# Hee-haw, y'all. The 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 12, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hee-haw-yall-the-2020-democratic-presidential-primary/824415 "2018-11-12T17:52:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hee-haw-yall-the-2020-democratic-presidential-primary/824415/2621 "2019-09-21T00:31:57Z")

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Memories from the Biden thread…

> [@Joe Biden's in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-bidens-in/833042/275):
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> So, that NY Times hit-piece on Biden and his son, suggesting untoward activity on the part of Hunter Biden vis-a-vis dealings with Ukranian officials?
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> This story? [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/us/politics/biden-son-ukraine.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/us/politics/biden-son-ukraine.html)
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> Turns out, the author of the piece _just happened_, today, to accept the job as the official spokesperson for the President of The Ukraine beating, by her admission, 4,000 candidates for the job.
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> I’m sure it’s all just a big ol’ coincidence. Or a part of the application and interviewing process. I can’t decide which… someone want to offer me some guidance here?
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> [https://twitter.com/IuliiaMendel/status/1135503015857872901](https://twitter.com/IuliiaMendel/status/1135503015857872901)

> [@Joe Biden's in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-bidens-in/833042/276):
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> Correction: Co-Author, along with Ken Vogel.

> [@Joe Biden's in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-bidens-in/833042/278):
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> Could you explain why the President of the Ukraine would want a hit piece on Biden?

> [@Joe Biden's in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-bidens-in/833042/279):
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> Who knows? But I’m not really one to believe in coincidences.

Ken Vogel is the guy quoted in #2616

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