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Obama endorses Biden for president to 'heal' America

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Biden over Trump in both the electoral college and the popular vote.

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While this is expected, wonder if GW Bush will consider doing the same? 

We need all hands and brains on deck in November to make it clear the current inhabitant of the Oval Office is unfit, and thereby removed.

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And immediately afterwards, Biden wished Obama a Happy Thanksgiving......笑

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Biden over Trump in both the electoral college and the popular vote.

and the dreamers dream.

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With the backing of the Sander support, Biden has a good chance to take on Trump who will be damaged goods with the pandemic.

Sanders reluctantly put his support behind Biden but I am not so sure Bernies supporters support that move.

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No big fan of Biden. But one of the main differences between Biden and Trump is Biden will bring in experts in all fields - and actually listen to them. Biden's handlers will be able to stand up to him, ensure he makes well-thought through, reasonable decisions. And not play emperor like Trump.

It's also doubtful Biden will attack the legislative and judicial branches of government in attempts to undermine their roles and authority - guaranteed in the US Constitution. Unlike Trump.

And it's doubtful Biden will attack free speech, freedom of the press - also guaranteed by the Constitution. Unlike Trump

And it's also doubtful Biden will plea with 'foreign states' to help him get elected. Unlike Trump.

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Good. Now Obama owns this instead of hiding in the background pulling strings.

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So in others words Biden’s “handlers” are president. And we know by name who the “handlers” would be.

media starting to attack any Bernie bros who won’t automatically vote for Biden for their “white privilege”. Im sure “racist” isn’t far behind.

Nothing could go wrong at allllll with this approach.

Biden's handlers will be able to stand up to him, ensure he makes well-thought through, reasonable decisions

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Biden’s “handlers” are president

Stretched what I wrote to fit your beliefs. If you recall, up to this point US presidents did not consider themselves all knowing kings. If you read history, you can find more than a lot of examples of presidents relying on advisors. As they should. As those who still believes in democratic principles believe. Only those favoring even stronger authoritarianism might want to see the US governed by an emperor. But given so many of those who do so see Putin as a positive model, that's easy to believe.

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Hunter Biden can have a job in the White House.

Don't know a thing about his abilities, but I doubt he could be worse than Jared/Ivanka etal.

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“Handlers” is a bad word related to Biden. Because we know if he wins he isn’t really going to be president. It will be obama and his minions pulling the strings of the marionette until his VP takes over later.

with the full support of the liberal media who edits published articles that his campaign “doesnt like” because they are awkward facts

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So the US has the choice of an inept incumbent president or the most corrupt vice president in history. Glad I moved to Japan.

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"I believe Joe has all the qualities we need in a president right now."

Who really believes Obama really believes that?

Besides SuperLib, lol: Biden over Trump in both the electoral college and the popular vote.

Trump won 2016 with 8% of the black vote. He's likely to double that or more, and it's doubtful he's going to lose any of the white, Hispanic or Asian vote. There is no math for Biden. He'll win California and New York, possibly his home state of Delaware, and that may be it.

Trump will win the popular vote even with nutty California, and an Electoral landslide.

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Even the White House pet dog would make a better president than the current one. Dogs are loyal.

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ABT, but Biden is yet again another poison chalice from which undiscriminating voters must sup. Biden needs to choose a very strong VP since it's doubtful he'll be compos mentis for much longer. Otherwise the weight of office will overtax Biden's shaky faculties and America will continue its sad, humiliating trajectory as a laughing stock on the world stage.

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With the backing of the Sander support, Biden has a good chance to take on Trump who will be damaged goods with the pandemic.

He’s always had a chance, but given the fact that the Obama policies in the last 4 years is what got him elected and not Hillary and people especially businesses link Biden to that stifling era and the constant gaffes like: “We have to take care of the cure. That will make the problem worse no matter what. No matter what,” 

or “We know you have to — you’re tired of hearing the phrase, you got to flatten that curve where it’s going up like this, people getting it, and then it comes down. We got to flatten that curve and we got to make sure that once, in fact, we have this under control, it doesn’t come back,”

It would be different if Trump didn’t do anything for relief or not trying to re-jumpstart the country and as long as he’s putting effort into that, the markets are happy and showing some decent gains and that good news for Trump and of course the country.

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two problems.

there will be no Sanders support for Biden, except Bernie himself. The bros simply arent doing it.

No trump leaning voters will change to Biden just because Obama is on the scene now instead of behind the curtain. Just opens up Biden to not only Biden specific attacks but Obama/Biden joint criticism. Or as Joe says "the OBiden Bama administration"

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That has got sting, ehh Donnie?

Look for Donnie to try and distract to control the news cycle.

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two problems.

there will be no Sanders support for Biden, except Bernie himself. The bros simply arent doing it.

No trump leaning voters will change to Biden just because Obama is on the scene now instead of behind the curtain. Just opens up Biden to not only Biden specific attacks but Obama/Biden joint criticism. Or as Joe says "the OBiden Bama administration"

Three problems:

1) Pandemic

2) Economy

3) Donnie is incompetent, and many are getting the message.

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Pandemic: not Trumps fault, he doesnt "control" anything.

Economy: will roar right back. Stock Market has regained 60% of its losses and the country hasnt even reopened and no one is back to work yet. Thats why the resistance and their media wont support reopening until like 2022.

Donnie: Few who voted for him last time will not vote for him this time. You havent given anyone a viable option or a viable reason to change their vote.

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there will be no Sanders support for Biden

I assume you're using research findings to make a bold statement like that. All I have is anecdotal evidence in reply; not one of the Bernie supporters I know will switch to Trump. They'll instead hold their noses and vote for Biden. Many young people are left with having even less than nothing because of the effects the virus has had on them. And they, unlike Trump himself, hold Trump responsible. And if posters want to use Biden's gaffes, there are more than too many of Trump's. To go along with Trump's 15,000 plus 'intentionally altered facts'.

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Pandemic: not Trumps fault, he doesnt "control" anything.

His handling of the situation is his fault.

Economy: will roar right back. Stock Market has regained 60% of its losses and the country hasnt even reopened and no one is back to work yet. Thats why the resistance and their media wont support reopening until like 2022.

LOL, tell that to the people losing jobs. And the pandemic has not even ended yet!

Donnie: Few who voted for him last time will not vote for him this time. You havent given anyone a viable option or a viable reason to change their vote.

Says who? Have you talked to everyone? As long as this crisis continues and people lose jobs, I don't need to give anyone anything. Nature will take its course!

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@blacklabPandemic: not Trumps fault, he doesnt "control" anything.

So trump 'misspoke' saying he's got all the authority. Authority without responsibility?

Economy: will roar right back.

Time will tell. But I think it's unlikely it will ever be the same. Trump can get his 'deep state' lackeys to continue to jimmy figures all he wants between now and November, but many of those still unemployed, including those who voted for Trump in 2016, will have lost faith in the man they had thought cared about them.

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If New York can successfully extricate itself from the maw of the pandemic, Andrew Cuomo would be viewed as a "Captain America", a hero fit to lead the country, and if Biden falters between now and the (virtual?) Democratic Convention, Cuomo could be invited take the VP spot or even replace the "ailing" Joe. Trump and all his works would then be toast. The future of politics in the time of corona is a closed book full of unknown unknowns.

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Yes when the stock market gets back to its record high of 29,551 it will be a "different 29,551 due to "the climate Trump has created" or the stock market wont matter as much in "post pandemic America" or something.

Your team sure loved it when it went down to 18,000 and all the so called Trump gains over the last 3 years were wiped out. Well it already back to almost 24,000. But let me guess "no one has stocks anyway".

Million reasons the unemployment rate didnt matter when it was the lowest it has been in 50 years. It certainly matters now, but wont matter again once everyone goes back to work.

Time will tell. But I think it's unlikely it will ever be the same.

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You tell me, The liberal stance is that Trump controls nothing, has no authority for anything, but all the responsibility and blame goes to him directly and personally.

Cuomo supposedly has no accountability whatsoever for the deaths in his state, but he has the only authority to decide when it reopens.

Authority without responsibility?

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Don't know a thing about his abilities, but I doubt he could be worse than Jared/Ivanka etal.

A LOT WORSE!

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@blacklabYour team sure loved it 

'Your team'? I thought Trump backers were saying the country needs to stand together behind the 'president'. Is your organization back to pushing messages to keep the country divided, openly pitting sides against each other again.

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Sure, lets unite behind our President, I totally agree. I support him 100% in this time of crisis. and you?

'Your team'? I thought Trump backers were saying the country needs to stand together behind the 'president'. Is your organization back to pushing messages to keep the country divided, openly pitting sides against each other again.

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you might want to rethink that Bernie support. Here is his primary surrogate. Saying this even knowing full well it will help Trump, who she hates passionately.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/492856-ocasio-cortez-says-its-legitimate-to-talk-about-allegation-against-Biden

Ocasio-Cortez was asked about the allegation during an online forum hosted by The Wing, a women’s network and community space, by a questioner who said she was strongly opposed to President Trump’s reelection but said she also "really resent[s] the fact that the other choice is someone who has a really long history of being creepy to women,” citing the allegation by former staffer Tara Reade.

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An Obama endorsement is a guaranteed political career ender.

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Time will tell. But I think it's unlikely it will ever be the same. Trump can get his 'deep state' lackeys to continue to jimmy figures all he wants between now and November, but many of those still unemployed, including those who voted for Trump in 2016, will have lost faith in the man they had thought cared about them.

It won’t be the same, that much is true, but considering what the Dems want, no entrepreneur, small business owner or investor wants and that’s more regulation, stifling and aggressive tax codes that impede growth, attack on religious freedoms, driving away international investors, healthcare and legal aid to illegal aliens, open borders, assaulting the 2nd amendment the people are not going to go for that and Biden was a big part of that cabal for 8 years. The majority of Americans know Trump had nothing to do with the virus and has done and is doing everything he can, governors Cuomo and Newsom praised the President for giving them what they needed in a record amount of time. The debates should be interesting. The Dems know Biden in his mental decline is going to have a very hard time being on stage with Trump, he didn’t pull punches with Hillary and he will definitely go for the jugular with Biden.

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The Hill and Rasmussen, who consistently have Trump’s approval at the higher end, both show him on the slide. Rasmussen in particular has shown a pretty dramatic fall over the last month or so.

Keep an eye on this...

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More accumulated polls by Real Clear politics puts Trump averages around 45% approval which is very good and fluctuates +/- 2- points. So nothing to worry about, they’re overall pretty consistent and that’s good for him, especially in this time, he gets down to low 30’s it’s bad, but now hovering between upper to mid 40’s for an incumbent in a pandemic crisis in an election year is astounding.

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More accumulated polls by Real Clear politics puts Trump averages around 45% approval which is very good and fluctuates +/- 2- points.

Sigh. It’s not that difficult. I’m talking about latest polls and how they are trending. You among others were talking about how Trump’s approval was trending upwards just a few weeks ago.

Rasmussen in particular was a favourite of Trump supporters before.

As I said, keep an eye on this.

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Sure, lets unite behind our President, I totally agree. I support him 100% in this time of crisis. and you?

I will never support anything Trump wants. I know he could be lying or flip-flop the next minute. And I would suspect he's got his grubby little hands pilfering from whatever pot might be near. Like I've said: I value the principles the country's built on, not what a corrupt politician wants. For himself.

I'll stand behind leaders who care first about the country, and not just themselves and their fellow 'elite'. Or at least do so most of the time.

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Oh, the latest Rasmussen poll has Trump lower than the average of polls. A bit concerning considering they usually have him quite a bit higher than the average.

Keep an eye on this.

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Sigh. It’s not that difficult. I’m talking about latest polls and how they are trending.

So was I...sigh..

You among others were talking about how Trump’s approval was trending upwards just a few weeks ago. 

Yes, that is why I said and as most polls go +/- 2-3 points and as long as he doesn’t dip in the lower 30’s he’s fine.

Rasmussen in particular was a favourite of Trump supporters before. 

Not a favorite, but were decent, but fair.

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I will never support anything Trump wants.

As I wouldn’t on the left unless it was a reasonable Democrat that was really moderate, perhaps...perhaps.

I know he could be lying or flip-flop the next minute. And I would suspect he's got his grubby little hands pilfering from whatever pot might be near. Like I've said: I value the principles the country's built on, not what a corrupt politician wants. For himself. 

Oh, that debunked myth again.

I'll stand behind leaders who care first about the country, and not just themselves and their fellow 'elite'. Or at least do so most of the time.

Well, of course Trump cares, that’s just nonsense that he doesn’t. If the liberals cared, they would be applauding Trump’s decision to defund the W.H.O

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Rasmussen recently came clean. They are now D+4 on political races and D+7 on questions. They now identify as a left leaning polling unit.

Their twitter: "Since many have asked - Look 1st to LV sample size & party weighting. On weighting alone, @ZogbyAnalytics has R's & D's even. We are D+4 for Likely Voters."

Also Rasmussen:

"Sometimes finding a pen to sign a resignation letter is hard ...

Hunter Biden Still Listed As Board Member Of Chinese Company He Pledged To Resign From In October, Business Records Show"

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Most recent poll (Hill/Harris X) has 48 approve and 52 disapprove with more Dems than Repubs polled.

Republican n = 913

Democrat n = 1056

Independent n = 828

Fifty-seven percent of voters approved of Trump's handling of the economy, 50 percent of voters approve of his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and 48 percent approve of his administering the government.

When you consider that 7% of people voted for Trump in 2016 even though they disapproved of him, its looking good.

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He knows his back is against the wall

That is how he won the Presidency.

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Trump's clock is ticking, tick tock and will get stuck at two o'clock. He knows his back is against the wall and his time is now short and his policies side tracked by the pandemic storm.

All the more reason why he’s getting praise for pushing to re-open the economy, he really would suffer greatly if he would follow that idiot Emanuel’s (The architect of Obamacare....ohhhh) recommendation to keep a lockdown for 18 months, if Trump did that, he would be toast.

He no longer control his agenda, it controls him. The polls are swinging and will increase against him. One term president.

He controls if the country will re-open, most Americans want to go back to work. Cuomo and Newsom agree with the President for once we have a unity on the economy.

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Sigh. It’s not that difficult. I’m talking about latest polls and how they are trending. 

So was I...sigh..

No you were not. Go back and read what you dashed off without thinking.

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I really think that with the pandemic going on, Dems actually forgot why they didnt want Biden in the first place.

The creepy actions around women, Burisma/Ukraine, Hunter/Ukraine/China, the Obiden/Bama administration miscues, the incoherent statements, 40 years of voting- with some votes against progressives values.

None of these have been resolved, just forgotten at the moment.

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No you were not. Go back and read what you dashed off without thinking

Yes, I was. I have always been checking and as I said, they fluctuate. And besides, you don’t have the power to vote in the US, so you don’t have to worry, it’s all good. I don’t worry about Johnson, but I am happy the man is doing well, that’s great news.

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Obama: Joe, I'm letting you know I have endorsed you.

Biden: Great!! Thanks, Barack. Endorsed me for what?

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Even the White House pet dog would make a better president than the current one

The Trumps don't have a pet dog. Tee hee!

Trump 2020 landslide

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@TexasA&amp LOL

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Bernie: I endorse Joe Biden

Barack: I endorse Joe Biden

Biden: Ah malarkey I haven't endorsed anyone yet... Uhhh... I endorse Kamala!

Biden's advisor: ( whisper whisper whisper )

Biden: Sorry, my mistake, Kamala's going to be my VP! ( further dooming his campaign ) I endorse Bernie!

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