This is for anyone who likes VP Biden.. from May 1st

[Peacetrain]

in Iowa City at VP Bidens first or second day on the campaign.. and you can see the back of my head cheering in there.. this is why we love Joe Biden, and his supporters still have that hopeful attitude that things can be better.. we do not have to go down the road to destruction of our Democracy... we can send Trump back to NY.. where he really belongs.

[rzemanfl]

1. Drumpf "really belongs" in prison. n/t

[Peacetrain]

2. Well I can't argue with that !

[customerserviceguy]

5. I can think of someplace a little deeper. n/t

[rzemanfl]

13. I thought of that too, but went with someplace real. n/t

[customerserviceguy]

16. Six feet under is very real. n/t

[rzemanfl]

17. You did say "a little" I went deeper than that and thought

hell. My bad.

[customerserviceguy]

18. Well, for the religious

six feet under is just the staging area.

[coeur_de_lion]

14. Is Rikers Island (NY) still open?

[Bayard]

3. My in-laws are in Ft. Dodge

They voted for Obama both times, and then for tRump. Just no explaining it.

[Peacetrain]

4. That is the things that just gobsmacked me too

So many who were Obama supporters, went to Trump.. and I don't get it..I just dont get it either.. but it was just not your in-laws.. the good news.. The people who supported Obama, then Trump.. I think they are pulling the handle for the Democrats again..oh I hope so.. I don't know how we will survive as a Democracy with another 4 years of him

[customerserviceguy]

6. I have a possible explanation

It is absolutely true that Barack Obama won his elections with the votes of a lot of white people in what is known as flyover country, and that would include the non-urban/suburban folks in blue states.

Why did they vote for him? I theorize that one reason was to try to get absolution for the legacy of slavery, lynchings, Jim Crow, etc. It was probably part of the reasoning that having a black President would "help us get past this race thing."

When they saw that absolution didn't come, they went for Barack Obama's worst enemy, the man who was the leader of the birtherism movement. Trump in effect said, "They're never gonna forgive you," and that got him nominated and elected in the Electoral College.

If you can find that scenario plausible, you can see why I fear talk about reparations. When you see African-Americans turning on the likes of Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, can you understand why flyover whites are no longer trying to bend over backwards to court favor with African-American issues?

[PatrickforO]

8. They were helped in this opinion by the massive, well funded

corporate propaganda from Fox 'news' and AM talk radio.

But as to the upcoming election - to my mind, there is only one main issue - Trump's racism.

Following this, healthcare, social security, climate change - all the things my candidate has plans for.

But the first thing ALWAYS needs to be that America is better than Trump's hate and racism.

[Peacetrain]

10. Actually no.. that was not it.. I can tell you their hate of Sen Clinton and the Clintons

was just that great.. and while I started out with Gov O'Malley, and he did not make it .. I had to pick another candidate and it was HRC.. the absolute hate of the Clintons in Iowa was palpable.. she won Iowa in the caucus but only by the narrowest of margins.. and we are NOT flyover country.. seriously that is what loses people

[customerserviceguy]

12. It is true

that Hillary Clinton was demonized like no other politician in modern history. That was one of many factors. But I expect the right-wing press to do the same job on whoever we nominate, they'd just have to throw it into high gear.

I still think that a population that voted for Bush twice then Obama twice had racial issues that they wanted the election to resolve for them.

[PatrickforO]

7. Well..........Trump actually belongs in prison. He and his whole criminal family.

As well as those responsible for perpetrating these crimes against humanity in these private for-profit concentration camps.

[Peacetrain]

9. My hope is NY has the goods to send him to Prison

(from Mueller)

[Gothmog]

11. K&R

[Cha]

15. Thank You, Peacetrain!

[Peacetrain]

19. Yep Cha. that was at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City..

on May 1st and it was so cold that day.. you can see the people waiting outside in coats and the fire pits going.. but it was an off the wall fun meet up with the VP.. Great way to start his campaign.. and the music before hand was great too.. so much fun.. love the firemen for Biden.. they were all there.. just a great memory.. 2nd day of his campaign in Iowa I think

[Skya Rhen]

20. Lovely video clip - Joe is great! Thanks!

[Peacetrain]

21. I did not realize the Daily Iowan had posted that till today

I was looking up something on the site and found it by accident referenced back to u-tube.. it was a wonderful day..

[onetexan]

22. Great Clip!! Thank you for posting!

[Peacetrain]

24. Oh your welcome! I love it too!

[highplainsdem]

23. LOVE that clip! Thanks for posting it! K&R

[Peacetrain]

25. This was the event I got to go to

when the VP first announced.. who ever planned that one out.. did such a great job.. it was rocking and even though the VP was about 40 minutes late from another event before us.. (you know how he loves to stand around and talk to everyone) there was wonderful music and good food, since it was held at the Brewery.. ..

[brer cat]

26. Great clip.

Thanks for posting it, Peacetrain.

[NYMinute]

27. K&R nt