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26 September 19
RSN: Norman Solomon | To Joe Biden, Trump's Potential Successor Mike Pence "Is a Decent Guy"
Norman Solomon, Reader Supported News
Solomon writes: "When Joe Biden told an audience that Mike Pence 'is a decent guy,' Pence had already been vice president for more than two years. After the comment drew fierce criticism, Biden responded that he’d said it 'in a foreign policy context' — an odd effort at damage control, given that Pence has publicly backed every one of President Trump’s countless abhorrent policies, whether foreign or domestic."
Norman Solomon, Reader Supported News
Solomon writes: "When Joe Biden told an audience that Mike Pence 'is a decent guy,' Pence had already been vice president for more than two years. After the comment drew fierce criticism, Biden responded that he’d said it 'in a foreign policy context' — an odd effort at damage control, given that Pence has publicly backed every one of President Trump’s countless abhorrent policies, whether foreign or domestic."
EXCERPT:
Biden is campaigning with the central claim that he’s the most qualified candidate to restore bipartisan cooperation after defeating Trump. As if Republicans should be wooed more than fought, Biden likes to portray typical GOP leaders as honorable — a pretense that is in harmony with calling Mike Pence “a decent guy” regardless of his absolutely despicable record.
Biden apparently views that approach as helpful to winning the White House. And it’s certainly in sync with Biden’s own record of teaming up with Republicans. But whether progressives support Bernie Sanders (as I do) or Elizabeth Warren or one of the other candidates, it’s essential to recognize — and avert — the dangers posed by the Biden for President campaign.
Progressives often feel that they’re on the outside of electoral politics, looking in. Corporate news media routinely reinforce that impression, treating progressive activism as invisible or inconsequential. But Politico’s latest assessment — that Biden’s steep fall in the polls is partly due to “continuous fire from progressives” — tells us something important.
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