I was lukewarm about it, but damn am I stoked about it now. I didn’t think we would have this much unity this quickly. Gotta give the Dems credit they fucking got it done. Love to see it
At first I was afraid, I was petrified…
But seeing how scared the MAGAs are tells me it was the right call.
I, too, stand corrected. I wasn’t on board with Biden stepping down and thought we were sabotaging ourselves. but now I’m actually more excited seeing the party rally around Kamala. It’s almost like the Dems planned this? If so, stay a matter class in violin playing.
I cried, I was looking forward to voting for Biden I thought we were screwed when he dropped. Then I saw the donations, I hate to say but Biden made the right call.
Biden stepped up in 2020 to stop Trump. All things considered, he has done a good job of cleaning up some of Trump’s mess. And that is despite Republicans doing everything they could to stop any progress.
Coming out of retirement to save the country, that has my respect.
Now it’s time for President Harris and hopefully crushing the MAGA cult.
I’m still cautiously optimistic. But given my first thought when he opted out was ‘Welp, we’re fucked.’ I’m not quite there anymore.
I never in a million years thought that the Dems would, for the first time in living memory, actually not immediately devolve into a circular firing squad. But I’m very happy they didn’t.
I like how all the media has since started reporting on the old decrepit weird guy, that is still in the race. I especially approve of how his cogent and insightful speeches are commented on by the press.
/S
I had my reservations. Partially because time is very much an issue. Partially because the “he’s too old/cognitive decline/senile ” narrative smacks of Russian propaganda.
I stand happily corrected, and remain cautiously optimistic.
Same!
100% same
Yep, I’m happily eating crow. My bad ya’ll!
> Sāi Wēng lived on the border and he raised horses for a living. One day, he lost one of his prized horses. After hearing of the misfortune, his neighbor felt sorry for him and came to comfort him. But Sāi Wēng simply asked, “How could we know it is not a good thing for me?” After a while, the lost horse returned and with another beautiful horse. The neighbor came over again and congratulated Sāi Wēng on his good fortune. But Sāi Wēng simply asked, “How could we know it is not a bad thing for me?” One day, his son went out for a ride with the new horse. He was violently thrown from the horse and broke his leg. The neighbors once again expressed their condolences to Sāi Wēng, but Sāi Wēng simply said, “How could we know it is not a good thing for me?” One year later, the Emperor’s army arrived at the village to recruit all able-bodied men to fight in the war. Because of his injury, Sāi Wēng’s son could not go off to war, and was spared from certain death.
Guys it’s been like a week. Yes, things are looking good, and it’s fine to be excited, but it’s been a week. Judging by how this shit show of an election has gone so far, a week from now things could look very different. We are in uncharted waters and while initial signs are highly encouraging, we have no fucking idea what the long term implications of this will be. Don’t get complacent.
Honestly, yeah, this was my honest reaction.
I have never been happier to be wrong!
It wasn’t him stepping down that bothered me, it was the shitshow of choosing a new nominee that I was dreading. The fact everyone seems to have rallied around Kamala is what what is comforting.
I am fully proud to admit that I was wrong. Go Kamala!
I thought, and said out loud, Biden dropping out would hand the election to trump, because I couldn’t imagine everyone rallying around Kamala like they have.
I wasn’t on board at first and it seemed like suicide. I’m glad it’s gone so well, but Joe got done dirty.
Doing it right after the GOP convention was a master stroke.
Shouldve stepped down 7 months ago when people started calling for it. People like OP shamed them instead. Imagine if Kamala actually had more than a couple months to campaign.
This is me. I thought it would be the death knell of the election, and we’d have a repeat of ‘68. I’ve never been happier to be wrong!
I was and still am in the “idc who runs, im voting for them” camp
I’m happy to be wrong.
100%. I thought this was a terrible idea.
November will be the real acid test, but it seems very clear this was the right decision
It’s so freeing being OK with admitting you were wrong and change your mind.
Never been happier to be corrected, and shows what the fuck do I know.
Proud to say i was calling for biden not to run at all back in 2023.
I don’t think I thought it was as bad idea. I thought they wouldn’t have the balls to do it. I thought I’d still have to vote for him knowing he’s about to lose and completely lose the capacity to communicate soon after.
Seriously, I was called a maga loving Nazi on this sub in between the debate and when Biden stepped down. I just expressed it was better for him to step down if for no other reason than his health.
It feels so good to be vindicated.
Same boat, but I remain CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC
Precisely!
Honestly, my main concern was the DNC turning into a self-destructive feeding frenzy.
I’m so glad they didn’t (so far).
I’m pessimistic by nature. Being wrong about people is one of my favorite things. I wish it’d happen more.
I always thought it would be a good thing, but I never thought he’d actually do it.
I thought the October Surprise would be him dying and Trump willing in a landslide as the Dems had a dead guy on the ballot.
I was terrified and pissed. Happy with how it’s turning out, but not happy with how such a great man and president was treated.
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I was lukewarm about it, but damn am I stoked about it now. I didn’t think we would have this much unity this quickly. Gotta give the Dems credit they fucking got it done. Love to see it
At first I was afraid, I was petrified…
But seeing how scared the MAGAs are tells me it was the right call.
I, too, stand corrected. I wasn’t on board with Biden stepping down and thought we were sabotaging ourselves. but now I’m actually more excited seeing the party rally around Kamala. It’s almost like the Dems planned this? If so, stay a matter class in violin playing.
I cried, I was looking forward to voting for Biden I thought we were screwed when he dropped. Then I saw the donations, I hate to say but Biden made the right call.
Biden stepped up in 2020 to stop Trump. All things considered, he has done a good job of cleaning up some of Trump’s mess. And that is despite Republicans doing everything they could to stop any progress.
Coming out of retirement to save the country, that has my respect.
Now it’s time for President Harris and hopefully crushing the MAGA cult.
I’m still cautiously optimistic. But given my first thought when he opted out was ‘Welp, we’re fucked.’ I’m not quite there anymore.
I never in a million years thought that the Dems would, for the first time in living memory, actually not immediately devolve into a circular firing squad. But I’m very happy they didn’t.
I like how all the media has since started reporting on the old decrepit weird guy, that is still in the race. I especially approve of how his cogent and insightful speeches are commented on by the press.
/S
I had my reservations.
Partially because time is very much an issue.
Partially because the “he’s too old/cognitive decline/senile ” narrative smacks of Russian propaganda.
I stand happily corrected, and remain cautiously optimistic.
Same!
100% same
Yep, I’m happily eating crow. My bad ya’ll!
> Sāi Wēng lived on the border and he raised horses for a living. One day, he lost one of his prized horses. After hearing of the misfortune, his neighbor felt sorry for him and came to comfort him. But Sāi Wēng simply asked, “How could we know it is not a good thing for me?”
After a while, the lost horse returned and with another beautiful horse. The neighbor came over again and congratulated Sāi Wēng on his good fortune. But Sāi Wēng simply asked, “How could we know it is not a bad thing for me?”
One day, his son went out for a ride with the new horse. He was violently thrown from the horse and broke his leg. The neighbors once again expressed their condolences to Sāi Wēng, but Sāi Wēng simply said, “How could we know it is not a good thing for me?” One year later, the Emperor’s army arrived at the village to recruit all able-bodied men to fight in the war. Because of his injury, Sāi Wēng’s son could not go off to war, and was spared from certain death.
Guys it’s been like a week. Yes, things are looking good, and it’s fine to be excited, but it’s been a week. Judging by how this shit show of an election has gone so far, a week from now things could look very different. We are in uncharted waters and while initial signs are highly encouraging, we have no fucking idea what the long term implications of this will be. Don’t get complacent.
Honestly, yeah, this was my honest reaction.
I have never been happier to be wrong!
It wasn’t him stepping down that bothered me, it was the shitshow of choosing a new nominee that I was dreading. The fact everyone seems to have rallied around Kamala is what what is comforting.
I am fully proud to admit that I was wrong. Go Kamala!
I thought, and said out loud, Biden dropping out would hand the election to trump, because I couldn’t imagine everyone rallying around Kamala like they have.
I wasn’t on board at first and it seemed like suicide. I’m glad it’s gone so well, but Joe got done dirty.
Doing it right after the GOP convention was a master stroke.
Shouldve stepped down 7 months ago when people started calling for it. People like OP shamed them instead. Imagine if Kamala actually had more than a couple months to campaign.
This is me. I thought it would be the death knell of the election, and we’d have a repeat of ‘68. I’ve never been happier to be wrong!
I was and still am in the “idc who runs, im voting for them” camp
I’m happy to be wrong.
100%. I thought this was a terrible idea.
November will be the real acid test, but it seems very clear this was the right decision
It’s so freeing being OK with admitting you were wrong and change your mind.
Never been happier to be corrected, and shows what the fuck do I know.
Proud to say i was calling for biden not to run at all back in 2023.
I don’t think I thought it was as bad idea. I thought they wouldn’t have the balls to do it. I thought I’d still have to vote for him knowing he’s about to lose and completely lose the capacity to communicate soon after.
Seriously, I was called a maga loving Nazi on this sub in between the debate and when Biden stepped down. I just expressed it was better for him to step down if for no other reason than his health.
It feels so good to be vindicated.
Same boat, but I remain CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC
Precisely!
Honestly, my main concern was the DNC turning into a self-destructive feeding frenzy.
I’m so glad they didn’t (so far).
I’m pessimistic by nature. Being wrong about people is one of my favorite things. I wish it’d happen more.
I always thought it would be a good thing, but I never thought he’d actually do it.
I thought the October Surprise would be him dying and Trump willing in a landslide as the Dems had a dead guy on the ballot.
I was terrified and pissed. Happy with how it’s turning out, but not happy with how such a great man and president was treated.