Biden in Nevada: "There's not going to be a lot of time for on-the-job training."

[highplainsdem]

Article from a Las Vegas NBC affiliate, with video at the link:


https://news3lv.com/news/local/one-on-one-with-former-vice-president-joe-biden-as-he-continues-to-campaign-in-nevada

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — During a town hall event at Matt Kelly Elementary School on Saturday, Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden made one point very clear.

"Donald Trump has to be defeated," Biden said. "Because as long as he’s in this position, we are losing our standing around the world, our international support is weakening, we find ourselves in the nation increasingly divided.”

Biden says he is the best person for the job.

“The next president of the United States is going to inherit a divided country, and a world in disarray. There’s not going to be a lot of time for on-the-job training. I think we’re going to have to pull the country together," he said. "I have the most significant record in being able to generate consensus among Democrats and Republicans on major issues and major bills, as well as I think I can stand on the world stage – I know most of the world leaders and command the respect of those who are adversaries as well as those that are friends.”

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Here in Nevada, Biden is polling well. He is currently the front-runner in the state. To keep that status, he says the campaign needs to continue garnering support from minority communities and working class folks.

"We’ve maintained strong support with all of the minority communities and with the unions. That’s been my base – working-class folks and minorities – and so I feel good," he said. “I feel good about it. My wife has been here, my sister, I’m going to be here a lot. It’s an important and diverse state to be able to win, and I hope we can do it.”

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[Thekaspervote]

1. Go Joe go!!!

[aikoaiko]

2. There is no ticking timebomb. Any of our top tier candidates will step in and do the job

The same criticism could have been leveled at Obama with a recession and massive wars in play.

[Kahuna7]

3. Yeah. And Obama picked Biden for a reason. nt

[aikoaiko]

4. I recommend Joe to serve as VP

[Kahuna7]

5. Recommend away, but that's not likely to happen. nt

[Renew Deal]

21. You should check out all of the times Biden and Obama disagreed on things

It's enlightening, but not for the quantity of disagreements. It's the substance that is important.

[Kahuna7]

22. I don't know what point you're trying to make. Mates disagree...

I'm sure Obama and his wife have disagreements.

[Renew Deal]

23. Bin Laden might still be alive if Obama followed Biden's advice.

[Peacetrain]

24. And we would not have had the movement in gay marriage if Obama had not listened to Biden

They complimented each other.. you really got that one bass ackwards

[Renew Deal]

25. Yes, I remember the famous court decision where Justice Biden convinced Justice Obama

in favor of Obergefell

[Kahuna7]

26. You really like to pick nits, don't you? You might want to try a hobby instead.

[Renew Deal]

30. Sorry, but the differences in opinion between the two are not insignificant, and Obama was

usually right.

[Act_of_Reparation]

27. To appeal to middle-aged white voters.

[Kahuna7]

28. So what???? Is there something wrong with that?

That was part of the equation. But not the whole equation. Obama had no foreign policy experience. McCain had a lot. So Obama needed someone who could assure voters that he would have sound foreign policy advice.

[highplainsdem]

6. No ticking time bomb? You don't think Putin will do everything he can to increase his own power

and destabilize other countries if Trump loses next year?

And Trump will have a couple of months left in office to do his master's bidding.

[emmaverybo]

7. Obama chose Biden for his FP experience and knowledge. And there is no Obama in the running.

As to no ticking time bomb? Literally, more nuclear arms than ever before in history. Pakistan and India have come very close. A first nuclear war anywhere in the world will trigger climate change
catastrophe.

Russia is supporting the rise of fascism in Europe. We need to get Iran back to the table.
Kim Jong Un presents a definite threat. The Mideast...China...

A Biden presidency will reassure our allies and send a coherent, firm message that we will stand against rather than coddle our enemies.

Honestly, no other candidate is as experienced and knowledgeable in foreign policy and relations as
Joe Biden. Complacency makes it possible to miss the ticking time bombs and thus to have missed
Biden’s superior grasp of the world situation overall and his ability to help us and other countries navigate these perilous times.

[LongtimeAZDem]

9. No other candidate has the relationship with Congress to pass Climate legislation,

or the international policy experience to repair the massive damage done by Trump.

Just to name two "ticking timebombs".

[aikoaiko]

10. I don't know if Joe still has his congressional mojo anymore

Let's face, he whiffed on gun control in 2013 and he couldn't stop the fatal blow of Rubio's amendment that cut the legs out of the ACA. He really couldn't work his purported magic during his second term as VP.

As far as international relations go, any of our top tier candidates can repair the damage quickly simply by not being Trump.

I understand that these are your sincere opinions, but I don't agree.

[LongtimeAZDem]

11. Just "not being Trump" isn't nearly enough; he has left us vulnerable in many ways.

Warren doesn't have the savvy to do it, IMO, and Sanders would probably make things worse.

[OldRed2450]

18. Some of our top tier candidates want Russia to be a part of NATO

So no. Not anyone will do. I believe only Joe knows how to repair the damage Trump has done in regards to our State Dept and allies.

[Gothmog]

8. Joe is doing well in Nevada

Link to tweet

[Tarheel_Dem]

12. I couldn't agree more. We're living through that now, and it's a living hell for a lot of us. n/t

[Cha]

13. Biden does have the experience and the

qualifications to be POTUS on Day One!

Mahalo, hpd!

[highplainsdem]

15. Exactly, Cha!

[Cha]

16. Steady as you GO JOE!

[The Valley Below]

14. No one is better positioned to move legislation through Congress..

Nor is anyone more likely to have coat-tails that flip red-states blue in the Senate and expand our lead in the Senate.

It isn't just that Joe Biden will be ready on day one, it is that he will expand our numbers in Congress if he tops the ticket and he will get legislation passed.

To say nothing of restoring our alliances worldwide.

[highplainsdem]

19. 8 years as mayor of South Bend hardly compares to 8 years as VP of the US, folllowing 36 years

in the Senate.

I like Mayor Pete, a lot.

But when we're talking about who has the experience to be able to handle the job of president from day one, none of the other candidates are at all close to Biden.

[Renew Deal]

20. Generating consensus between the parties is a failed idea

It appears that Biden will be the one needing training.

[FloridaBlues]

29. He is spot on with this statement.