Joe Biden Keeps Shooting Past Centrism and Into Conservatism

What will piss me off and probably have me feeling like 2016 again is if no one steps up and calls his bullshit out in the debates. No personal attacks, all professional just up front, "you can't represent the working class if you think the ruling class and republicans can be reasoned with, step aside."

I have noticed how the Democratic candidates are playing some form of softball. They've all come to some sort of gentlemen's agreement that they wouldn't get dirty and would only talk about the issues. Is being cushy with racists not an issue? Whenever the media asks Bernie about other candidates like Biden and his miserable comments/views, Bernie's response is usually some script: "Look, Joe is my friend. And I have substantive disagreements with him." He goes out of his way not to take the bait and frankly? He's kind of letting Joe get away with it.

If Bernie were the one bragging about being buddies with vicious racists? Biden's corrupt rightwing camp would not hesitate for a fucking second to smear him. If that isn't fairgame, I don't know what is.

The other candidates are playing by different rules. They're pillowfighting eachother. Biden, of all people, doesn't deserve to be pampered. This man does not deserve the Presidency in 2020.

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