Biden on if he can reach Trump's base: 'Probably not'

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Biden on if he can reach Trump's base: 'Probably not'
By Jonathan Easley - 04/16/20 11:09 AM EDT

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that he will “probably not” be able to reach President Trump’s hardcore base of supporters in his run for the White House, saying that some who back the president are drawn to him because he engages in the “politics of division.”

Speaking at a fundraiser hosted by Joe and Sara Kiani, the founders of the Masimo Corporation, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee was asked if he hopes to gain support from the president’s base during the general election campaign.

Biden responded with a laugh, according to the pool report from the fundraiser.


“His base? Probably not,” Biden said.

“There are people who support the president because they like the fact that he is engaged in the politics of division,” he added. “They really support the notion that, you know, all Mexicans are rapists and all Muslims are bad and ... dividing this nation based on ethnicity, race. This is the one of the few presidents who succeeded by deliberately trying to divide the country, not unite the country.”

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[libertybele]

Imagine Slow Joe doesn't think that he can reach Trump's base.  I wonder what his first clue was?   

[mountaineer]

Here's a hint, Joe, for reaching the other side: don't insult them.

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Biden's 'deplorables moment'? Trump camp decries comments on president's base

At a virtual fundraiser Wednesday night, Joe Biden laughed off the possibility of appealing to President Trump's base -- and then directly attacked some Trump voters, drawing comparisons from journalists and the Trump campaign to Hillary Clinton's infamous "basket of deplorables" moment during the 2016 campaign.

The event, hosted by Joe Kiani -- the founder and CEO of the Masimo Corporation -- and Sarah Kiani -- a board member of the Masimo Foundation for Ethics, Innovation and Competition -- drew about 55 attendees online, according to the Biden campaign. During a question-and-answer session, Biden responded "probably not" when someone asked if he could win over Trump supporters, and then he launched into a scathing critique.

“There are people who support the president because they like the fact that he is engaged in the politics of division," Biden said. "They really support the notion that, you know, all Mexicans are rapists and all Muslims are bad and... dividing this nation based on ethnicity, race. This is the one [sic] of the few presidents who succeeded by deliberately trying to divide the country, not unite the country.”  ...

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[Right_in_Virginia]

I'm so looking forward to the debates.   

[mountaineer]

I'm so looking forward to the debates.   

Given Joe's incoherence on every video we've seen in the past couple of weeks, I really have to believe the Dems will replace him before the campaign gets to the debates.