I'm very impressed by Joe Biden

[MatthewG.]

I’m a Democrat, and, frankly, I would have voted for ANYONE over Trump. Heck, I’d put an earwig in the Oval Office over Trump.

That said, Biden was not my first or even second choice for the job. I was more drawn to Elizabeth Warren’s intellectual acumen and understanding of regulatory policy.

Nonetheless, I’ve been very impressed by Biden thus far. He really seems to have grasped the need for systemic change, and has shown the ability to unify his entire party, and large segments of moderate voters relatively unattached to partisan politics, behind a vision of government as an active force for public uplift.

I now think Biden may end up being one of the best Presidents of my lifetime.

Anyone else here deeply impressed by Biden?

[Funtatlaguy]

1. I was also a Warren supporter but am thrilled with Joe's performance.

[tblue37]

71. Same here.

[DownriverDem]

88. Biden was my 1st choice.

After Harris backed out, she was my choice for VP. Why? I just felt they could win and Biden had tons of experience. Glad to see I was right.

[patphil]

2. Same here, Elizabeth Warren was my first choice, but Biden is looking really good as President.

[Trueblue Texan]

44. Yep, same here...

Warren supporter, was not at all a Biden fan during primaries. But he has truly impressed me with his ability to learn, listen and get shit done!

[Ocelot II]

3. I think he's exactly the right person for this time.

He's such a contrast with The Former Guy - he's experienced, sensible, calm, thoughtful, compassionate and normal. We've been so desperate for a normal, relatable human being as president and we got one. I supported him during the primaries and I got what I was hoping for.

[Silver Gaia]

29. Same here!

I also supported him in the primaries for these same reasons, and I am happy to say that I have gotten much MORE than I hoped for.

[brush]

57. I supported Harris early on but once she was out I soon came to...

realize Biden was the one who could beat trump and the negative narratives and nicknames trump would create about the others. We're all lucky that Rep. Clayburn arrived at the same conclusion. And we're also lucky that all the Dem candidates coalesced around Biden shortly after the SC primary. That was beautiful.

[CTyankee]

61. Same here. The man has been through the toughest challenges that anyone has had to face in

their lives. I truly think that suffering has enobled him. He seems not to possess bitterness even tho he would certainly have the right reason to be bitter. He has religious faith without wanting to stuff it down other folks throats. He meets you where you are in life. And that makes the best presidents.

[Demsrule86]

4. Me too.

[demtenjeep]

5. I have always wanted Biden. Even before Obama-however I think Higher powers saved him for this time

I love this man

[bamagal62]

7. Right there with you!

[PortTack]

10. This!

[XanaDUer2]

16. Same with me nt

[Butterflylady]

28. Add me to that list.

[lunatica]

46. He definitely seems to be the right person for the times

He’s responding to what this country needs right now. I’m surprised and impressed. And I agree that if he continues with his amazingly progressive actions he will be one of the great people in history. I think he’s responding to the younger Preogressive people in his life, with their planetary based views.

He’s also thinking big. Large scale actions as he attests to when comparing his actions to the space program. Which makes me think that there will be many, many side benefits to his programs. A lot of future businesses and cottage industries coming out which means jobs, innovations, inventiveness, industry and a huge jump into an open ended beneficial activities for the entire world. Small businesses may be the ones that benefit the most as jobs are created and the need arises for their products.

I’m with you and this is more than I thought possible when he announced he was running.

[samnsara]

53. same here.. I have always liked him..even as a Senator, and he wasnt even MY Senator.

[LakeArenal]

60. Yes. I knew in 2018 he would run. That I would support him from day one and he would win!

[Kahuna]

69. Same. I've been a Biden fan since his first run. I've always had..

confidence in his heart and ability.

[shrike3]

78. You may be right.

About him being saved for the right time.

[WhiteTara]

89. I don't think he could have been the president he is

in 2008. He had to see what Obama went through and got to see the suffering of others in a way he could not have if he had just been another white male president.

I believe that he will be transformational and I'm delighted with his wisdom and acumen.

[pazzyanne]

93. After years of supporting Joe Biden and his bid for the presidency...

I experienced many disappointments when he did not secure the nomination. I have to believe all those disappointments were meant to save our best for the right moment in history. This is the moment in history, and Joe Biden is the right man to handle the challenges we face. He is not a one man show, but rather recruits the best people for each position and then gives those people the power they need to do thier jobs. His job is to provide vision and stucture that brings every thing and every one together to meet his goals for our nation. Biden has the strongest leadership skills I have seen in years. He not only meets my expectations, but surpasses what I knew he could do. GO, JOE!

[demtenjeep]

95. this is exactly correct

and not continuing his first run may have saved his life

[flor-de-jasmim]

6. I, too, supported Warren.

I have to say that not only am I thrilled that Biden has really met the challenge, but it tickles me to pieces that he doesn't get caught up in the nonsense. He stays above it all in terms of just "gittin on gittin on", yet makes it clear that he is not at all oblivious to the scheming going on around him. I love his reactions "Ah, come on, man"! "Is that a serious question?"

[uponit7771]

8. K&R, I feel I'm getting more than what I voted for in his responses so far. I knew he was a kind ...

... moral person but he's going hard on big ideas where I thought he was soft on before the election.

His idea of America seems more than what the DC press want

[50 Shades Of Blue]

9. YES! I could have written your post!

[blm]

11. I am not surprised by his progressive moves.

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He was always politically and personally tight with Kerry and, had he chosen to jump into the 2016 election cycle his plan was to run WITH Warren. He agreed with Warren’s view that, overall, they could have gone bigger and bolder in Obama’s first term. Biden has also tapped a number of Warren’s recommendations for crucial positions.

Biden’s own instincts are old-fashioned, traditional, strong progressive. So are Kamala Harris’. Add Warren’s economic expertise with a dash of Sanders’ bold energy and you have a reliable team of progressive leaders.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/15/elizabeth-warren-aides-biden-administration-475653

‘Most influential voice’: Warren’s network spreads throughout Biden administration
The growing roster of Warren protégés in the government illustrates the leftward shift underway in the Democratic Party's approach to policymaking.

[3catwoman3]

12. His core decency, tempered by the losses...

...he has endured, and combined with his 8 years as VP make him the right person at the right time.

I think you are right about him likely being one of the best presidents of our lifetime - maybe one of the best ever.

[onetexan]

13. i've been impressed by Biden for years, hence why i knew he would be the one to vote for from the

get-go. Alot of people were ready to write him off. I hoped against hope & S. Carolinians came through to push him forward. I'm still in awe of how he came thru in the 2020 general elections. Losing was not an option given what was at stake, and sensible Americans collectively came together to keep democracy intact. We still have to keep fighting, but boy don't we have it good now (compared to what might have been). MoJo 2024!

[Siwsan]

14. I was on 'Team Biden' before day one.

I knew we needed somebody with first hand knowledge about the real life functioning in the White House. Someone who could hit the ground running - no learning curve necessary. Someone with existing relationships with foreign leaders and who was respected by those leaders. Someone with a proven track record for successfully tackling really hard issues. Someone with proven integrity. And someone with LOTS of experience with the way things work in Congress. Nobody fit that bill as well as does Joe Biden.

Everyone in my immediate circle fell into the Sanders and Warren camps. I have IMMENSE respect for both of those individuals but still felt that Joe outpaced them, when it comes to having well rounded experience.

[Cracklin Charlie]

25. I wanted him to win the primary in 2008 against Obama.

Course, I wanted Obama as his running mate, and then to presidency for eight years.

Obama would still be president now. Just think where we’d be!

[Diamond_Dog]

15. Your words express my thoughts exactly.

[onecaliberal]

17. Absolutely. My first choice was Kamala. When she suspended her campaign I switched to Biden.

I believe in my heart that his previous bids for the presidency were unsuccessful because fate was keeping him for just this time. He is the right man for the times. I believe he will be one of the most consequential Presidents In my lifetime. He already cut child poverty in half and he hasn’t even been in office 100 days.

[BarbD]

33. Did the same. You're right. It is fate.

[Walleye]

18. To know him is to love him. The real Joe is cutting through the BS.

And his eye is always on improving life for Americans, not gaining advantage in the next election

[relayerbob]

19. Yep. Liz was my first choice

But frankly, the entire field was heads and shoulders above anything the GOP even could have offered without Trump running

[Turbineguy]

20. Just spoke with a relative in the Netherlands.

They like the news that's coming out of the US. It's calm. It's competent. Not the crazy chaotic shit from trump. And they know all about the trump campaign scam to empty peoples' bank accounts.

[multigraincracker]

21. Warren and Harris were my first choices.

I thought it was high time for a woman, but what do I know. I think he is the best for the time and he will pave the way for Harris some day.

[fwvinson]

59. Harris is next in line. Could be 4 yrs maybe 8

[Cracklin Charlie]

22. Joe Biden has always grasped the issues.

The opposition party have done everything in their power for decades to keep him from the top job. They knew about his “grasp”.

Must have really sucked for them to watch his campaign and election play out. They knew.

[BobTheSubgenius]

23. I think you'd have a lot easier time counting the "votes" if you...

...asked if anyone here was not deeply impressed.

[Botany]

24. He was born and went through his life just to be ready for right now.

Joe is a complex man, a deep thinker, and enjoys the exchange of ideas including ideas that
that are not in line with his also he has suffered pain and loss that are almost unimaginable
but he is the sum of all of that and at his core he wants to help people. Joe has also surrounded
himself with what I think is the best minds with the best experiences I have ever seen in order to
help him and America reach his goals. Always remember that in his office is a big picture of FDR,
and busts of Rose Parks and Ceaser Chavez ... Joe is a liberal.

BTW he knows government too.

[NNadir]

26. Count me in. He's not just "not Trump." He's a force of nature. n/t.

[secondwind]

27. He's perfect for this time.

He was my first choice. He had the experience, the same vision as Obama, he’s a good moderate Democrat who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is.

[backscatter712]

30. This President presidents!

Biden just showed the world how pandemic response is done, with the ramp-up of vaccine production. The numbers are incredible, and I got my first shot the other day!

If all the right-wing brainstems could be bothered to learn basic germ theory, we'd already be done with Trump Lung, but nooooo...

[Dream Girl]

31. Biden was the only dem could Could have won.

Trump knew that. He was salivating at the chance of running against Warren or Bernie. Thankfiylly, cooler heads prevailed. Or maybe divine intervention.

[Karadeniz]

32. I LOVE Warren and think she recognizes systemic problems. BUT, on DU I backed Biden. I felt like

He could be the least distorted by Republicans.

[BlueSky3]

34. Has anyone else noticed Elizabeth's Warren's words

in some of Joe’s speeches? Like big, bold change? Structural change? I was a Warren supporter and have been so happy to hear her campaign ideas echoed in Biden’s plans.

[blm]

65. Warren's team is in key positions working for Biden WH.

Biden was smart to tap Warren’s people.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/15/elizabeth-warren-aides-biden-administration-475653

‘Most influential voice’: Warren’s network spreads throughout Biden administration
The growing roster of Warren protégés in the government illustrates the leftward shift underway in the Democratic Party's approach to policymaking.

[Biophilic]

35. Impressed enough to now be worried that something will happen to him.

I'm usually the optimist, but after the last 4 years and how well Biden is doing this year I'm afraid of that old 'gotcha' thing. I think Biden is extraordinary in his knowledge and experience as well as the perfect personality for the moment. I'm going to stay confident that he will stay well and in charge, but damn, after the last 4 years I'm afraid I've become a bit jaded. Joe Biden is definitely the man for the moment and I pray we deserve him.

[SYFROYH]

36. Except for his views on some guns and weed, I've been OK with Biden.

But it’s early yet.

[nvme]

55. IMHO I think he may surprise on those points

He is studying the weed= (I am going to see if the polls support that) and guns he will come along. He is looking to be united and will work within the party. Give a little time so he can use his political capital on his agenda.

[StrictlyRockers]

37. I agree.

I'm a full on Marxist communist, and I like what I'm seeing from Biden.

Not gonna lie, I did not expect him to be this good.

My group loves to hate on him for whatever because that is what they do. And they're consistent. But I have consistently been pushing back. Their arguments seem thin. I keep saying, "You don't have to hate everything to be a leftist."

I like Joe.

[peppertree]

38. Hear, hear.

I urged my fellow Sanders/Warren backers (those that I know) to go all in for Joe, the day he won Super Tuesday.

One - because job one was getting Needy Amin out (with an earwig if need be!). It was hard to find someone more electable than Joe Biden (an advantage Hillary never had, sadly).

And two - because I was pretty sure his policies would be a lot closer to the progressives' than some progressives were giving him credit for.

And he's been delivering for progressives - and for America.

[Celerity]

39. I am too, the right person at the right time

[Joinfortmill]

40. Totally agree.

[LiberalLovinLug]

41. I am thrilled to hear him say he learned from the Obama term

I wonder sometimes if Obama would admit he was wrong headed, or maybe just overwhelmed by advice from the conservative members. His sudden pivot to the right, hit progressives in the gut. Appointing Wall Street insiders, right after they crashed the economy, to oversee the Treasury. His personally appointed CoS swearing about "liberals". Ignoring Sanders, Warren, and others on the left for basically his whole term. It was such a shocking turn and redefinition of direction from the language that came out of his campaign.

It ended up keeping disillusioned progressives, primed for the big hope and change, from backing him up in 2010, and he lost the House. Whether you are mad at them for that or not, that is the reality. Its a political reality that Biden is handling brilliantly.

It is only smart politically to recognize a huge segment in your party, and show them you are at least listening to them. Appointing Sanders Budget Committee chairman was huge. Not as big as Labor secretary would have been, but huge nonetheless.

Then, not going down the neo-liberal playbook of demanding AUSTERITY! Basically reacting, as they do every time coming out of a Republican spending spree on themselves through tax breaks and pork for their districts, that they now have to tighten belts, to recover and get the deficit under control To save America from Republican mistakes, as usual.

But we all know what happens. Democrats clean house, get the ship in order, and Republicans come in and spend spend spend, on the military and tax breaks. And the debt is not a concern at all. Then Democrats get back in, and the debt is the #1 threat to the country.
Its been like that, rinse and repeat for the last three changeovers.

If America is going to spend, at least spend it on the people, and infrastructure and those jobs. That is how you reinvigorate an economy!

[DFW]

42. I am impressed as well

He not only recognizes the urgency for action, he is actually DOING it.

My first choice back in 2019 was Jay Inslee, way before Biden even declared. I was completely against any Senator who publicly urged Al Franken to resign, so, for me, that eliminated Gillibrand, Warren, Booker, Harris and Sanders. At least I got my wish there.

But the one vibe I got from Joe Biden from our brief encounters at the 2008 Democratic Convention in Denver was a personal warmth, and a hint at a broad capacity for empathy. This is only an asset in a president if coupled with a steel will to act when it is called for, and if there was ever a time it was called for, that's now. He has shown ample capacity for both, and THAT is what leads me to bow to the better judgment of the primary voters. Who knew? I didn't--not at first. Even when I was predicting his win (after he entered the race), I didn't know. I was just going on logic and my 12 year old hunch. In addition to that, his decades in the Senate have rendered him immune for McTurtle's posturings. Joe Biden has seen them all for years, and sees all of them coming.

What a time for intuition to be spot on!

[Hortensis]

43. Illustrates the huge difference between how truth is distorted

at best, and perniciously destroyed at worst, and how the real person is revealed by his own, genuine actions -- when they're fairly clearly seen and understood in context, as now.

I wish everyone happily surprised would remember being told he was a corrupt corporatist and so far right that he was really no better than the Republicans -- and take a good look at the lying liars who pushed those deceits. This is an opportunity to kick out the mind-fuckers they let into their heads. For good.

[Ka-Dinh Oy]

45. I wanted Biden before he even started to run.

Buttigiege was my first pick then Warren if Biden did not run.

I was chomping at the bit when he was trying to decide if he was going to run or not.

I jumped up and down when he officially announced his run.

He is everything I expected.

[spooky3]

47. Two things I like best:

1) teamwork - he has assembled fabulously competent teams that are also diverse. They are showing the world how to get good things done AND how there is no trade off between diversity and performance—in fact performance is enhanced when you don’t artificially exclude great people because they aren’t old white men. This is my idea of strong leadership— not authoritarian, narcissistic bullying.

2) brilliant perspective on unity - focus on doing the things that Americans support, not on trying to convince Republicans who are determined to obstruct, to compromise with you.

[housecat]

48. A real pro makes it look effortless. That's Joe.

[Etherealoc1]

49. Yep pleasantly

surprised. He's very resolved. Been there done that and he's not falling for the Republicans' old playbook.

Almost nothing to lose approach, it's
either now or never.

[Random Boomer]

50. He was my least favorite candidate during the primary

Now I feel that he's exactly the right person for the job. I love surprises like this one.

[Funtatlaguy]

51. Me too. So glad I was so wrong. I love Joe.

[samnsara]

52. he was my first choice from the very beginning and he hasnt dissappointed me at all...

..he just calms me..

[Larissa]

54. Me, too

Since day one, Joe Biden has put his nose to the grindstone. I really love it that he doesn't knee jerk react to every bit of nonsense that the Trumpers and Cruz Controls, Mitch et. al., aim at him. He gets the job done. I am truly grateful for his empathy. It is what was truly needed for a country in great sorrow and unimaginable loss. (To think that Trump uttered not one word of recognition for the thousands of Americans whose lives were lost and impacted by Covid-19. It was the very first thing that Biden did.) There have been more than a few moments of pure joy at the actions Biden has taken, such as dismantling the Trump wrecking ball plans of the environment and the National Parks that Trump launched. (I truly feared that Trump was going to sell parcels of the NP's to the highest bidder.) Other kudos: Health care; LGBTQ rights. Repairing the relationships with our allies. Restoring funding to global organizations. I'm certain that I haven't listed all that he's done.

[Upthevibe]

56. I am more than very impressed!

So far, he's listened to pretty much everyone under the big tent holds those of us who are Democrats.

I voted for him in the primary (in 2020) here in California since ours had been moved up, and for the first time I felt the candidate hadn't already been selected.

I felt that Biden was the safest choice. I have friends who voted for Elizabeth, Bernie, and even one who voted for Bloomberg!

But three of us felt that Biden was the best shot so that's how we went.

[lillypaddle]

58. Absolutely. I've always like Joe Biden a lot

but I was really afraid that his age would get in the way of change and many more progressive ideas. I am pleased to say that I was WRONG. Go, Joe!!!

[markie]

62. ...from day one

supported him only, as soon as he announced...

[UGADawg]

63. Trump would have beaten Warren or Sanders**

*

[speak easy]

76. Dumbf could/would have beaten anyone other than Biden, and he knew it.

[panfluteman]

64. Biden Has Figured Out that Only Outstanding and Undeniable Democratic Legislative Accomplishments

Will cut through the Republican spin machine. So he's out to do just that. It's too bad that so many Americans seem to be too dumb to figure out by now that the Republicans are full of crap and don't have their best interests at heart.

The emerging Biden doctrine seems to be this: Only Democratic good government, and plenty of it, can be the sovereign remedy for the political disease of Trumpism.

[MerryHolidays]

66. I was for Joe Biden from day 1, and I am proud of it

Other than BHO and Bill Clinton, neither of whom could run again, it was so clearly obvious that Joe Biden was the ONLY perfect candidate who could defeat that repugnant infector in chief who cannot be named.

Generally, the US picks an outsider to be President, with George H. W. Bush being the last exception in decades. It was clear to me that any normal-thinking US voter wanted a return to normalcy after the insanity of 2017-2021.

2020 was not a year to make rapid progressive gains. It was a chance to get back to normal. And thank the good lord we took that chance. Progressive gains will come in time. And Joe and Kamala are the perfect bridge to take us there, incrementally.

Joe is the PERFECT candidate for now. President Biden: I really love you. Thank you and VP Harris for all you have done in such a short time to make America great again....and more importantly to help us heal from so many wounds.

[Kahuna]

68. Same. I was actually prayerful that he would run. I supported his campaign since day one. nt

[LetMyPeopleVote]

73. I was a day one contributor

My kids actually admitted that our country is lucky to have Joe as POTUS. All three of my kids were Warren supporters and gave me grief. I got to meet Joe in person twice. At one of the fundraisers, I ran into the parents of my middle child's best friend. We both told our children that we had run into each other and my middle child and her best friend spent the night texting to each other that their parents were shits.

[MerryHolidays]

74. I love Elizabeth, Pete, Bernie et al....BUT

2020 was not their year. Even before the pandemic, it was, at least IMHO, patently obvious that Joe was the only one that could beat the monster whose name is not utterable. Why else did the monster himself risk impeachment to destroy Joe?

Even the monstrous infector-in-chief knew that he couldn't beat Joe. Like Nixon, he did everything he could in his (and Vlad's) power to get anyone else but Joe. BUT IT DIDN'T WORK!

Russia: if you're listening, you messed up badly. At least Vlad is the sexiest Russian around based on your fake polling, so his pictures should keep you warm during the cold nights ahead.

BWHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!

[speak easy]

79. "he did everything he could ... to get anyone else but Joe"

He sure did. I was supporting Warren, but it was obvious Joe was the one he really feared.

[hwmnbn]

67. For damn sure...

This guy has exceeded my expectations... and he's just getting started!

[Blue Owl]

70. K&R

[LetMyPeopleVote]

72. Joe Biden's master plan: do popular stuff and tell people about it

I got to meet Joe twice in person at fundraisers in 2019 back when he needed the money. Joe is amazing

Link to tweet

[mia]

75. Love his mindset and intentions.

Deeply impressed, but yearning for a powerful delivery.

[shrike3]

77. Warren supporter, here.

I reluctantly came on board after Super Tuesday. To say he has exceeded my expectations is putting it mildly.

[GoodRaisin]

80. He has performed pretty much as I expected.

His core decency, his toughness, and his humility have impressed me always and my feeling about him as a candidate was those traits would guide him as our country’s leader and our party’s leader. He hasn’t disappointed.

[lark]

81. Biden was actually my first choice all along with Senator Warren being my 2nd choice.

He is proving to be exactly who I thought and hoped he would be and is exceeding my expectations almost daily.

[betsuni]

82. When he chose Kamala Harris as VP, I didn't waste any time worrying.

He's got this.

[NurseJackie]

83. Fortunately, the voters were very impressed with him too! 👍

I always believed he was MILES ahead of all-comers.

[Nuffer]

84. Joe

I am a democrat...I was not for Joe in beginning...wanted Warren...but turns out Joe is the man ! I am very impressed! Now if he would fire the two rump holdover who are holding up stimulus checks for those of us on social security...I would be grateful! And get rid of DeJoy also....

[PatrickforB]

85. I think many of us are. I liked Warren too, but seems like Biden is

moving toward being a transformational president. I especially loved it when he kept stressing that union jobs are good jobs, and when he called out Amazon.

I'm hoping Biden can get the Senate to modify the filibuster so they can pass some of the other legislation, like the new voting rights act, and maybe immigration. Why, I wonder, is that so very 'controversial' for Democrats - the immigration one, I mean.

But yeah, Biden is great.

[Happy Hoosier]

86. I think he's doing great.

I do think he needs to talk with Joe Manchin, though..... and maybe he has.

Ask Sen. Manchin what it is he expects to happen. Does he think Republicans will actually help accomplish anything? Based on what evidence? I do wonder what dream-world Manchin is living in.

[sheilahi]

87. but

Bu...bu...bu....but he had notes. Shades of emails and tan suits and missing flag pins. I love him too.......and Kamala.

[IbogaProject]

90. He was near the bottom of my list

I was voting blue no matter what, but I was especially angry when he proposed just a small age drop for medicare and his slight hostility to single payer health insurance, which is the only workable solution to our health needs.
While I still don't like the incrementalism on this issue, everything he has done since he was elected and especially after inauguration has surprised me in a good way.
I genuinely hope he continues his progressive shift and that he continues his strong break from the centrist pro corporate style that has dominated the last 40-50 years.

[momta]

91. Same.

Ever since he changed the trans issue for the military as one his first acts I have been impressed at his progressive policies.

He was at the bottom of my list, but given that he did the most important thing--get elected--and also given that he scared Trump so much. I'm lovin' him.

[zaj]

92. Biden has a teflon quality that others didn't have.

He's uniquely genuine, and it establishes a lot of widespread trust. I hate to say it, but it helps that he's a while Christian man.

That's the historic power center. And with that he's able to bring about social change in a way that most people will have confidence in. Much like LBJ, who was helped by being a good-old-boy from Texas.

That matters, and is helping us make social progress without losing political power.

[CaptainTruth]

94. Me too!