By Annie Linskey Annie Linskey National political reporter focused on the 2020 presidential campaign Email Bio Follow May 18 at 6:47 PM PHILADELPHIA — Former vice president Joe Biden offered himself to voters as a leader uniquely positioned to unify a divided country during a rally Saturday afternoon. The event, the largest of his nascent campaign, was intended to bookend the opening phase of his White House bid.
Biden took repeated and direct aim at President Trump, comparing his tactics to those used by dictators. At one point, he quoted Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, delivered during the Civil War on a Pennsylvania battlefield, to drive home the importance of uniting the country. Biden followed that video with a rally at a Pittsburgh union hall, where he focused on another theme: rebuilding the middle class. Saturday’s event was designed to highlight the third message of his candidacy: uniting the country.
He also previewed a policy to address climate change that his campaign will release in coming weeks, saying, “we need a clean energy revolution” and expressing a desire to “set the most aggressive goals possible.”
Whatever you say CreepyJoe
There's a catch to this statement [ bridge gaps we're all in this together] only after I become PRES. Unite the country-What about the first 4 years?
It remains a question whether even the left and center of Dems can unite. The Trump cult will never come round.
Nice try but us moderates have been squeezed out by extremists on both sides.
JoeBiden - country canb united when econ is well, folks are in good health, educated, justice is not for sales. Saying we must unite w/o bridge econ, justice, equality,&political gap ain’t going do it. ewarren SenKamalaHarris SenBooker JulianCastro RepCohen MSignorile AOC
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Old white guy, I thought all old white guys were the enemy. Shows a big lack of Dem candidates. Trump certain to win if he’s the nominee.
I think someone has misled you because last I checked the president is in charge of government. We are tired of government. Intervening in our communications, location only to claim no jurisdiction while tucking away the illusion that we are even going to take this shit anymore.
Except when you deal with China and the Ukraine— oh and that special healthcare.
He is,an optimistic nice guy but the country is divided in an uncompromising way and you only have win lose to choose We need a strong fighter to defeat the GOP and white christian supremacists
He's weird.
JOE BIDEN IS MY UNCLE I LOVE HIM
Half of us could whine “He’s not my president!” 😭. Ideas divide or unite us, not a president; not any president
JoeBiden 'We're all....' realDonaldTrump: Yes. JB: 'All in this...' Yeaaaaas. 'In this... together...' Yes, 'in this together, to?' 'Together to.... make?' Yes. Continue, please, Joe. 'In this together to Make Amer... oh. . . . Oh. ...Shit!'
Bidens disgustingly divisive, false, and hateful labels of half Americas voters isn't a unifying strategy. Smearing all Republican voters didn't work for Hillary either. Shame on Biden 😔
No we aren’t.
Lol old clown
Cmon Biden.
But not with Biden as leader. Another evil old man!
Creepy Uncle Joe going to grope his way to the White House?
WAPO loves the taste of Biden Butt!
No...he will make another comment about being put in chains.
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pass. any progressive please. super not interested in another bought and paid for old guard member.
Hey Joe! This is your third time around trying to unite the country! Time to chuck it in and find yourself a rocking chair and leave it up to Don who is doing a pretty good job of it!
Yeah he had eight years the last go around...country ended up more divided than ever
Cognitively I would take Biden any day. Trump has to be the most unqualified idiot I’ve ever seen. What President takes the side of murderers over the people he represents. Trumps going to take Putin’s side until he gets a Trump Towers in Russia.
IF Democrats TRULY unite behind Biden, it will result in the largest Electoral College loss for Republicans since 1964. In that scenario, Biden wins everything Hillary Clinton won, plus PA, MI, WI, AZ, FL and NC — and maybe even OH, IA, MO, GA and TX.
Except on healthcare, justice system, policies, income equality, foreign policy but yeah together
Nope.
You are not half the man Troy Bolton was
Biden just doesn’t see it. It’s a whole different organized system to destroy democracy. Racism is the common denominator. If he does win the presidency thousands need to be accused and convicted.
No we're not. You all are in it together would be a better phrase. The people imo. Is never considered.
You are half the man Troy Bolton was
And then he proceeded to divide.
Will we be Getting a NEW SOCIALIST FLAG
No we’re not
If this doesn’t raise questions about Biden’s fitness for office, I don’t know what does.
What does ALL mean Creepy Joe had a dismal turn out in His Home town maybe 5000 if he was lucky counting the Press. Even his favorite son Hunter was absent out smoking Crack I guess he could forgive himself screwing his brothers Widow.
Why is he just wasting money? campaignfinance reform now
The former Vice President of the most divisive administration in history, with the absolute worst track record on the economy, foreign affairs, national security, social issues and American unity, is not qualified to lead the USA. Americans don’t want to go backwards.
As he fondles his way to failure!
The Perfect Democrat Ticket. Creepy Joe and Corrupt Abrams.
How is this news? Warren did this first and has outlined dozens of real policies. Biden smiling and saying buzzwords is not worthy of an article.
Biden pledges to run a positive campaign and then proceeds to repeatedly insult & mock the President & few in them media highlight the contradiction. Also his son's business relationships with Ukraine & China are fair topics for the campaign. They must be thoroughly vetted.
We fucking are not!
Where have I heard this before? Oh, yeah: 'I will be president for all Americans' — Donald Trump's election night victory speech.
🙄 The Washington Post is covering Biden as though he is the Beatles. And they are afraid of Bernie coz they think Bernie will make Amazon pay more than 0 tax.
Does this “we” include China and Latin America and prett much everyone in this world? Where does Dems draw the line between us and them?
Oooh... Like he did the last time he was in office... Yawn...
And we all love bad cliches. C’mon, dude, you can do better.
Decades in politics with nothing accomplished
Like Obama is a liar and a fraud.
He is so young and vibrant, at least in this image. He sure looks hip without a tie! He is younger, the Beto is Hispanic! Transparency LOL
Good luck with that mr Vice President. You recognize that it’s opposite of what your old boss was trying to do. He almost succeeded.
I don't call 50 or 60 people a rally
Joe will benefit from the Democratic firing squad trying to ' out woke' each other.
Haha typical democrat lies
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Hey y'all . We're in this (🇺🇸) with David Duke . JoeBiden ☚100% racist VoteBlueToSaveAmerica no
Please just stop, Biden. Just. Stop. This isn’t 1992 anymore. We know things now that we did not know before—some that we should have, but others that we couldn't have. But we know now. And there is no going back. To do so would be suicidal.
That man can’t unite two pieces of LEGO
PITY TRUMP DOES NOT THINK THE SAME WAY HE HAS SPLIT AMERICA TOTALLY IN A WAY PEOPLE HARDLY KNOW THEIR OWN IDENTITY
We were in it to snatch power from the status quo hierarchy of the political class who were selling middle America out for their own special interests. We succeeded and will reelect our true President of the people.
Someone has to start somewhere. Funny how the press uses false equivalence to critique about partisanship but as soon as someone takes a unifying approach, out come the skeptics & cynics.
Many of us are, but Biden is not on our side.
Ok fine. Tell us specifically how you plan to accomplish this? So far all you've done is speak in generalities that are worded to sound like future utopia such as United, Were All Together, Reset our moral compass and other upbeat phrases.
'Except Millennials...screw them. And victims of financial predators...and people dealing with the repercussions of my crime bill, and anybody that cares about the environment, and... '
He should “unite” with trump and Bernie and go to a nursing home once’s and for all. Enough of old ideas.
We gave Republicans more than enough times to become bipartisan. Democrats have to take control over both houses to be sanity.
Your paper is a rag.
still groping I see
How the hell is this newsworthy? How come male candidates have every little thing they say covered in the news when candidates like Elizabeth Warren are spitting out actual policy and reform ideas with significantly less coverage? Article even pointed out she talked unity first!
That will be interesting as you are part of the Obama group that wants us divided as part of the plan to create chaos and weaken us so you could implement a NWO.
Don't you forget Guys, we heard it all before. Joe Biden has been uniting the Country since 1972. How is that working for you? He and Obama spent 8 years, in the White House. During which time, THE COUNTRY BECAME A BURIAL GROUND FOR THE HOPE AND ASPIRATIONS OF BLACKS AND THE POOR
Country does not have 'shared values' anymore...and no Democrat is going to 'unify the country'...I dont even think the country is capable of unifying anymore I want law and order
Biden, hates conservatives. He just wants to unite the left. Morals? He is a liberal, his morals change progressively. He gave up his Catholic morals a long time ago. Biden, is a joke. Creepy Joe.
Only problem is ... one side (the right) wants nothing to do with unity. Again, Biden shows his delusional nature.
I'm not interested in bridging gaps with bigots, crooks, fascists, misogynists, homorphobes, and Nazis
It's a lofty goal. After Trump returns to swindling as a private citizen, his sheep will still remain hopelessly devoted. They've been emboldened to come out and they won't revert back soon if at all.
Totally agree. With the exception of a few places, we are all in this together.
Biden is not and has never been in this with us. He’s out for his megadonors, and nobody else. He’ll say folksy shit to your face and then sign legislation that ruins your family, just like he has in the past.
That's something an old guy who doesn't actually want to change anything would say. Please tell me this isn't our choice for 2020... Here comes Trump's second term. thednchadonejob
Actually no we are not in this together Globalist!
this is an amazingly inept understanding of politics
Worked out well.
We already have been....where has he been?
But then he went on to say it’s us verse them 🤔 that seems undivided if you ask me!
impeachTrumpPence that’s the ONLY way to Unite and fix America! illegitimatePresidency
We sure are, Creepy Joe. KAG
Giggles, you represent the best chance for the Banana Republic Democrat Party and you have no chance.
Umm.... We aren't with you
It's your party that you needs to unite Joe, you guys still can't get over losing the 2016 election and accepting the results! Maybe if the Democrats moved on the country would be United! Celebrating booming economy soaring stock market lowest unemployment levels in history!
So off the mark. We are fighting in enemy within.
Have you ever noticed how politicians recycle the same words, promises and outrage during their election years? Jobs, unity, hope, change, infrastructure, immigration reform, equality, health care, education reform, free, free... If they did their job shouldn't we hear them less?
Joe’s going to work with Mitch. Has he lost his mind?
He is the only dem with that angle. Curious to see how this plays out.
No, we really aren’t.
We’re not. Not anymore. The right declared war on America. It’s time to declare war on the right.
As a mother of two daughters raised original Disney movies I am humming HSM!
tory uk mp laughs at 10 years cuts for uk workers wages but got huge wages for 6 kids and wife rich laugh at poor
All he has ever done is divide the country. I'm certainly confused. Is he speaking to a specific demographic, like the pedophiles? I could see him wanting to unite them, for sure.
How bold of him.
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