Florida Democrats trusted BIDEN to protect Social Security

[RandySF]

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[mcar]

1. So much for the attack ads Sanders was running

all over Florida.

[Claustrum]

2. Maybe they worked, or else Bernie would be in the teens n/t

[Gothmog]

3. Sanders' Social Security 'adjustments' undercut Biden attack

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As a congressman in the 1990s, Bernie Sanders expressed an openness to making “adjustments” to the tax and benefit structure of Social Security. He also praised an overhaul of the social safety net program signed into law by President Ronald Reagan that reduced benefits and increased taxes on working families.

Sanders’ presidential campaign and allies have highlighted similar remarks by Joe Biden to attack the former vice president and make the explosive charge that Biden was an outspoken proponent of slashing the program.

With Iowa’s first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses less than a week away, Sanders’ remarks from decades ago are surfacing as a counterpunch to the criticism of Biden, as the two top candidates in the Democratic race escalate a feud over the nation’s most popular entitlement, an issue that has particular reach among older voters.

Sanders, a democratic socialist, is a favorite of progressives who admire him for his convictions and consistency on issues. But when it comes to Social Security, it appears that wasn’t always the case.

In 1994, after Republicans took control of the House for the first time since the Eisenhower era, they brought a renewed focus on fiscal restraint and deficit reduction.

Biden and Sanders both bowed to those pressures in some respect.

[Cha]

6. Such a BIG Shocker.. I'm Shocked I tell ya.. Shocked.

[Cha]

4. Retweeted! SS Ads smearing Biden Did NOT Work!

[George II]

5. And there goes David Sirota's main attack on Biden.

[Gothmog]

8. sanders has shown some extraordinary bad judgement on staffing issue

Hiring and not firing a liar like Sirota shows some very poor judgement on the part of sanders. Hiring Stein voters also shows very poor judgement

[George II]

9. Voting for a constitutional amendment calling for a balanced budget is NOT cutting Social Security.

[Cha]

11. the VOTERS trust Biden not BS

[Hortensis]

17. You need to know you're spreading propaganda lies. This is not true.

How on earth would someone who's been in congress for a handful of years be stronger than a man known to be, and with a proven record as a protector of SocSec for nearly 50 years?

Sorry, but I see no excuse for believing this. Voters on SocSec know the truth and are voting it.

[Demsrule86]

18. No one believes this...time to move to the General and stop attacking each other...the primary is

over.

[Cha]

10. Larry Sabato.. There's a pattern here..

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[Blue_true]

13. A truly laughable post. Just a lot of attacks lines, with no facts.

[SunsetDreams2]

14. Beat me to it

[Blue_true]

16. Again wrong. The only two candidates that did not have a Super PAC were

Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren. All the rest had PACs supporting them from the start. Biden was low on money before South Carolina because regular donors were wondering whether he had much fight left given his, until then, lackluster performance.

I know because I donated to his campaign the day before South Carolina. It was more out of respect for his career than support, if he did poorly in South Carolina, I would have expected him to drop out. I donated and got a really over the top thanks from Biden's campaign, it seemed that they really needed the money. Biden recently revealed that his campaign was close to broke coming into South Carolina.

[NCProgressive]

19. That deceptive doctored ad was useless

[Tarheel_Dem]

20. This NC Democrat does too. 👌

[Gothmog]

21. Candidates who has dropped out (others) are leading Bernie Sanders in Florida.

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