Biden: Obama doing ‘incredible job’ and keeping promises, party’s base should ’stop whining’

Biden: Democratic base should ’stop whining’

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Campaigning for Democrats in New Hampshire, Vice President Joe Biden says the party’s base should “stop whining.”

Biden attended a fundraiser Monday benefiting the state Democratic Party, Rep. Carol Shea-Porter’s re-election bid and Rep. Paul Hodes’ Senate campaign. He said both races are winnable for the Democrats if they draw clear distinctions between themselves and their Republican opponents.

He urged Democrats to “remind our base constituency to stop whining and get out there and look at the alternatives.” He says President Barack Obama has done “an incredible job” and kept his promises.

The event was hosted by yogurt manufacturer Stonyfield Farm, whose president, Gary Hirshberg, is a longtime Democratic activist and fundraiser.