Biden's team was warned about announcing 2020 bid on same day as forum focused on women of color

CNN ^ | Updated 3:37 PM ET, Wed April 24, 2019 | Kyung Lah, CNN

[conservative98]

Former Vice President Joe Biden's team was warned this week that it would be a bad idea to announce his presidential campaign on the same day as a forum focused on women of color.

Biden's team had considered releasing a video announcing his 2020 campaign on Wednesday, the same day as the She the People Presidential candidate forum, according to two sources who had conversations with aides to the former vice president. The She the People event is focused on issues affecting women of color, a core constituency of the Democratic Party.

The sources, both critically involved with the forum, tell CNN they advised members of Biden's team on the mission of the She the People event and the poor optics of overshadowing the forum with his video release.

"Wednesday is an important day to Democratic women of color," one of the sources relayed to CNN about the conversation. "It would be a bad idea to stand in the way."

The second source told CNN that even the consideration of releasing his announcement video on the same day as the forum adds to questions of whether Biden, 76, reflects a Democratic Party of past generations, rather than the base of the party today.

[mplc51]

Donna Brazille will be his running mate.....lol

[jospehm20]

I wonder if his part in the Ukraine corruption may be coming out soon.

[conservative98]

Or Kamala.

"I will be a President of the United States who knows that these DREAMers and DACA recipients did not just fall out of the sky and have parents who also deserve protection” - @KamalaHarris #SheThePeople2020 pic.twitter.com/K9YRSzAEdD— She the People (@_shethepeople) April 24, 2019

[gubamyster]

Maybe Biden should hold off on making his announcement tomorrow too:

NATIONAL HUG A PLUMBER DAY – April 25

[vpintheak]

Nope. Butt-gag will be their VP candidate.

[Cowboy Bob]

When the SHTF, White liberals will be the first ones to go. They will be hit from both sides.

[TexasGator]

will fix give her the debate questions?

[conservative98]

30 mins ago

Three women of color take the stage. One of whom could be our next president. Two who are moderators. 1000+ women of color watch - they don't just watch - they participate. #SheThePeople2020

This is herstory. pic.twitter.com/8PtNLUJCbF— She the People (@_shethepeople) April 24, 2019

[Brian Griffin]

Women of color?

Biden is an equal opportunity type of guy.

[EEGator]

I’m getting pretty tired of people of color.

[conservative98]

Joe not invited.

#SheThePeople2020 is taking a quick break, but here’s the full line-up of who we’ll hear from at the first-ever presidential forum focused on women of color! @_shethepeople pic.twitter.com/jtmdH9Yc4E— Women's March (@womensmarch) April 24, 2019

[ronnie raygun]

We have turned out to be prisoners in our own country

[gov_bean_ counter]

Emily Litella...

I don’t know what all this fuss is about people who color...

[b4me]

if Biden can’t even figure out how to plan his annoucement properly - he won’t be able to handle more important things as president

[Chuckster]

What ever reasons Biden has for launching this campaign, becoming President isn’t one of them.

[Calvin Locke]

Oh, as when Mike Mansfield showed up with Lyndon Johnson at John F. Kennedy’s door after the nomination, and told Kennedy “I brought your running mate”?

[FreedBird]

Michelle Obama can be Biden’s running mate. Biden/Obama 2020?

[thoughtomator]

With the “women” part optional too.

The lunatics are running the asylum over there. This would have been a fine moment to go all Sistah Souljah on them and bring the crazies back into line.

But the crazies have all the firepower now - they control the message, and they’ll be picking the messenger. A Kristallnacht for the few remaining whites left in that party seems inevitable.