DIFFICULT THREAD -- #BIDEN SHOULD WITHDRAW
1. I respect the will of the voters.
2. But new information has emerged supporting #TaraReade's account of being sexually assaulted by #JoeBiden.
3. Credible rape accusations are disqualifying or we have NO moral standards.
1. I respect the will of the voters.
2. But new information has emerged supporting #TaraReade's account of being sexually assaulted by #JoeBiden.
3. Credible rape accusations are disqualifying or we have NO moral standards.
4. Defeating Trump is NOT OPTIONAL.
5. To avoid potential catastrophe in Nov., #Biden should withdraw.
6. #Warren, #Harris, #Klobuchar, #Buttigieg, #Castro, etc. could replace Biden.
7. #Bernie can restart his campaign.
8. We can reboot the primary and give voters a choice.
5. To avoid potential catastrophe in Nov., #Biden should withdraw.
6. #Warren, #Harris, #Klobuchar, #Buttigieg, #Castro, etc. could replace Biden.
7. #Bernie can restart his campaign.
8. We can reboot the primary and give voters a choice.
9. This is the ethical position AND the smarter strategy to beat Trump.
10. We lose ALL moral authority if we embrace "the lesser of two accused rapists."
11. Polls show other Dem candidates can win.
PRINCIPLES MATTER. WE CAN BEAT TRUMP AND PROTECT OUR VALUES.
#DropOutBiden
10. We lose ALL moral authority if we embrace "the lesser of two accused rapists."
11. Polls show other Dem candidates can win.
PRINCIPLES MATTER. WE CAN BEAT TRUMP AND PROTECT OUR VALUES.
#DropOutBiden
ADDENDUM 1:
I made the same arguments about #Franken and #Kavanaugh.
If #MeToo means anything, it CANNOT BE APPLIED ON A PARTISAN BASIS.
And for the record, I also think the same standard should apply to Bill Clinton's accusers.
I made the same arguments about #Franken and #Kavanaugh.
If #MeToo means anything, it CANNOT BE APPLIED ON A PARTISAN BASIS.
And for the record, I also think the same standard should apply to Bill Clinton's accusers.
ADDENDUM 2:
My thread is not about #Bernie winning. I explicitly stated that Biden can be replaced with any of the other Dem candidates and we can restart the primary and give voters a choice.
This is about RED MORAL LINES. Sexual assault is unquestionably one of those lines.
My thread is not about #Bernie winning. I explicitly stated that Biden can be replaced with any of the other Dem candidates and we can restart the primary and give voters a choice.
This is about RED MORAL LINES. Sexual assault is unquestionably one of those lines.
ADDENDUM 3:
I want to defeat Trump and the GOP as much as anyone in America.
I've spent my life fighting them.
But we cannot defeat Trump with a lesser of evils approach.
If you really want to win, DO NOT COMPROMISE BASIC MORAL STANDARDS. It is a sure formula for losing.
I want to defeat Trump and the GOP as much as anyone in America.
I've spent my life fighting them.
But we cannot defeat Trump with a lesser of evils approach.
If you really want to win, DO NOT COMPROMISE BASIC MORAL STANDARDS. It is a sure formula for losing.
ADDENDUM 4:
Spare me the "you're helping Trump" b.s.
The only Dems helping Trump are Pelosi, Schumer, and their establishment colleagues who have given him a space force, Patriot Act, trade bill, ICE funding, and all the rightwing judges his heart desires.
Spare me the "you're helping Trump" b.s.
The only Dems helping Trump are Pelosi, Schumer, and their establishment colleagues who have given him a space force, Patriot Act, trade bill, ICE funding, and all the rightwing judges his heart desires.
ADDENDUM 6:
If you're using the exact same arguments against #TaraReade that Republicans used against #ChristineBlaseyFord, do some soul searching.
Feel free to compromise your principles. As for me, I think the ONLY way to beat Trump is to stick to our principles.
If you're using the exact same arguments against #TaraReade that Republicans used against #ChristineBlaseyFord, do some soul searching.
Feel free to compromise your principles. As for me, I think the ONLY way to beat Trump is to stick to our principles.
