Former Vice President Joe Biden is officially in the Democratic presidential nomination race for 2020. His announcement video dropped this morning:
It’s interesting that Biden is going all in on referencing Charlottesville, presumably to make a play for the Social Justice Warrior vote, which is going to be difficult with Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, etc. in the race. Also, how does Biden expect the “good people on both sides” lie to have any legs when it’s been so thoroughly debunked? Or is it merely virtue signaling to the hard SJW left that “No, this old white guy is totally OK to vote for?” Plus it was almost two years ago, which is an eon in Internet time. I’ve never doubted Biden’s ability to pander, I just wonder why he’d think this would be an effective pander.
Otherwise his announcement video is full of anodyne, uplifting pablum.
It will be interesting to see what sort of fundraising haul Biden’s announcement triggers. My guess is that he’s going to out-raise Bernie Sanders 2-1 in Q2, and a $50 million haul isn’t out of the question, as a lot of big money Democratic backers have been sitting on the sidelines, waiting for Biden to enter the race.
Some reaction tweets:
Sad! @JoeBiden commences his presidential run with a scurrilous, totally disproven lie. Pres Trump did NOT call neo-Nazis or other racists “fine people.” In fact, he explicitly condemned them, here’s the proof & transcript:https://t.co/LNFIrCVu6p https://t.co/hxmJd7LoRN
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) April 25, 2019
Two minutes into his official candidacy for president, human gaffe machine #Biden praised a slave owner, endorsed Antifa, and spread the most damaging race hoax in American history. #Biden2020
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) April 25, 2019
Creepy Sleepy Uncle Joe Biden lied in his first campaign video. he lied about Charlottesville in the same way the media has brainwashed people to believe President Donald trump said what he did not say. This is what he said. pic.twitter.com/CaSRdZvIvy
— Carmine Sabia (@CarmineSabia) April 25, 2019
Joe Biden citing President Trump comments on Charlottesville why he's entering presidential race: "I knew the threat to this nation was unlike any I had seen in my lifetime."
Other "threats" in Biden's lifetime
WWII
Korean War
Vietnam War
Iraq War
Flu Pandemic 1968
Aids Pandemic— Charles V Payne (@cvpayne) April 25, 2019
On foreign policy, Biden was: for the “Nuclear Freeze” (a truly terrible idea favored by the left in the 80’s)” against the first Iraq war, for the second Iraq war, and advice against the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. (“Mr. President, my suggestion is: don’t go”).
— Brit Hume (@brithume) April 25, 2019
Congrats to Joe Biden on his 32nd consecutive year of running for President! Here’s to 10 more, Joe!
— Sean Spicier (@sean_spicier) April 25, 2019
Expect more on Creepy/Sleepy Joe in the next Democratic Presidential Clown Car roundup on Monday…
