Thank you GabeSter
Only after it got too far into his own party having to show to him that he had no real support path to victory.
Don’t praise people too much when they EVENTUALLY do the right thing. It’s good he finally did, but this is the guy who ran in 2020 suggesting he’d be a one-term president in the first place.
The power got to him like it does everyone.
Good for you, you eventually did the right thing. Would have been better if you had done so a hell of a lot sooner.
I don’t judge him negatively for that. He has a lot of programs that are helping people, and he wanted to do a lot more of that.
I judge him negatively for supporting Israel.
Maybe he knows some shit we don’t know about?
I don’t think he wanted another term. I really think he felt like he was the only one that could beat Trump.
I’m in 100% agreement, to the point where I was preparing for a Toupee victory until Biden stepped aside. But with how hilariously Vance is shitting himself in the foot (typo intentional), I have to at least briefly wonder if Biden waited to step aside until after the Toupee Party picked their VP. It’s blindingly obvious that the Republicans were only planning on campaigning against Biden. If he had stepped aside before Vance was picked, the Toupee might have picked a less unlikable VP candidate.
IIRC he stepped aside immediately after the republican convention that had had been aimed entirely at him leaving them scrambling, and endorsed Harris who was immediately read to run. The timing was impeccable!
Yeah, I don’t think his original decision to stay in was to make this tactical choice, but I absolutely think they figured out long ago he wasn’t going to win (or maybe even to have the stamina to keep campaigning) and they had him stay in until the worst possible moment for R’s.
I’m not so sure bowing out earlier would have been better. Dragging it out as long as he did let Trump lean more heavily into the age issue than he otherwise would have, which is now coming back to bite him.
Of course, I don’t think that was a tactical decision, I think you’re right on the money when it comes to Biden’s motivations, but I do think the last minute about-face may have actually helped the Democrats here
I’ll say only that temptation is ever present. He took action and passed the torch. I don’t want to take any credit away from the people that convinced him that was the correct course of action, but it ultimately came down to him actually doing it, something I can’t say I believe anyone on the right (and a hell of a lot of people on the left) would have done.
He’s putting the right ambitions as a priority, and at his current age, I don’t blame him.
Jon Stewart showed video of this beach scene after showing Trump’s claims that Biden is going to come back and take over. “He’s not coming back, Donald! Get over it!”
Idk what kind of state my mental health would be in this election season if he’d not come back… he is a international treasure
Yup, exactly how I know of it…
Donald could have done this same thing if he’d stayed the fuck out of politics. Biggest self-own ever.
https://www.tvguide.com/news/donald-trump-presidential-campaign-timeline/
Also, I love that the first answer I got to the question 'How many times has Trump run for President?" came from TV Guide,
Well, he is just an actor after all
Slightly off topic.
I have seen exactly one Ronald Reagan movie; The Killers with Lee Marvin and John Cassavetes.
Reagan has a pretty small part, and is outshone by pretty much every other actor, including the guy who was an ape General in Planet Of The Apes and the horny landlord from Three’s Comapny
Attaboy Joe
He would have stuck it out stubbornly had he not been pressured. No cookies for Biden.
So you’re saying that a politician listened to members of his party and the voters, sidelining his own ambitions. And you have a problem with that?
I have no doubt that he was presented the near certain possibility of being humiliated (some more) and handing over the remains of American democracy to a group of literal Nazis, just to safeguard his own ego.
I would have voted for his administration no matter what (I was relatively pleased with it), but I have no fantasies about who Joe is and why he really stepped down. Once Obama started campaigning for him stepping down, it was all over.
He quit to save his own ego and his “legacy”.
The thing is the nomination was his and there was nothing anyone could do about it. He could have stayed in the race. An argument can be made that it looks worse to step down halfway through the campaign instead of fighting till the end. An egocentric guy like Trump would never have stepped down. He would try to turn the base against the RNC and set the party on fire before giving up. That’s the contrast being shown here.
You type this and get up voted. I say the same thing more succinctly and get hammered.
I would have voted for him, but my vote double doesn’t count. I’m in a hard Blue state, Washington. You could support genocide and Washington would still vote Dem. Oh… Wait.
Wait, in the US, it’s not common to hate all your politicians? Coming from France, that’s like… a second nature
Only a few are respected, but for the most part I personally hate them all. Bernie Sanders is one with integrity. So is Jimmy Carter.
It’s not just a matter of if, but also when.
Biden waited until damn near the last possible minute, and probably wouldn’t have stepped down if it wasn’t for the Trump shooting.
Waiting until the last second absolutely fucked the GOP though. They were only prepared to run against Biden and now they don’t have the time needed to spin up an effective campaign against Harris.
I don’t know if the timing was strategic or just a tough decision, both seem possible. But the end result is that we’re now in a better position to stop Trump in November.
It was not strategic. It was hubris and bad advice bordering on elderly abuse. I have no doubt Jill Biden was a big part of the choice to stick it out, based on some of the insider leaks on this topic.
I dunno - the timing was right after the RNC and Vance being locked in. Vance didn’t broaden the ticket appeal because they thought Trump had the election in the bag. The timing might not have been strategic but it worked out pretty damn well!
The timing was clearly strategic. He didn’t want to do it, but there’s a reason why Kamala’s campaign literally started calling Democratic representatives within hours.
Let the man have cookies! We are all not as self-aware as Orbituary :-/
American Cincinnatus!
Thanks for your comment. I looked up the story of Cincinnatus and was not disappointed!
Thanks, Brandon.
Sounds like gaslighting to me. He was very reluctant.
Everybody in his shoes would be at least reluctant. Specially in Biden’s case who is known to overthink big decisions. What matters is that he made the right decision in the end.
What matters is that he made the right decision in the end.
“I may have been [late], but I’m not wrong”
btw I’m kidding, I’m on the fence about how to feel - you make a good point
Perfect and good? Sworn enemies I always say
Oh dear… I don’t like the implications that Trump is perfect…
;-)
Trump? Wtf.
Perfect in this case obviously was if Biden dropped out at the exact right moment, good being he dropped out in time for a recovery which he did
I just meant, since Trump isn’t good, does that imply he’s perfect? Them being sworn enemies and all, according to the commenter.
Worrying, that…
Do you not understand sarcasm? That is a saying that I was repurposing for sarcasm. “Don’t make perfect the enemy of good”
Oh no, I had no idea of sarcasm! Is that a thing people do on the internet?! It was completely invisible to me in your comment, and mine certainly would never contain a shred of complimentary sarcasm.
/s
;-)
Okay, just to clear things up. I don’t think Trump is perfect, not at all, I was just playing with words in ‘logical’ sequence from your comment. Apologies for the confusion.
What’s the gaslight? What purpose would it serve to manipulate the populace into believing the narrative that he had good “feefees”?
You’re just spewing your favourite little reddit word. You’d get a gold star if you use it right! Too bad you’re too much of a froggie to do that. Sad. Womp.
Love how we went from “if you’re calling Biden to drop out you’re a russian agent” to “he’s so great for dropping out since it’s the obviously correct choice”.
You were a Russian agent for implying that you wouldn’t still vote Dem in the event that he didn’t quit. Also the enthusiasm over Kamala and now Walz as well is great but absolutely unprecedented. While people certainly believed we could and would figure things out if Biden stepped down promptly, I don’t think anyone honestly believed things would come together anywhere near “this” well. Which makes it all feel extra satisfying in the aftermath.
Well, I still haven’t been personally thanked for saving democracy after saying Biden’s brain is mostly 2-week old potato salad at this point
That’s because you’re wrong, and are a Republican NPC for saying it. Russian little froggie. I’m sure you’re just as adamant about Trump’s lack of fitness, surely. And about like 2/3 pf the Republican caucus, frankly. If you can make the stretch argument that Biden isn’t mentally sound, I can make the solid argument that every Republican voter is inhuman
“Oh but they’re worse”
Yeah. They are. Why the double standard?
You’re just out here making things up. Biden isn’t incapacitated. Trump has literally never been capable. Double standards only really apply when both choices have an attempt at being at the same level. So many inhuman Americans just equate the two, and you get inhumans like you saying “huuuurrr biden is obviously retard” when Trump does not actually know the laws in your country. Its beyond asinine, and clearly in bad faith.
Oh shoot I didn’t know it was in bad faith to point out the emperor’s clothes have had a steep cognitive decline. Oh well, next time he runs I won’t mention it. He should be fine to run again, right?
That’s hilarious because I’m quite sure the Republican platform is “Trump 2028”, and even Biden dropping out has supposed leftists saying its a couuuup. You’d complain about anything. Why don’t you go scream about buttery males.
Your prestigious award is in the mail.
Is it a t-shirt that says “I personally saved democracy and all I got was this lame t-shirt”
And a tub of 2-week old potato salad.
Well. It was one week old when it went into the mail
Did I say 2-week old potato salad? I meant to say his head is full of a delicious eggplant lasagna, heavy on the capers
Nah, i had people call me a Russian bot for saying it’d be a good thing if Biden dropped out. There’s just a lot of stupid people about.
Though while i was expecting a Biden dropout to be successful, i certainly was not expecting it to be this successful.
You were a Russian agent for implying that you wouldn’t still vote Dem in the event that he didn’t quit.
You sound brainwashed. Are you aware that the US government spend more money than russia in propaganda? Do you realize that you are calling russian agents people not willing to vote for a genocide supporter?
I love how people went from “if you vote for a Democrat you love genocide” to “damn with Biden gone, what other ways can we shit on anything resembling a Democrat?”
It’s the tired song and dance, capital will propagandize all the same. So many little froggies that simply sat under Daddies’ Fox News broadcast while playing with their toys. No one really cares what reason anyone has — if you make Republican arguments, you’re a Republican. Wrap yourselves up in “genociiiiiide” all you want, you trash bags. Literal inhuman. Republicans at least vote consistently to destroy themselves. These fake leftists are disgusting, only exist to destroy the cause they say they support. MAGA is just plainly treasonous. Gaza-leftists are insidiously so.
I’m sure you could’ve said something weirder and more cryptic though
So PBS Frontline has this new documentary that I watched a few weeks ago, “Biden’s Decision”. As a leftist that voted against Trump, not FOR Biden I figured I could probably learn more.
But it was honestly shocking to me that the entire crux of the piece was “Get back up” and “Determination” for all the times Biden ran for president, he himself never really gave a good reason why. Biden decided he wanted to be president, and therefore he spent his whole life either running for president, not because he felt he was the most qualified or best for the country. But because he wanted to. Biden wanted to be the one in charge, but historically, he never had a base who wanted him? Dude only got to the White House when Obama balanced his ticket and then again when his best qualifcation was “Literally Not Trump”.
So while I am glad he dropped out, and somewhat happy for Biden for achieving a life goal, I guess? Still don’t see a compelling reason to be enthusiastic for the man, but eye opening that no one has ever been very enthaustic for him. Biden stepping down was the right thing to do, just not the thing he wanted to do. Not really sure that is deserving of praise. Humility isn’t exactly a noble virtue it’s the standard expectation of decent folk. At least it should be, not this running for the sake of running.
Gen-X here, and likely to be downvoted to hell in this thread, but I remember Biden from the 90’s. He was…not a good guy. He had what you might call MAGA energy back then. Constantly fear mongering about crime. Yes, both he and Clinton recently admitted that the “tough on crime” thing was a mistake, but that doesn’t really help the situation we find ourselves in now where a significant portion of the population is incarcerated and facing near impossible odds if they ever get out. Their families and society as a whole have paid the price for a few men’s political ambitions.
So, yeah, old man Joe ended up being a fairly decent president (after getting old as fuck, having one son die and the other become a total.loser piece of shit), but he was never “good guy Joe”.
He had what you might call MAGA energy back then. Constantly fear mongering about crime.
Here, I’ll take some of your downvotes - if being “tough on crime” gives you MAGA energy (and I agree, it does), then what energy does that mean ex-prosecutor, “top cop” Harris has?
The answer is, it doesn’t matter, she is a liberal icon - a Black girl boss (so that’s racism and sexism solved! /s), a democrat (making her the antifasciest of antifascists, don’t you know), and maintainer of the status quo (all libs really care about, they find comfort in the system and want it to continue as it is).
Sure, She’s-Not-Trump™, but that doesn’t make her (or anyone the right leaning democratic party would put up) actually good for you, it just means that those in charge get one of their own in, whoever wins.
And that is the point of the two party system. Shame people are so desperate for a feeling of belonging and community (a feature, not a bug) that they substitute that with uncritical support of team red or team blue, when in reality they should be for “team citizen”, which neither party is.
… I remember Biden from the 90’s. He was…not a good guy. He had what you might call MAGA energy back then. …
that’s the biden i know and i wish i could see him like op does; but it’s clear biden hasn’t changed his his ways when you take into account all of the lip service he’s paid for things like green energy and progressive justice while simultaneously permitting drilling to the highest levels ever in recorded history; using the inflation act to create tariffs to block truly affordable green energy products; and giving nearly unfettered access to weaponry to bomb a defenseless group of people into non-existence.
he’s done this so many times before like when he said that gays deserve compassion and then supported dont ask dont tell and voted for doma; also when he suggested that young people need help and then created the student loan law of 2005 that is currently fucking a lot of us over and for life; plus many MANY more examples.
i get that it’s election season and we want to be nice; but this guy doesn’t deserve it.
He was against integration. He was a key player in giving us Thomas. He didn’t pull out and allow the democrats to have an actual primary. And so on. I’m glad he dropped out. I think his administration did an OK job, albeit completely failing in dealing with the fascism threat (no, I don’t know what they could have done. That’s not my job.).
pRiMaRy
Don’t let Republican nazi chodes control your mind. These chode fucks are the ones that “looove the Constitution”, yet also seem to complain a lot when things aren’t even related to the Constitution. The parties have a right to nominate whoever they wish. It’s not a rule, it’s not a right, to nominate your Presidential candidate.
So stop carrying water for nazis, okay? Fucking republican chode sucker
Sorry bud. I was on that train way before the fucking fascists tried to glom onto it.
The parties have a right to nominate whoever they wish.
Yeah, that right there is part of the fucking problem, ya shit sniffing weirdo. Love when we go almost directly to strange name-calling.
I disagree that humility is a standard. Yes, it should be, but sadly it is a virtue that isn’t found in too many people nowadays. Most people don’t really think critically enough about themselves to truly be humble imo.
It actually does sound like you agree with me? If we can both say that it’s not found in enough people and that’s dissapointing then it is a standard we hold just one not enough meet. Humility isn’t common, but since it is such a low bar of understanding yourself it doesn’t deserve praise.
Yeah, if you put it like that then I agree. I just understood “standard” in your previous comment as “what most people are like”. Which I guess we wouldn’t call “standard”, we’d call it “normal” instead. 🤔
I guess it wasn’t coerced but “voluntarily” is quite the stretch, call this shi reed richards
I guess it wasn’t coerced
It was coerced in the sense that the biggest party donors had refused to put any more money into his campaign. Biden fundraising after the debate absolutely tanked. That’s one reason why Harris got crazy post-dropout fundraising numbers. She caught a windfall of money that had been earmarked for Biden.
Did anyone have a gun to his head? Probably not. But they might as well have. You can’t run a national campaign full of high dollar media markets without billions in donor dollars.
You can say a lot about Biden, but he’s a fucking class act.
Ok Joe. Now legalize it.
I wonder if Harris is still pro-legalization.
Hopefully Harris will win over the American people. A second Trump term is probably the biggest threat to world peace that we could have.
We can stop jerking this guy off now, he’s no longer the candidate. I think he was a shit candidate from the beginning, despite being worlds better than Trump.
What could have been if we had Bernie…
He did a commendable thing his opponent could never do. That is deserving of a meme. Stop being a stick in the mud lol
Stop living in fantasy. He was forced out, under threat of the 25th amendment. This wasn’t some selfless act…he lost his faculties and had to be booted by his own party under threat.
Clueless comment. He was not forced by anyone, maybe encouraged. Very clear what happened if you were paying attention; he made a public statement that he might not continue running if he fell ill, then promptly contracted covid and dropped out. Mike Johnson is too new to his seat to consider approving any action based on a25, Kamala would have to be the initiator of the process, and the only mentions I saw of it were well after the step-down.
Fuck genocide Joe. Dudes selfish as fuck and only backed out when he realized he was gonna lose.
Looks like scumbag steve to me
Wait until you see genocider-in-chief Xinny
