He was one of the first calling for a dropout

I'm very upset about Biden, too, and seeing him praise Biden now is annoying.

Expecting Democrats to withhold well-earned praise from President Biden for one's own personal reasons seems a bit misguided.

I fully supported the president staying in, but the praise isn't about us. It's about him. He deserves it and more.

Seeing politicians do u-turns in public makes me lose respect for them

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will experience. It is not a shame, it is not something that needs to be denied. I talked to father at 85 and he said "getting" old. I told him, you ARE old. Not getting. Being OLD myself, I am not gonna apologize for it. So people having a conversation about a person aging shouldn't have to be hidden or whispered. I have a couple friends asking for the time to grieve. I personally do not get it not being emotionally attached to a candidate, simply hiring someone to do a job. Biden did it and did it well. He is being applauded and for being "pressured" out, is really coming out of this looking golden and stillar and can hold his head high.

I guess I would simply prefer Biden allowed that respect instead of a tragic failure walking out in shame of simply aging.

I have to bite my tongue when Dems celebrate that Biden is out.

And It's so wrong when Dems get upset that the polls don't show Kamala beating pedo Trump. Wasn't this why they kicked off Biden? The polls were supposed to show kicking Biden off would have Kamala winning in a landslide. Lies?

I have to just leave to keep from bashing Dems for what they did.

Joe was hired to think and lead, and he has done a masterful job. In declining to continue, he has flummoxed Trump and given us new energy, attention, and momentum.

The OP is correct in that negative feelings and disappointments should not be aired because they help the opposition. I hope and encourage those folks to assess the landscape and see their help is needed in local races, county Dem HQ's, school board races (Moms for Liberty are still rolling). That's what Joe wants us to do. Nothing will satisfy him more here than if his assessment of the situation was correct and we deliver the knockout blow to Donald Trump. Duty calls and tempus fugits. 3-1/2 months to election day!!

We will come around shortly, but some of us are not happy getting our feelings stomped on.

I try to be positive but my trepidation keeps leaking out all over the place.

Add to that my cynicism, and I can get quite rude about what just happened.

It would be nice to have a place to express this without worrying about not supporting Dems.

Blow job.
"Fake war hero"
Funny looking in a tank
But her emails
Tan suit / Black Muslim yadda yadda

I hope those who "encouraged" Joe out aren't disappointed when they come up with their dirty tricks and lies about Kamala!

I know what they'll throw at her.

I don't think a forum allowing Biden loyalist a place to vent it out and heal is gonna hurt Harris's campaign one bit. I think family discussions heal, if the family is loving and not dysfunctional. I have faith in democracy, Democrats, and DUers.

I’m fielding a lot of jury duty requests for people who are grieving the process they thought they were supporting. No one I’ve seen is advocating another candidate, most have been respectfully written. They’ve all been onboard with Harris (pledging their vote at least) and just need a safe space to process their feelings with others.

It’s been a shock to the system - both physical/mentally among voters and also to the Democratic process as many expected it was/should have played out this election cycle.

I’m thinking a 7-10 day temp forum is a reasonable mourning period.

Signed,
Former UU Pastor, intheflow

Edited to change initial 30-day proposition to a 7-10 days.

A week might be sufficient, but I'll defer to those who want such a forum.

Former UU worship leader

I forgot for a moment to account for how much time has shortened in the 21st Century, necessary to survive the current state of affairs.



Edited to add, I did shorten the time in the above post.

It will be full or fizzle with time , and the admin can close it then

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A mourning period is reasonable but even the Puritans and Victorians put limits on mourning periods. Timelines are short going into the mid-21st Century, and I’m sure you remember the disappointment and anger of the 2016 election cycle. An open-ended forum could foment dissension at a time when we literally need everyone on board with Harris. Dwelling on what has happened isn’t good for mental health, either. It happened; give folks the chance to grieve and also encourage them to move on for the sake of their sanity and the nation.

That may or not happen . Frankly I don’t think it will but it would be nice.
A private place to gather with others without the slings and arrows from those who don’t get our grief.
I’ve already had one post deleted today for pointing out the hypocrisy of
‘come together/ deal with it’ posts some others are receiving .
I guess I will have to censor my feelings as well and get into the flow.

Have a great day


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Let us hold off until Nov 8th or till the dictator finishes his lawsuits and riots. This is not the time. Bite the bullet for Joe's legacy.

In fact, I have an essay to write about Dems.

To me, it IS time to be disappointed and frustrated.

a cesspool of Dem bashing and vote-withholding threats?

And what does “private” mean? Are you going to administer a loyalty test for membership?

You can tell me what I'm supposedly thinking?

What an amazing superpower

Those are my words.

“The fact that it would be TEMPORARY and PRIVATE” as an answer to the question of how you would prevent your forum from deteriorating into Dem bashing and threats of vote-witholding, both of which are violations of the ToS?

Just sayin

DUers deserve a forum to process this change. I believe our voices together are healing. We're a big rowdy passionate family and people committed to seeing Biden through the election should have a safe space.

To my friends who wanted Biden to stick it our thru November, I offer you this quote from Gene Hackman from the Keanu movie, The Replacements:

Winners always want the ball when the game is on the line.

n/t

...because I absolutely LOVE the Harris candidacy!!!

I'm going to keep my negative thoughts to myself for now, and try my best to engage in the positive work we have to do now, but I do hope to find some safe and productive way to express and correct some wrongs that I feel need addressing.

How can that be? That’s how it is.

Jerry Garcia, then I read that Biden was dropping his campaign. This week already sucks. I grieve silently mostly, but a private place where a person (who's shy) can express their grief would be nice.

On a brighter note, what helps me right now, the fledgling red tail hawk that fell out of my tree 10 days ago, is flying!


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