Joe Biden Replaces ‘No Malarkey!’ Bus Wrap with ‘Battle for the Soul of the Nation’
Joe Biden’s tagline “No Malarkey” has been replaced with “Battle for the Soul of the Nation.”
Last October, the Biden campaign unveiled the “No Malarkey’ tour bus, confusing some young people who weren’t aware of the meaning of the word malarkey.
Some people mocked the former Vice President for using an obscure word in his campaign slogan while some thought it was comical. Others worried “no malarkey” might alienate the younger generation. But many people just did not get it at all.
An Iowa voter said, “I’m afraid he’s going to be disregarded as, ‘Ok, boomer,’”
Biden explained the “no malarkey” slogan to a crowd in Iowa, “It’s aptly named… the reason we named it ‘No Malarkey’ is because the other guys all lie. So we want to make sure there is a contrast, what we’re talking about here.”
Biden ditches ‘No Malarkey!’ bus wrap, replacing it with ‘restoring the soul of the nation,’ a common campaign refrain. Now I’m journalistically obligated to look for malarkey. pic.twitter.com/ILjZdLwnco
— Cleve R. Wootson Jr. (@CleveWootson) January 2, 2020
On a campaign stop in Anamosa, Iowa, on Thursday, Biden said, “I think our very democracy is at stake. Democracy has to be earned, as we used to learn in school. It turns out to be right. It has to be earned by every generation.”
NEW YEAR, New Bus: “No Malarkey” here, the Biden bus traveling through Iowa has a new look. It’s now broadcasting @JoeBiden’s reminder that America is currently in “The Battle for the Soul of the Nation.” pic.twitter.com/aXx3oqnd0N
— Marianna Sotomayor (@MariannaNBCNews) January 2, 2020
Twitter users criticized the new tagline.
better, still won’t work.
— Perchik (@anatevka1905) January 2, 2020
I'm even less convinced to support him than before...
— Philip Krogmeier (@flipwriter) January 2, 2020
So he's going from pathetic to more pathetic? That will help
— 🇺🇸 Building Trumpmore⚒️ (@k_ovfefe) January 2, 2020
No one gets my soul except God! Back off Creepy Joe @JoeBiden
— La Bee (@bl302390) January 2, 2020