We stood with President Biden until he stepped down. He endorsed VP Harris so we're behind her now. It's DU - it's what we do.

Turnout is, as it always is, the key.

Much of what was said (and asked) in the article is already obsolete. It's obvious that the donors, Democratic leaders, and others, including state delegations, are lining up to support Kamala. She's already the de facto nominee, in my opinion, if not officially.

The shift in tone on DU isn't some miracle. It's common sense. Once President Biden heartily endorsed his Vice President and others began to follow, it only makes sense that we would support her as well. We're going to support the nominee, and that nominee is no longer going to be the president.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-fundraising-surge.html

https://deadline.com/2024/07/hollywood-donors-back-kamala-harris-biden-exit-1236017092/

https://www.voanews.com/a/democratic-officials-donors-back-harris-after-biden-exits-us-presidential-race/7707671.html

One of them said he didn't want this to be a coronation. Or did you miss that thread on here today?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219213307

So they are not all lining up behind Kamala. Yeah, there was a surge, because some of those who had made such a fuss had to cover themselves. That's a decent start, though Biden raised about that much following his debate performance, mostly from far more smaller donors.

And while there's been an appreciable, but far from unanimous cheer for Kamala, here on DU, the turnaround out there isn't going to be as quick.

It's not where you think it is.

She already has the delegates. We will be united for her at the convention. Bookmark this thread and check back with me. And there’s tons of grassroots support for her. I see it on TikTok and X with young voters. And I see it with my mom’s friends among older voters.

Same author as the OP.

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2024/07/we-have-winner-here.html

The leadership of this party and the media have stirred the hornet's nest. They own the results. Many of the 14 million voters like me that voted in the primary have lost trust in the process and feel disenfranchised. I will vote for any Democrat before the Orange Felon, but this whole pressure campaign against an incumbent President stinks to high heaven. I hope all of these folks including those on DU who are enthused now that the President is not running are marching over to their nearest Democratic office and signing up to door knock and make calls. They need to take that enthusiasm and turn it into action.

It's like the big money and the media called the shots. Joe beat the same candidate by a large margin. However, I am used to how the big money calls the shots. We are left with voting for who ever gets the green light from them. That's just the reality of our country. I campaigned for Bernie in 2016 but supported Hillary after she won. My take on that one is that Hillary didn't have the right skills to make a laughing stock of the thing. Some people are good at making up one liners and that kind of thing like her husband Bill was. Combatting a demagogue like Trump takes the same skill set as a stand up comic. I'm thinking increasing IRS funding, a FTC that actually enforced rules and not backing down on Russia were why Joe is gone. The debate didn't lose any voters but the media turned it into a crises. It was a small mistake amplified. You can't debate with a 2 year old or a shit throwing monkey. Or as they say in Iowa "Never wrestle with a pig. You just get dirty and they love it." Politics has always been that way. The reality is that this will be the most consequential election of my life. The courts are already stacked with R's and we are on the cusp of being a fully fascist country. We must campaign and vote like our lives depend on it, because they are. With all the faults of the Democratic Party it's still out only hope.
Whether we like it or not the Democratic party is the ship and all else is the ocean. It is not enough to just vote or put up a sign. We need to register new voters and get them t

Our Illinois precinct is loaded with help, and it's fun working in a "battleground state." It was a group of strong Biden supporters. A lot of swing voters were planning to vote Biden, along with some Republicans so we'll see how this affected them.