Biden’s Half-Hearted Hope

Photo: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images In an interview with Lawrence O’Donnell last night, Joe Biden played one of his signature rhetorical cards: When asked what he would say to women who were ready to support him over Donald Trump, but who found Tara Reade’s accusations of sexual assault against him credible, he told O’Donnell, “They probably shouldn’t vote for me.

Those of us who loathe Trump and understand that four more years of his administration would be untenable for the country have been left with no choice but to vote for Biden. Pretty much nothing he says is ever going to make me vote for him with my heart. Still, that comment is irksome and worth dissecting because it matters for the future.

But this reasonableness, for those of us who have already resigned ourselves to voting for Biden, is a bluff. “If you believe Tara Reade, don’t vote for me” is a smoke screen. It belies the fact that there are many people who do believe Reade but intend to vote for him in spite of that, people who’ve already done the painful calculus and decided that the reasonable option is to vote against their hearts.

bridgetgillard And this image says it all. Why are so many people pretending this is normal?

briebriejoy bridgetgillard Tara Reade's new lawyer has confirmed that she was charged with fraud in San Luis Obispo on August 2, 1993. She was terminated from Biden's office on August 6, 1993. Reade's mother called 'Larry King Live' on August 11, 1993 to report her daughter's 'problems'

briebriejoy bridgetgillard Progressive plan 1: Although not 1st choice, w/Biden its very likely we get Harris, Buttigieg, Warren, Booker, etc. in some pretty substantial Cabinet/government positions. Progressive plan 2: Nah, let's just create a fake rape story and see if we can get Biden to drop out.

bridgetgillard He’s a fucking joke.

briebriejoy bridgetgillard I would've voted for Sanders, but he lost.

briebriejoy bridgetgillard Let this story die. PBS did a devastating piece, interviewing 72 former aides... shocker, the guy that sat behind her said she was terrible at her job. 2. Many dont even remember a fundraiser. 3. Now she got raped at a different location? Tara Reade is a liar

briebriejoy bridgetgillard Right! don't vote for Biden because you believe Tara Reade's constantly changing story, what do YOU have to lose?

bridgetgillard Right in line with this excellent piece. Thank you for your work.

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briebriejoy bridgetgillard Half hearted vote 🙄 Well, Cry me a freakin river This is y no one takes the alt left seriously. You act like children.

bridgetgillard This is a dare from Biden and the DNC . They're very clearly saying 'who else are you going to vote for, Trump?' The sad part is that BernieSanders could beat Trump too, but they've convinced everyone that he can't, based on absolutely nothing.

bridgetgillard No worries JoeBiden, I won't be voting for you!

bridgetgillard I believe Tara, so I'm glad I have his blessings

bridgetgillard Does he ever get tired of telling us not to vote for him? Look, fat, we were NEVER going to vote for you.

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briebriejoy bridgetgillard LOL. A bluff? C'mon man.

briebriejoy bridgetgillard Roger that rapey eagle

briebriejoy bridgetgillard Briahna Joy Gray is going to hate this Politico article

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briebriejoy bridgetgillard Cool I won't

briebriejoy bridgetgillard Well how can you argue with that? If you don't believe him...dont vote for him

bridgetgillard IBelieveTaraReade

bridgetgillard Ok then...

briebriejoy bridgetgillard A good lie is mostly truth. He doesn't have to admit or deny it with wordplay like this, people can believe way they want. Plus, he probably wouldn't vote for him 'if he weren't him' and *believed* the accusations, he'd rationalize it and doubt the story. IBelieveTaraReade

bridgetgillard What is happening? How are we here? When will this stop?

briebriejoy bridgetgillard Imagine you’re a survivor and not the “prefect victim”. You see Tara Reade smeared for being poor and having difficulty in school, and her landlords are treated as a way to “plumb the depths of her credibility” as if they knew whether she was raped. Would you come forward?

bridgetgillard biden = trump with the imprimatur of bipartisan approval. there is no principled argument in favor of voting for him.

bridgetgillard Ok well now I'm not even being a cranky leftist. He told me not to vote for him.

briebriejoy bridgetgillard I made these ReplaceBiden infographics geared towards blue no matter who people. We can and will defeat Trump without compromising our values. To do that, we must replace JoeBiden. JoeMustGo! Please share them. I hope they’re useful! 😊✊🏼

bridgetgillard Believe whatever you believe, the fact is joe Biden has history of lying 🤮🤮 DropOutBidenNow

briebriejoy bridgetgillard Briebrie, why don’t you read the new PBS & Politico articles (REAL JOURNALISM) regarding Tara and get back to us.

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briebriejoy bridgetgillard Biden: “don’t vote for me if you believe Tara Reade” 34% of Democrats, 75% of Republicans and 54% of independents polled May 11-12: “:o” These numbers will grow ReplaceBiden or lose, Democrats. JoeMustGo. Resume the primary. Other candidates should unsuspend.

bridgetgillard Manipulation

PortiaABoulger bridgetgillard Bullshit.

bridgetgillard Check & Mate Nobody believes Tara Alexandra Reade McCabe. Turns out she's a convicted criminal for her pathological fraud. We're not even gonna get to her Russia lust. She's done. Another Rose Twitter failure. Biden2020 👋😉 ByeFelicia

bridgetgillard The primaries aren't over and Joe's not the nominee yet. There's plenty of time to change course. Democrats anguished by the thought of Biden should be calling for him to drop out. Those who aren't just don't want to admit it's because they don't like the runner-up.

briebriejoy bridgetgillard Ms. Joy you are on record as saying that Biden was 'credibly' accused of assault. In light of all thats been revealed in the past few days. Do you still believe Tara Reade? I see you and the rest of the Bernie Bros have gone silent on this matter?

briebriejoy bridgetgillard BIDEN says 'PROBABLY SHOULDN'T VOTE FOR ME'.... looks like he going to get his wish ... at least from me.

bridgetgillard The question is Joe, do you believe Tara Reade?

briebriejoy bridgetgillard Is there anything—anything at all—that Biden could say that would appease you at this point? If the answer is “no”, I think you owe it to your readers to say that. If the answer is “yes” then I think you owe it to your readers to say what that is.

briebriejoy bridgetgillard True. If you believe the Tara Reade lies, vote for someone else. Democratic Party does not want you. We're a big tent, but notvthat big.

briebriejoy bridgetgillard You guys are obviously not interested in facts. He literally gave you an out and you somehow turn it around and make that a negative, because the objective was always to destroy him and pretend you care about feminism

bridgetgillard Duly noted.

briebriejoy bridgetgillard I shouldn't vote for Joe Biden, according to Joe Biden. Nice.

briebriejoy bridgetgillard The author is still going to vote Biden because, well Trump is worse apparently. PLEASE understand, Joe Biden doesn’t want to earn your votes cos it’s RIGGED anyway and he doesn’t have to !!!!!!!! That’s how vulgar he is, but go ahead and vote for him!

briebriejoy bridgetgillard The 'I wouldn't vote for me if I believed Tara Reade' line is patronizing, the height of male privilege, and the exact opposite of what he should be saying. I believe Tara Reade. I also know I'll vote for him. In one statement he is calling women both liars and stupid.

briebriejoy bridgetgillard Well then. If he puts it that way he’s going to lose a lot of women.

briebriejoy bridgetgillard This is an opinion piece, but it seems to contradict everything in PBS News Hours deep dive into Tara Reader’s accusations.

briebriejoy bridgetgillard This guy tells people to vote for other people for literally anything. Next week it's going to be like, 'If you like pineapple pizza, you probably shouldn't vote for me. I'm considering outlawing it if I'm elected president.'

briebriejoy bridgetgillard The man does even want to win

briebriejoy bridgetgillard Biden is unelectable. The Democratic establishment forced this dumpster fire of a candidate on us because their main goal was NEVER defeating trump, it was stopping Bernie. 🔥🔥🔥 Let the DNC burn, SayNoToJoe

bridgetgillard What more can he do if he’s innocent as he says? If he’s guilty can anyone prove it? If he is is guilty Trump worth re-electing? If he resigned I do not think Sanders would get the top spot. I would not support that as he’s a demagogue.

briebriejoy bridgetgillard I believe her. 👍

bridgetgillard Ridiculous piece. If you must rend your garments at the devastating, unthinkable result of the primaries - Biden won in repeated landslides - go ahead. But trying to link your grief to this patently incredible, ever-shifting story is silly, and hurts real victims.

bridgetgillard My heart will go on after bypassing joebiden. Someone needs to have a heart-to-heart with Biden. His decades-long tedious, one-dimensional *vote for me or not* isn't cutting it.

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