Vice President Joe Biden told Democrats that it’s “time to focus” on winning in November, scolding dispirited members of his party for saying they might not vote in the midterm elections.
“Those who didn’t get anything they wanted, it’s time to just buck up here, understand that we can make things better, continue to move forward, but not yield the playing field to those folks who are against everything that we stand for in terms of the initiatives we put forward,” Biden said last night when appearing on the debut of Lawrence O’Donnell’s new show on MSNBC.
Biden said Democrats maybe “didn’t get every single thing they want” on big issues like health care, but said the reform bill that’s taking effect now was an “incredibly significant move that’s progressive and helping people.” He said people were upset health care didn’t include a public option, but said that if Republicans win this fall, “they are going to repeal health care.”
“This is a choice,” Biden said.
The television appearance follows a New Hampshire fundraiser where Biden chided Democrats as “whining,” remarks the prompted an uproar on the left. Meanwhile, President Obama is telling young voters he needs them to show up this fall, now more than ever.
