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Dulcinea

(7,157 posts) Mon Jul 22, 2024, 07:47 AM Jul 22

Inside Biden's historic decision to drop out of the 2024 race

(NBC News) Surrounded by a handful of trusted advisers and first lady Jill Biden at his vacation home on the Delaware coast Saturday evening, President Joe Biden reflected on a political career that spanned more than half a century and began to conclude that it would reach its end earlier than planned, according to people familiar with his decision.

Isolated, frustrated and angry, he felt betrayed by allies who turned on him in his hour of need.

“He’s really pissed off,” said a person in touch with Biden’s inner circle.

Mad as he was — and still is — Biden came grudgingly to accept that he could not sustain his campaign with poll numbers slipping, donors fleeing and party luminaries pushing him to exit. He may have been slower than other Democratic insiders to make that calculation, but he fully understood it by Saturday night.

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Inside Biden's historic decision to drop out of the 2024 race (Original Post) Dulcinea Jul 22 OP

That's exactly how I thought it would go down: Joe was forced out against his will. sop Jul 22 #1

Yup! A sick and disgusting political hitjob based on nonsense polls, conjecture, rich donors, and SHIT media. Deek1935 Jul 22 #2

IMO I think this push to get him out started way,way before the debate Bengus81 Jul 22 #3

They knew. They weren't going to risk Biden unleashed. But they may have put themselves in a bigger bind. LT Barclay Jul 22 #6

I also don't put much stock in polls, as they've been mostly wrong since 2016. Lanius Jul 22 #4

I hope we finally make this our issue IbogaProject Jul 22 #5

seems like it was the correct decision Skittles Jul 26 #8

exactly what I figured Skittles Jul 26 #7

I keep quoting Gene Hackman from "The Replacements" Bucky Jul 26 #9

sop

(11,078 posts)

1. That's exactly how I thought it would go down: Joe was forced out against his will.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Mon Jul 22, 2024, 08:08 AM

Jul 22

Deek1935

(1,055 posts)

2. Yup! A sick and disgusting political hitjob based on nonsense polls, conjecture, rich donors, and SHIT media.

Reply to sop (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 22, 2024, 11:33 AM

Jul 22

He saw the massive disunity in the party, the damage it was causing, and knew they just wouldn't let up. So he stepped back to try to get the party to unite quickly and get the focus back on The Orange Rapist. He, and all of us, have every right to be thoroughly sickened and disgusted and very angry about how this went down. It was SHIT, and of course he could, and most likely WOULD have beaten The Orange Rapist.

But now we must UNITE RIGHT NOW behind Harris.

Bengus81

(7,255 posts)

3. IMO I think this push to get him out started way,way before the debate

Reply to Deek1935 (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 22, 2024, 01:22 PM

Jul 22

I think this started by the same crowd (much smaller at the time) maybe last November/December. But...Biden's ass kicking,out of the park speech at the SOTU blew their plans away. How could they want him OUT when that just happened and people were talking his speech up right and left. So...they had to wait and wait for a opportunity and they got one handed in their laps when the debate happened.

I hope to SHIT they know what they've done and how to somehow make it right to beat Fat HITLER in November. Like the line from the movie Crimson Tide, they've created one HELL of a MESS.

LT Barclay

(2,678 posts)

6. They knew. They weren't going to risk Biden unleashed. But they may have put themselves in a bigger bind.

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 22, 2024, 04:47 PM

Jul 22

I remember reading about Harris' parents. Radical Berkleyites if I remember correctly. She seems sharp enough to outmaneauver them at every step.
The biggest obstacle to me is the remnants of rascism and misogyny that still plague this country along with a media that is hung up on which candidate is worth drinking a beer with rather than position on issues.

Lanius

(629 posts)

4. I also don't put much stock in polls, as they've been mostly wrong since 2016.

Reply to Deek1935 (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 22, 2024, 02:51 PM

Jul 22

I think Joe Biden could have won again. It would have been close, but he would have come out on top again IMO.

This shows that the big-money donors have too much power in American politics. They can scuttle a presidential campaign by threatening to withhold money from not only that candidate but down the ballot, as well. That's a huge concern. Even if Biden stepping down is a good decision in the long run, that's still very troubling IMO.