It's happening. Biden is Withdrawing

Honestly, I think this is the DNC's biggest problem right now. People need calm, not chaos and fighting. 

I disagree, I think there are a lot of people out there that think that way.
Older men in my family would have voted for Biden, but likely won't for Harris

at this point with the mess that is SCOTUS, I want the people who are going to WIN

This sums up my feelings. I was worried every day as it seemed things were getting worse for him. But now I'm worried for the unknown. I'm angry that this decision wasn't made last year. But I also have compassion for him because I imagine this has been very hard. It's such a mixture of feelings.

The next month, and beyond that the next few months are going to be extremely important for our democracy. Trump and his attorneys will be ready to pounce. We don't want the presidency to be decided by a compromised Supreme Court. No matter the candidate, we need to do everything we can to get him or her elected and put an end to Trumpism. And to do so will take years. We need to work together with the younger generation to make sure that we nominate candidates who wholeheartedly want to build a country that everyone can thrive in for decades to come. 

Barack better hurry up and put together a list of "policies" that kamala is gonna run on.

Right…like that wasn’t done long before now.

I think at this point, the election would go either way for the Democrats. If the Democrats are in chaos until the convention, that will not be good. Trump as always is unpredictable and there's a lot of uncertainty with his court cases. The Republicans could really make a mess of things if they are successful in keeping everyone that is not Biden off the ballot.  4 months is a long time, a. lot could happen before November.

Optimistically, I hope the Ds unite behind Harris today, there is a massive turnout of young voters and. a big blue wave sweeps the White House, Senate and House.

As a Democrat I know the Democrats.  I have said for years the Democrats have to control the narrative, which they never seen to do, and they can’t shoot them selves in the foot, which the excel at.

Here is the difference between those who vote for Republicans and those who vote for Democrats.

Republican votes will vote for anyone with an “R” after their name.  Doesn’t matter what kind of individual this person is.  If he’s a convicted felon, no problem, if it was found that he sexually assaulted a woman, that’s nothing. If this candidate lies about everything, it’s phooey everyone lies.  If the candidate is dumber than a rock, you’ll are just nit picking. He’s our guy, we’re voting for him no matter what.

While the Democrats  keep looking for the perfect candidate.  A candidate that does not exist and will never will.  So what do they do?  They either stay home or vote third party  “to send a message”.

The Democrats let the Republicans control the narrative about Hillary which gave us trump.  And the Democrats let the Republicans control the narrative about Biden’s age.  And after one bad night the Democrats shot themselves in the foot when elected officials jumped ship saying the President should drop out of the race.

So here we are.  The existence of this country is at risk and the Democrats are going to have an open convention in spite of the President endorsing the Vice President.  And this is being done just a little over 90 days from the election by a political party notorious for shooting itself in the foot.  I mean seriously what could  possibly go wrong?    I’m afraid to find out.

This is not at all surprising. Republicans are sharks smelling blood in the water.  And anything that takes the away the focus on project 2025, Trump's disastrous acceptance speech and their radical, extreme, unpopular, truly unqualified choice for VP is good for Republicans.  Never mind the fact that Republicans are blatantly ignoring clear signs of a cognitive decline in Trump or how massively unfit Trump is for office for a million reasons.

www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/21/us/biden-drops-out-election

The Trump team made clear to Jonathan Swan and me that they would continue to press the idea that Biden isn’t fit to serve. And that’s happening extensively among Republicans.

Speaker Mike Johnson called for President Biden to resign from office if he was not capable of running for re-election. “If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President,” Johnson wrote on X.

Wouldn’t it be fun to watch Pete Buttigieg kick JD Vance’s ass in a VP debate? That’s the main reason I’d love to see him with Harris.

What makes you think she can’t do that herself?

Because she is a Trump loving troll who is just trying to rile people.

Where the fuck is George Clooney and his ilk now?

You’re aware that, unlike Rs, we actually already have a party platform … right?

Lots of projection going on with you.

I don't think Newsom is stupid, but I am not a fan.  And I agree he would be a terrible choice.  

Democrats need to pick someone other than Mark Kelly or any other Senator where they could lose the seat.

Ideally, they will choose a governor from a swing state like Whitmer or Shapiro.