Biden Causes Major Split in Democrat Party

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Obama loyalists jumped to the aid of Joe Biden, firing back at Democrat primary nominees who attacked Joe Biden and by extension Barack Obama. Fox News reports:

High-profile Obama administration alumni pointedly warned the Democratic presidential candidates to “be wary of attacking” the popular two-term president’s record, in the wake of Wednesday’s debate where top-tier contenders bashed his legacy in a bid to score points against former Vice President Joe Biden.

While all 10 White House hopefuls on stage during the second night of back-to-back Democratic nomination debates fired away at Republican President Trump, Barack Obama’s name was invoked 23 times during the showdown.

Some of those mentions were made by front-runner Biden, who touted administration achievements during the two terms he served as Obama’s vice president. But many came from rivals who took shots at Biden by tying him to polices that have fallen out of favor with progressives as the Democratic Party’s base drifts further left.

Specifically coming under attack were ObamaCare – the president’s signature domestic policy achievement that dramatically transformed health care in America – and the Obama administration’s policy of stepped-up deportations of illegal immigrants.

Obama is still beloved by the majority of Democrats, but the more vocal left-wing of the party sees him as a capitalist and not liberal enough – his deportations numbered more than any other President, including Trump. While Biden is not as dynamic as some other candidates like Elizabeth Warren or Tulsi Gabbard, he does have the institutional support of many top Democrats. Whether this proves enough to secure him the nomination remains to be seen.
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Tony Winters
Tony Winters
4 years ago

With this whole batch of lunatics, it doesn’t matter if you are a Democrat, Leftist, liberal or Socialist if you don’t beleive that what they are saying is the gospel then you are wrong and you do not have any right to express your opinion. If you do express your opinion and they don’t like it you are quickly labeled a Racist, a Nazi, or one of their many phobics be it Homo, islamic, or what ever is the phobic of the day.

Gerry
Gerry
4 years ago

“popular 2 term president’s record” — HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. The POS obama even made carter — not look- NOT so bad. Amazing what dirtbags will try and convince the American people of. biden — as groping and as bad as he is couldn’t damage the obama lack of legacy if he tried.

Robert POWELL
Robert POWELL
4 years ago

the very thought of one of these creatures actually making the trip to the white house is really terrifying. BARRING ANY ASSINATION ATTEMPTS, president Trump should have no problem showing this group of socialist idiots the door. TRUMP is the first president that was not pandering to a bunch of rich socialist creatures hiding behind the scenes.I ONLY ASK THE SECRET SERVICE TO STAY EXTRA SHARP AND VIGILANT.

Sharon Jenkins
Sharon Jenkins
4 years ago

The climate of the Democratic party is destroying itself. There is so much hatred, vile, venomous rhetoric at each other plus their hatred of Pres Trump. The current Democratic party has done nothing to deserve another term nor a pay raise… they don’t even deserve $174,000/yr as they have forgotten their constituents and their wishes… they do their own thing which isn’t representing anyone but themselves. At this point in time, the party is splintered, tattered, and torn and must be rebuilt. Democrats need to go back to basics from the beginning…. conservative/moderate Democrats representing their constituents.

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