Get ready to hear a lot more of Biden saying things like “c’mon man” and “y’all,” because he’s fed up and he’s ready to fight. That means no more Mr. Nice Biden. The best part? The intended targets of his wrath are members of his own party.

It seems Crazy Uncle Joe is sick and tired of 2020 Democrats digging into his past. He feels they’re distorting, and trashing, a history that he’s proud of. So, come the next set of debates, the gloves are off.

Biden intends to come out swinging. His first punches will be thrown at California Senator Kamala Harris.

Via the Washington Examiner:

“I’m not going to be as polite this time,” Biden told supporters at a fundraiser in Detroit on Wednesday evening, according to a pool report. “Because this is the same person who asked me to come to California and nominate her in her convention.” TRENDING: Democrats Reportedly Preparing Bill To Put Term Limits on All New SCOTUS Justices The former vice president hinted that he would cash in on his warning from earlier in July that he has “all this information about other people’s pasts.” “If they want to argue about the past, I can do that,” Biden said at the fundraiser. “I got a past I’m proud of. They got a past that’s not quite so good.”

The Hill spoke with an anonymous ‘Biden ally’ who got into a bit more detail. It seems the whole thing came to a head when Cory Booker referred to the former VP as “the architect of mass incarceration” while discussing Biden’s 1994 crime bill.

“You can’t be called the architect of mass incarceration and remain quiet,” a Biden ally said. “That’s cruel and personal. That goes against his entire career. You can’t let people say bullshit and not respond to it.” “The gloves are off,” the ally added. “At this point, you have to punch back when someone attacks your record. People want to see him throw a punch. The president is certainly going to come at him hard, so why not start now?”

Much has been made of this slow slide in the polls, but Biden is still the Dems’ 2020 frontrunner. Still, death by a thousand cuts is an unpleasant way to exit a race, and Biden intends to be in for the long haul. Apparently, he thinks it’s time to deal with the riffraff and rabble that would usurp him.

That’s great news for Republicans. An unleashed Joe Biden is a Joe Biden leaning hard on extemporaneous moments. If someone lands a blow, he’s going to want to return fire as quickly and decisively as possible. That is most definitely not his strong suit.

The faster Biden has to think, the more pressure there is in the heat of the moment, the more likely he is to drift into gaffe territory. Ol’ Joe is at his worst when he’s speaking off the cuff. One assumes his opponents know this, so they’ll be trying to goad him into a battle.

It’s going to be fun to watch.