Joe Biden in Mitt Romney's Shoes?
August 7 2020 By Abiodun Giwa
Joe Biden's comparison of the black community to the Latino community in which he described the former as less diverse is a reminder of an issue during 2012 presidential race that ended Mitt Romney's presidential bid. Just like Biden, Romney was riding on a roller coaster after beating President Barack Obama in the first debate, when he made a derogatory statement about 47 percent Americans on government support.
"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what," Romney said in the video published by Mother Jones. "All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what."
Current development in the political climate showing Biden leading in polls makes a good comparison possible in the race between Biden and President Donald Trump, and the race between President Obama and Romney in 2012. After the first debate between
President Obama and Romney, Romney was on a very good ground in the race. Obama's lack-luster performance in the debate put his campaign in a struggle.
The media came in spiritedly in tutorials on how Obama must handle the second debate to enable him come back to reckoning and make his reelection bid certain. The second debate did not show to have improved the situation for President Obama. But the situation changed when Mother Jones published the breaking news about Romney's derogatory statement against the 47 percent Americans he said would vote for Obama who he accused of dependence on government.
Mother Jones published Romney's statement on September 12, 2012. The current presidential race is still one month and five days away from September 12. Meaning that before September 12, 2012, Obama was still struggling and uncertain of what will become his reelection bid, though he was a little bit up in the poll against Romney.
Many people in 2012 felt Romney's statement was derogatory about the poor and struggling Americans. Mother Jones used a rider that said it all "When he doesn't know a camera is rolling, the GOP candidate shows disdain for half of America." Today, Biden had made two disdain statements about the black community careless whether a camera is rolling or not. People are thinking that Biden's statement should negatively affect his chances for votes in the black community.
Many people think that Biden has decided that no matter what he may be saying that negatively portrays the black community can never affect his chances for votes in the community because the community is known to vote enmasse for the Democratic Party. But the two major derogatory statements have made people in the community to begin a conversation about how to use their votes to not seem they are enslaved to the Democratic Party.
Aware that his statement has caused a backlash, Biden's campaign has issued a statement saying that in no way did he mean to suggest the African American community is a monolith - not by identity, not on issues, not all all. Undoubtedly, Biden is struggling to clarify what he means by his statement. Not unlike 2012 Romney's experience.It remains to be seen if this development will slide Biden's poll numbers or help Trump's poll numbers.
"There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what," Romney said in the video published by Mother Jones. "All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that's an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what."
Current development in the political climate showing Biden leading in polls makes a good comparison possible in the race between Biden and President Donald Trump, and the race between President Obama and Romney in 2012. After the first debate between
President Obama and Romney, Romney was on a very good ground in the race. Obama's lack-luster performance in the debate put his campaign in a struggle.
The media came in spiritedly in tutorials on how Obama must handle the second debate to enable him come back to reckoning and make his reelection bid certain. The second debate did not show to have improved the situation for President Obama. But the situation changed when Mother Jones published the breaking news about Romney's derogatory statement against the 47 percent Americans he said would vote for Obama who he accused of dependence on government.
Mother Jones published Romney's statement on September 12, 2012. The current presidential race is still one month and five days away from September 12. Meaning that before September 12, 2012, Obama was still struggling and uncertain of what will become his reelection bid, though he was a little bit up in the poll against Romney.
Many people in 2012 felt Romney's statement was derogatory about the poor and struggling Americans. Mother Jones used a rider that said it all "When he doesn't know a camera is rolling, the GOP candidate shows disdain for half of America." Today, Biden had made two disdain statements about the black community careless whether a camera is rolling or not. People are thinking that Biden's statement should negatively affect his chances for votes in the black community.
Many people think that Biden has decided that no matter what he may be saying that negatively portrays the black community can never affect his chances for votes in the community because the community is known to vote enmasse for the Democratic Party. But the two major derogatory statements have made people in the community to begin a conversation about how to use their votes to not seem they are enslaved to the Democratic Party.
Aware that his statement has caused a backlash, Biden's campaign has issued a statement saying that in no way did he mean to suggest the African American community is a monolith - not by identity, not on issues, not all all. Undoubtedly, Biden is struggling to clarify what he means by his statement. Not unlike 2012 Romney's experience.It remains to be seen if this development will slide Biden's poll numbers or help Trump's poll numbers.
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