{"id":3288,"date":"2020-08-24T17:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T22:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beckypalmer.wpengine.com\/?p=3288"},"modified":"2020-08-23T17:15:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T22:15:13","slug":"the-surprising-case-for-joe-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beckypalmer.me\/?p=3288","title":{"rendered":"The Surprising Case for Joe Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In spite of the amount of time I&#8217;ve spent writing about it, I really hate politics.\u00a0 But once again I feel compelled to make a statement about it.\u00a0 \u00a0And that statement is this- we need to elect Joe Biden in November.<\/p>\n<p>When I turned on my laptop I had planned to compose a very long essay that included names of all the prominent Republicans who have endorsed Biden, as well as a lengthy comparison of him to Trump.\u00a0 But I realized that anyone who owns a TV or a smart phone already knows that stuff.\u00a0 So what else can I say?<\/p>\n<p>I had also planned to include another caveat of sorts explaining that I&#8217;m not a Democrat and how I hate political parties and how I&#8217;m not just saying to vote for Biden because of his party affiliation, but I&#8217;ve made my feelings on that VERY clear over the years, so no need to beat that dead horse.\u00a0 \u00a0 So what CAN I say that I haven&#8217;t said 100 times already?<\/p>\n<p>I can say, with 100% certainty, that Joe Biden is a good person.\u00a0 He understands the value of working together with everyone and listening to everyone and he has the track record to prove it.\u00a0 He understands loss at a more personal level than most of us will ever have to deal with and it made him stronger, not bitter.\u00a0 He is a practicing Catholic, but never tries to push his beliefs on anyone else.\u00a0 This country is in dire need of niceness and goodness and common decency right now.\u00a0 And Joe Biden has those in spades.<\/p>\n<p>This November, vote for the nice guy.\u00a0 Vote for Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In spite of the amount of time I&#8217;ve spent writing about it, I really hate politics.\u00a0 But once again I feel compelled to make a statement about it.\u00a0 \u00a0And that statement is this- we need to elect Joe Biden in November. 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