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Listening to the "electability" arguments I have yet to hear anyone explain how Biden (as beloved as he is by Obama Democrats) closes the enthusiasm gap with younger voters & voters of color that hurt Hillary in the stretch. Biden is so similar to her on issues, or to her right.
Is the argument that Biden doesn't need to generate Obama 2008 / 2012-style base enthusiasm and new voter registration, because he will make up the difference in converted Trump voters? How many of those do people think there are? Any Bidenites please jump in.
Last note: if the idea is that Biden doesn't have to worry about generating Obama-stye enthusiasm because the energy among Dems and Dem-leaning independents is all about beating Trump, wouldn't any of the Democrats have the same advantage? Plus "newness" generating excitement?
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Not to mention the only Democrat since Carter to go north of 50 percent in the popular vote....

Carter 1976: 50.1%-48%
Clinton 1992: 43%-374%-18.9%
Clinton 1996: 49.2%-40.7%-8.4%
Gore 2000: 48.4%-47.9%
Obama 2008: 52.9%-45.7%
Obama 2012: 51.1%-47.2%
H. Clinton: 2016: 48.2%-46.1%
Barack Obama won by the most crushing majorities any Democrat had since LBJ: winning by 10 million and 5 million votes in 2008 and 2012 respectively. Next best Dem performer? A woman: Hillary Clinton, who won the popular vote by 3 million votes. Just sayin... #electability
Democrats just don't seem to accept who their base is: 9/10 black voters, 7-8/10 LatinX and API voters, 8-9/10 Native American, Muslim & Jewish voters, close to half of white women voters, most LGBT, maybe 3/10 white male voters, most nonwhite+a plurality of wht college grads.
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Senator Hirono doesn't even seem to have a question for Barr. Just full throated condemnation.
She accused him of a cover up.
Hirono ultimately did ask a question, getting clipped, one word answers and a complaint from Barr.
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The @NYTimes just posted (and @NicolleDWallace just read from) a searing column by former FBI director James @Comey, on how Trump coopts and corrupts men like William Barr and Rod Rosenstein. A clip:
Another clip:
And the full column: nyti.ms/2VDZsEX
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