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Biden Says Democratic Base Needs to 'Stop Whining'
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Sep 28, 2010 09:44pm |
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| Author | Jennifer Bendery |
| News Date | Tuesday, September 28, 2010 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "Vice President Joseph Biden on Monday defended President Barack Obama's efforts to move the country forward and said the Democratic base needs to "stop whining" and start rallying for its party.
During a private fundraiser in Manchester, N.H., Biden told a group of about 200 Democratic activists and donors that Obama has done "an incredible job" as president and "kept his promises" to deliver on key priorities for the party, according to pool reports.
Biden said he understands that voters are angry and that they will "take it out on those who are in office." But Democrats need to "remind our base constituency to stop whining and get out there and look at the alternatives" to Obama's agenda, he added.
Liberal groups fired back at Biden and warned that the White House is already on thin ice with its base of supporters.
"The 'professional left' is busting our butt to mobilize progressive voters in 2010, picking up the ball that this White House dropped when they refused to fight for the overwhelmingly popular public option, refused to break up the big banks and demobilized Obama voters who expected this president to at least fight for big change," said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee." |
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