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"Biden's humanity came through during the CNN town hall & TBH i didn't realize how much I needed it"
Apologies for putting the thread title in quotes, because to be honest (TBH) it's a slight paraphrase and shortening of this tweet from Tommy Vietor, cohost of Pod Save America and former NSC spokesman for President Obama:
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Bidens humanity came through during that CNN town hall and to be honest i didnt realize how much i needed to hear it

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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"Biden's humanity came through during the CNN town hall & TBH i didn't realize how much I needed it" (Original Post)
highplainsdem
Mar 2020
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Thanks for posting that tweet! I'd noticed Biden starting to give out his phone #, but I hadn't
highplainsdem
Mar 2020
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William769
(58,802 posts)1. Kick & highly recommended.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mcar
(44,498 posts)2. That says it exactly
Humanity. I, too, didn't realize how much I needed it.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Especially after watching yet another god-awful Trump press conference. Its easy to forget what a good decent leader sounds like.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
mcar
(44,498 posts)3. Swallwell: Character and empathy will get us through
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Wow. On @cnn, @JoeBiden started to give out his cell phone number to family members of deceased #coronavirus patients, then stopped probably realizing he wouldnt be able to respond to the sheer volume. Character & empathy of leaders like him will get us through this.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
highplainsdem
(55,583 posts)4. Thanks for posting that tweet! I'd noticed Biden starting to give out his phone #, but I hadn't
realized Swalwell had tweeted about it. What a great tweet!

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Cha
(310,003 posts)5. Awesome! TY, hpd!

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
BigmanPigman
(52,923 posts)7. Watching it now...excellent.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DarthDem
(5,386 posts)8. +1,000,000
Joe was superb. His empathy and compassion were sparkling and inspirational.

primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden