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Uncle Joe

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13. Precisely, the OP is an argument against itself. Logic dictates if Biden was great for the working class,

Reply to ColinC (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 12:50 AM

Nov 9

and the Democrats forced him out, which indeed was an argument that *rump made, then ergo the Democrats were against the working class.

His dropping out so late in the process also undercut the Democrats best argument against the Republicans in not respecting democracy, again an argument which *rump made.

Had Biden decided not to run much sooner and we had an open primary, that wouldn't have been an issue, but by then fourteen million+ Americans had voted for him.

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