his or her past good record, provides the poisonous ingredients to commit political suicide.

[peggysue2]

3. Political suicide it is as well as . . .

national suicide. I honestly do not think some people realize how we're teetering on the abyss with this upcoming election. Otherwise, the Winning is Everything chant would be a thing, instead of the whining about the past, nitpicking former comments and/or poo-flinging to raise the profiles of particular candidates.

We must win. We must win with the largest margin. All our candidates support basic Democratic policies: universal healthcare, voting rights, climate change, gun control, women's reproductive rights, workers' rights, etc., etc. etc. The way we get there may vary but the goals are the same.

IMHO, the choice comes down to who can decidedly beat Trump and his ugly enablers (which means winning back PA, MI,& WI), who will have coattails for our House and Senate candidates and who has the experience and political savvy to repair what's been damaged.

Hands down, the candidate who fulfills that bill is Joe Biden. Just is.

[peggysue2]

4. PS:

Joe Biden is the only candidate with foreign policy creds

[samnsara]

7. and NO learning curve required...

[emmaverybo]

5. Beautifully said.

[peggysue2]

6. Thanks!