Remember when Donald Trump was mean, rude, and socially unacceptable to all decent Americans? Well, that was then. Now two Democrat candidates are evoking comparisons of dogs and Mickey Mouse to Vice President Mike Pence and to President Trump.

First up, we have Elizabeth Warren. Appearing at a town hall in Lebanon, NH, on Sunday, some wag wondered if she ever asks her Golden Retriever Bailey whom she should choose for Vice President.

 “Do you whisper into Bailey’s ear, “Who is gonna be my Mike Pence? Who is gonna look at me with adoring eyes?”

Which is an absolutely sophomoric question, but it appears to have come from a smart-ass Millennial, so there you go.

To which Warren replied:

“I already have a dog.”

Oh, be still my aching sides! So clever! So cheeky! Someone get that woman her own late night talk show, especially since that fake Native American gig didn’t work out.

So Elizabeth Warren just compared the Vice President to a dog. But hold on — didn’t the media go apoplectic when Donald Trump called some women “dogs”? How rude! Why, it’s the height of crassness to call a porn star “Horseface,” which is what Trump called Stephanie Clifford, aka Stormy Daniels.

But it’s knee-slapping hilarious for Warren to call Mike Pence a canine. Which, of course, insults people who plan to vote for the Trump-Pence ticket. You idiots, you’re voting for a dog.

And then there’s Joe Biden. He was appearing on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” when Joe Scarborough remarked that he was worried about Bernie Sanders being at the top of the ticket. It could lose swing states for Democrats, he reasoned.

Biden did agree that Bernie’s “baggage” of running as a Democratic socialist could be a problem in the South. However, not to worry. Because . . .

“I think we could run Mickey Mouse against this president and have a shot.”

Mickey Mouse? Yep, Biden said it. A cartoon character could defeat the sitting President.

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To which co-host Mika Brzezinski responded, Wow! 

"I refuse to suggest any Democrat can lose. I think we could run Mickey Mouse against this president and have a shot." —@JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/91dJpO5zCf

— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) February 11, 2020

Says the political genius who just called a 21-year-old female college student a “dog-faced pony soldier” when she asked him a question. Oh, and by the way, that young woman didn’t appreciate Biden’s stab at humor.

 “I am a 21-year-old college student, like, what the hell do I know? Who cares who I am or my experience? Just answer the damn question.”

But when you think about it — didn’t Hillary Clinton run against Trump in 2016? And if Mickey Mouse could run against Trump and beat him in 2020, what does that say about Hillary losing to Trump? Or even Warren and Biden — considering that they probably won’t even get the nomination?

But Elizabeth Warren is dropping like rock in the polls, and Joe Biden is a political Dead Man Walking, although he won’t admit it. So they’re lashing out with ridiculous comments.

But go ahead, Democrats. Continue to insult Trump voters by comparing their Vice President to a dog, and saying that even a cartoon character can defeat their President. It just increases backlash against you all. You may not be Mickey, but you’re certainly the Goofy Squad.

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