I am seeing a lot of resentment today directed at

[totodeinhere]

the Democratic leaders such as Adam Schiff who had a part in pushing President Biden out. And I can understand the emotion here. We love President Biden and we supported him for a second term because he has earned it. But now it won't happen and of course many of us are upset.

But at the same time I don't think we really have much time to be upset. We need to pull the party together in order to fight off Trump in November. I support VP Harris enthusiastically but at the same time I do not believe that this election is going to be a cakewalk. Our country is two divided. I don't think that any Democrat could beat Trump in a landslide and it is going to be close. So I think we need to put our resentments behind us and come together as a party so that we can have a better chance of winning in November.

[SunSeeker]

1. Agreed.

[edisdead]

2. I hope each one gets primaries in the next election cycle

They are all past their best by date for me. Good for the goose, good for the gander. let’s shake it up!

[Wicked Blue]

6. How old is Nancy?

[Rebl2]

10. Older than

Biden I believe.

[dflprincess]

26. Correct. She is 84. nt

[whathehell]

28. She's 84 years old. n/t

[sheshe2]

27. 84

[Xavier Breath]

45. He is going - straight to the Senate.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. I'm.suspending efforts

Until I'm absolutely certain that Harris is not going to encounter any fuckery from the party.

[TomSlick]

24. The party is lining up behind VP Harris.

Time to get on the bus.

[sheshe2]

42. Yes, they are Tom, at least for tonight.

We, here at DU, are all on the bus. However as we have seen, politics are fickle. I will rest easier when we have finished the convention when Kamala and our VP, are officially nominated.

Then we need to get to work.

[JustAnotherGen]

51. Literally

My husband and I spent this weekend writing postcards. They are now worthless.

So nope. Next weekend you and your partner can sit down and write 160 postcard to Bucks County PA.

I knocked on doors in NJ for the Primary - in June. I'm on county committee and I've worked local, state, County and Fed Elections since 2018 Non-profit Stop.

You have the energy - you write the postcards.

I'm throwing a fundraiser for our county and borough candidates - and I need to focus on that.

Let someone else get hung up on or the door slammed in their face.

I'm off duty until October. Its your turn.

[BigMin28]

79. Let the deciders

Put in the work for a change.

[ZonkerHarris]

98. no shit. we are just labor.

[Captain Zero]

118. Did the big money come in last night?

Did our oligarch techbros show up with the dough?

Remember last night was the night to send it in.

Or do they have more demands?

[Arazi]

84. Right there with you

Those of us in the office this afternoon were stunned and not in a good way…

The past few weeks have been super difficult to navigate with cold calling/knocking.

Now we all feel like idiots, played by the big donors. Not only that but this isn’t going to be as easy as people think - the fight to bring out new candidates is going to be very difficult. I’m not looking forward to being a front person for that.

Ever.

Ever again?

Not sure.

Like you though, I erased my name off the volunteer signups for this coming week. I can’t even begin to formulate a dialogue with people here let alone have a persuasive response to strangers who will justifiably point to big $$$ pushing out our candidate. I’m out for now

[JustAnotherGen]

115. We definitely need new scripts

[Arazi]

117. Yeah, definitely feeling even more uncomfortable this morning

The past three weeks have been especially difficult on the phones but I just kept at it.

I’m 1000% in for all Dems up and down the ticket including Harris but I don’t even know what to say at this point. It feels so indefensible how this went down for Biden, Im not at all sure I can put myself on the line at the moment. The inevitable “big moneyed special interests pushed him out” convos are going to escalate dammit. There’s no way around it.

Yes, new scripts must be crafted but when the whole process has just been smashed, I’m not sure I can spin the new spin anymore. I’m feeling pretty wary of my own party atm and I wonder if the loudest voices shutting down anyone with apprehension are just keyboard warriors.

Having to interface with actual people on this just got much harder for me at least. Let’s hope those who are chastising/rejoicing get into their local campaign offices today, pour their newfound glee and enthusiasm into actual action.

[JustAnotherGen]

130. I suspect

That the majority of the key board warriors telling us to 'get over ourselves' have never knocked on a door, sent a text, registered someone to vote . . .

I'm a Democratic Committee member -and I put in the work.

The biggest tell that someone does not engage in the drudge work of campaigns telling us that we 'all have to work hard' -

Have never worked hard for a campaign.

Not a:
School board
Council Person
County Commissioner/Freeholder
State Assembly
State Senator
US Rep
US Senate
Presidential Campaign

THEY need to get to work now. Learn a little something about how you get a candidate over the finish line.

[Arazi]

137. These recent shenanigans are hard to describe as "great!11!"

When you are actually talking to skeptics face to face.

Everyone cheerleading this should now get out there and get busy. Takes more than writing a check.

My activism has revolved primarily around repro rights. My circle is pretty stunned - nobody knows if Harris will actually be our candidate for sure nor if the new coalitions will even care about women’s healthcare as much as Biden’s coalition did. Even if Harris is the nominee, rich old men don’t tend to want to focus on abortion rights. Will she even be allowed to prioritize that?

Let’s hope all of these gleeful folks are putting their shoes on and getting down to their local campaign offices asap

[jpug]

109. Get over urself

Past is done. Time to move on.

If ur not working to defeat Dumpf, then you are working to elect him.

[JustAnotherGen]

116. There are typos

Can you edit and repost?

[PatSeg]

128. That came across as a bit rude

Surprisingly so for a newbie.

If you can't understand how some people are feeling at this time, that's okay, but it is probably best to hold off on commenting as nerves are quite raw right now.

[JustAnotherGen]

132. Thank you PatSeg

To me - it's a tell that someone who believes working hard on a campaign means sending a tweet.

[PatSeg]

133. You're welcome

The insensitivity was uncalled for and I felt it as if it was directed at me as well.

[Arazi]

139. Seconded on the thanks

As JAG mentioned, I wonder how many have actually worked on campaigns, had direct conversations with skeptical voters.

Folks wanting to blow off legit apprehensions about this entirely novel state of affairs (or worse, dismiss the work people have already done for Biden), aren’t helping reassure us.

In fact, my alarm only grows when they act like writing a check will magick our candidate into office. There’s a lot of moving pieces out of sight and the small bit we’ve seen has been ugly as hell. I’ll probably remain uneasy forever now that this precedent is out there

[PatSeg]

142. I know what you mean about being uneasy

"now that this precedent is out there". I was anticipating a lot of potholes and obstacles between now and the election, but all of this completely caught me off guard.

If this was a script for a movie, it would be sent for a major rewrite or stashed on a shelf.

[Arazi]

74. Some of us have already been putting in the work

A lot of effort just got trashed.

It’s no fun trying to persuade voters, especially these past few weeks and now we just got kicked in the teeth.

I actually was at my local candidates office when the news came down. It was deadly quiet there, more dread than joy. Pretty sure most folks who are already on the ground running - not sitting in big donor confabs - are shocked and not in awe.

Please don’t condescend

[DeepWinter]

119. Same here

Since my voice no longer counts, my money does too. Stays in my pocket now.

[Wicked Blue]

147. Yes. What do our puny dollars mean compared to the millions of dollars

being dangled by the techbros.

[Dulcinea]

121. United we stand, divided we fall. nt

[JustAnotherGen]

138. Yep - Can you reach out to the campaign

And get a few hundred postcards to send to Bucks County PA?

I'm in the NJ-7th and we have a tough no way win race - but I'm needed here now -

And we know for certain Sue Altman is our candidate.

[Ocelot II]

4. At this point the only thing that matters is defeating Trump.

Other considerations can be dealt with later - especially the influence of big donors. But for now, eyes on the prize, win the election. This is existential and we can't be distracted by resentment toward the politicians who publicly asked Biden to quit and the fat cats who were basically bribing them to do it. Defeat Trump and worry about the rest of it later.

[Desert grandma]

43. Question.

Why didn't the politicians and fat cats think about the damage they are doing to the morale of the base?? I will vote blue but will never forget nor forgive these slimy snakes in Congress and elsewhere that publicly humiliated a good and decent man. It was always about the money. Tragic and so sad...

[Ocelot II]

47. That's a good question, and without knowing what was being said or done

behind the scenes and by whom, it's hard to know to what extent they considered how the voters would feel about it. Millions of people voted for Biden in the primary elections, and it seems that many felt that their choice was being disregarded and bigfooted by wealthy donors - some of whom seemed to be basically bribing congresspeople to withdraw their support. AOC observed that all of them were talking about what their donors wanted and not about what their voters wanted. Regrettably, there has been a loss of trust and damage to the morale of the base, and it will be hard for the politicians to restore that trust. They need to be reminded that without us they won't have jobs, and they have some fences to mend.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

52. Well said

[LisaM]

60. Agreed. I don't think it's about Biden. It's his policies.

Presumably Kamala Harris is on board with her own administration's policies. So I guess we see what we see.

[Demsrule86]

94. Exactly right...I am furious.

[electric_blue68]

61. THIS! ☝️ Right NOW it's FASCISM VS (some form of*) DEMOCRACY!!!

* tweeking after We Win!!!

[Demsrule86]

91. Will we beat Trump though...if we have an open convention, I don't think we will...more angry voters.

[Ocelot II]

93. It looks like Harris has close to a lock on the nomination,

and they will probably settle on a running mate pretty quickly and without too much controversy. I don't think the convention will be as messy as we had feared, and most people will get behind the ticket - considering the alternative.

[Demsrule86]

95. She needs to be the nominee before the convention...to many Democrats have favorites and think we are having some

sort of primary...time is short. And it will stop any fuckery.

[ibegurpard]

5. Move on and take notes

I won't forget some of what occurred over the past few weeks

[ms liberty]

85. This.

[ecstatic]

7. Agreed! We have 106 days until election day, even less with early voting

A logo has to be created, signs and other marketing materials have to be done. We have a lot of work to do!

[redqueen]

13. This is all over twitter

Loving the energy I'm seeing.

And the loyalty.

Link to tweet

[ecstatic]

22. I love that!! nt

[electric_blue68]

64. As an Artist, and Former Graphic Designer... THIS is Great!!!!! TY!

[intelpug]

96. I'm with Kam

Just my take, The logo is great but if it were me I would remove all the red from her face and hair, just looks too much like blood to me. Also I would contrast it with perhaps a noticeably blue blouse, not an almost black one, but like I said just my opinion

[electric_blue68]

101. You might be unconsciously influenced by what happened to Drumphf. This graphic is based on the Original Obama Hope

Graphic Designed Poster. And that had a a lot more red in it.

So I'm fine w it. I translate the red as power.

[niyad]

70. Love the logo. HATE the image. .it looks blood-splattered, with fingers

around her throat. Gives me the creeps.

[Attilatheblond]

100. How about this one?

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[hedda_foil]

151. My daughter sent this one to me last night. Kamala Can!

[redqueen]

8. I'd like to say give them a day

But we are too close to the line. Rant and rave behind closed doors. We have a country to save.

[displacedvermoter]

31. Pretty Decent of You

How about a couple of days, we've had to listen to President Biden get run down daily for three weeks, two days seems fair enough.

[macwriter]

75. I'm 100% with you.

I so agree with you! Just shake it off and get on board, right? I am so sick of the fake praise bestowed on Biden tonight from people who threw him under the bus and backed up over him. I call BS.
And spare men the "everything is great, we're so happy" posts or the ones still quoting negative things about Biden's chances to justify their actions. And especially the ones that tell us to get over it.
You succeeded beyond your wildest dreams. Now STFU Biden bashers. You won. Don't gloat

[Mz Pip]

9. I agree

We don’t always get what we want, especially in politics.

[mzmolly]

11. The conversations about Biden should have been

private. I have no respect for their public shaming of a great man.

[FL_Jerry]

20. I think this is where

A lot of the rage is coming from. Some say it's just the roughness of politics, but I say don't cry if you get primaried for making bad decisions. I sincerely hope that point is mute and we defeat the fascism. As I stated on a few other threads, victory makes them geniuses, defeat on the other hand demands a price be paid, i.e. they need to pass the torch.

[Irish_Dem]

35. It was private, we never got much information at the time.

And we blamed them for it.

But now we know why.

[Desert grandma]

53. The statements from politicians saying the President should withdraw from the race

were very public. That is why those of us that supported the President are outraged at the way he was treated by these politicians who chose donor money over an incredibly successful incumbent President. I have ZERO respect for them.

[GoreWon2000]

65. Well said

They disenfranchised 14 million dem primary voters to get their way. The rules need to be changed so that this type of blatant disenfranchisement by a small group of mostly white male elites never happens again.

[Agent Orange Tabby]

106. Guessing they went increasingly public

…with their entreaties as private ones failed.

[Irish_Dem]

112. We will respect them later on.

They did what they felt they had to do for good reasons.

No they are not GOP Russian assets.
No they did not sell out our country for cash.

They have inside information about Joe.
And must have known he could not win this election.

They did what they had to do and took heat for it.

It is called leadership.

[Desert grandma]

143. No.

I will vote Blue, but they will NEVER have my respect,

[mzmolly]

55. Public statements

were made by several Democrats.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

54. Agree.

They could have kept their bribery and blackmail to themselves, too.

[Chakaconcarne]

135. They have more information than we do and they know what they're doing....

If big donors were threatening to pull $$ out of down ballot races, we risk losing more than just the WH..

I think the know TSF isn't going to win...next priority is to take the house and keep the senate.

[RockRaven]

12. If you think there is a lot of resentment today, it is nothing to what you

will see if TCF ends up winning. It is so unbelievably arrogant to shove the sitting POTUS out the back door 3.5 months before election day. This had better fucking work.

[redqueen]

16. This is an extremely good point.

The people who ran their mouths to the press own the outcome. And if their miscalculation / self interest results in the worst outcome, well...

[totodeinhere]

25. I understand your feelings but it is too late for that.

What is done is done and the main thing now is to beat TFG. A negative attitude won't help to do that.

[Irish_Dem]

41. The Dem leadership knows they have taken a big gamble.

They must feel it was necessary.

[Wicked Blue]

58. To keep the contributions flowing in

[Irish_Dem]

114. It is about winning the race.

I do not believe our entire Dem leadership is corrupt or Russian assets.
Or would sell out the USA for cash.

It is absurd to think that kind of thing.

[Wicked Blue]

123. Please don't put words in my mouth

I never wrote anything like that in my posts

[Desert grandma]

59. They and they alone will own the result.

I have no respect for them as they obviously showed no respect for me and my vote. I will vote blue but no longer have the trust and enthusiasm that I did. Money over voters?????

[GoreWon2000]

69. Change the rules so they can never do this again!

I agree that it's an outrage the way Joe and 14 million dem party primary voters were treated. This is GOP SCOTUS in 2000 disenfranchising our entire country and stealing Al Gore's victory all over again. I have great faith in V.P. Harris but I'm terrified. This election is a matter of life and death for women.

[Prairie Gates]

73. November? Pshaw. Wait until you see the battleground state polls next week

[AverageJoe]

87. My feelings exactly n/t

[FL_Jerry]

14. Agreed, First things first dealing with Cheeto

But actions have consequences. If this doesn't work out those that were behind this need to answer. History is written by the victors, so if they just screwed this up there is a price to pay.

We defeat Trump, the "Pass the torch" cadre look like heroes. We are defeated they look like the Spanish left in their struggle against fascism pre WWII. I hope they know what they are doing. If not they should pay a price. This shouldn't be normal, primaries should matter.

[redqueen]

17. They'll never look like heroes to all of us

Only to those who agreed with them.

[FL_Jerry]

23. Good point. I actually feel that way

But I was speaking of how history will view them. Treachery is still treachery. The thought of a Cheeto defeat tempers the anger though.

[Irish_Dem]

44. Even if their plan defeats Trump?

They were willing to anger the base to save democracy?

[moonscape]

57. We will never know what the alternate

outcome would have been, though if this goes sideways, the gamble definitely will not have paid off.

We would have sold ourselves to donors, thrown over one of our best presidents, and for what? If we win, we won’t be able to say we wouldn’t have won anyway.

Today, I am not in the euphoria camp. I’m pissed the donors and elites didn’t coalesce around our president, circle the wagons and fight. But yeah, of course I want it to all work out, I just am not as giddy as some (esp Rachel et al)

[Irish_Dem]

113. People are all over the map. And that is OK.

This was a painful and difficult process.

I think we shall see it was for the best.

[Wicked Blue]

140. I suspect part of their motovation was to save their tax breaks

[honest.abe]

18. Yeah, clearly it's not good so many are trashing good solid Democrats like Schiff for what has happened.

I am quite certain this is all going to turn out for the best for all of us. Hopefully most of them will soon realize this and join the effort to defeat Trump and the Republicans.

[displacedvermoter]

33. Just like castor oil

shut up and take it, its good for you!

[honest.abe]

48. More like a COVID shot.

[dickthegrouch]

81. How solid is Schiff after sabotaging Joe?

I’d rather have an exceptional first term incumbent who won the Primary than any feckless idiot who only has money, or worse their potential run, on their mind.

[Demsrule86]

92. He will win California...

But in six years, he may face a primary...especially if we lose.

[Linda ladeewolf]

102. You mean Schiff

Will face a primary if we can still vote.

[usonian]

19. They'll get on the bandwagon. People like Schiff will grow wise

WITH AGE!!!

Kids! They do grow up!!!

Cheers, Harris team!

[Wicked Blue]

148. Not if all they care about is campaign contributions

[usonian]

150. Some, in CA, with the exception of critical house races

have zero problem with money. And little guys, AFAICT, are kicking in for house races, along with HQ, but they never griped about Joe, again, AFAICT.

Puzzling.

But I am hoping for a blue wave effect that will drag along voters and some donors. Some will hold out for a trumpian tax policy. Let them walk the plank with him.

There be sharks in those waters.

AND BATTERIES.

[lees1975]

21. It would be a landslide, if, of course, you believe those polls, if...

...Democrats campaigned on the biggest issue, Trump and the threat to democracy, and everything that goes along with that, instead of letting the media choose the narrative and responding on our heels. It's not just Democrats who need to be brought into the coalition to defeat Trump, it is independents, green partiers, moderate Republicans and the perennial couch sitters on election day. But there was some self-centeredness going on, based on a long standing media promoted narrative about Biden's age that blew up after the debate and once again, the narrative got controlled by the media.

I hope Schiff wins, but running in a Senate election against a far right wing, has-been baseball player in California is a landslide waiting to happen. Unfortunately, for President Biden, he has to win voters in places like Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona, where far left wing political rhetoric sounds like communism or being too woke. Our job is to convince people that we can be woke and far left, and equally benefit others wile not threatening anyone. President Biden did a great job at that. The same polls showing voters wanted Biden out showed that 65% want Trump out, that's us and another 35% of the electorate. That's where we win the election. Biden already built that coalition. Now, whoever our candidate is, the responsibility for getting those voters back lies with those who scared them off. Ante up, big donors, you need to fix the hole you made.

[Blue_Roses]

29. Well said!

n/t

[Sympthsical]

30. People need their scapegoats

Schiff's the new Gillibrand. Even though practically the entire Dem caucus - including leadership - were showing Franken the door, people to this day act like Gillibrand was some kind of diabolical mastermind of the entire affair that hypnotized every other Democrat into it.

So it is here. Even though 30+ Congresspeople had come out publicly - and many more were leaking privately - Schiff's going to win the contest for "Who do I take this out on?" for some people. Even though Schiff and Pelosi are extremely tight, and there is zero chance he made a public statement without having a conversation or two with her. Same goes for Zoe Lofgren.

How does Schiff get the special animus when Pelosi, Schumer, and Jeffries were all clearly working this one out behind the scenes?

Because he's a safer target. He's not going to lose his race in California. Attacking leadership is a risky prospect in Democratic spaces.

And you know why I think it's Schiff specifically? Because once he said something, people in denial finally started to realize it was coming. Even if they wouldn't admit it out loud. In the backs of their minds, Schiff was a turning point.

He gets the ire, because he broke the spell.

[LakeArenal]

46. One guys scapegoat is another guy's responsible party.

[Nixie]

124. Gillibrand was more than the Franken thing.

She jumped on the MeToo train and said Bill Clinton should have resigned, but she was happy to take the Clinton's help while campaigning for Hillary's seat. If she was so genuinely concerned about Bill, she certainly could have rejected his help getting her elected.

[Sympthsical]

125. Oh, I think that played a role, too

But how we feel about that probably differs.

I'm a Millennial, so acts of lèse-majesté against old leaders didn't incense me. Super didn't care.

But a certain segment did. Oh well.

[Nixie]

127. I don't think your not caring has anything to with your age

one way or another. It's more about bias, it looks like. Cherry picking outrage isn't an age thing.

[orangecrush]

32. How long

Does it take Preparation H to work?

Let me know and I'll get back to you

[usonian]

36. Wait! I'm working on some tire tracks on my back.

The test is when everyone pulls in the same direction real soon. I hope for the best because there are two options. Best and unthinkable hell.

[Irish_Dem]

34. Schiff is part of a leadership team. He took one for the team.

They all did what they felt was best for the country and Americans.
And are willing to take heat for it.

This is the difference between Democrats and Republicans.

Republicans only do what is in their own best interests.

[Chakaconcarne]

134. Precisely.... many here seem to have completely forgotten Schiffs role in the TSF trials and his service so far...

I'm beginning to think these critics are all part of the troll effort.....direct or indirectly.

[Wicked Blue]

141. I deeply resent this accusation

I am most certainly not a troll. I am a Democrat and will vote for our party's nominee.

I strongly dislike seeing wealthy donors calling the shots over ordinary people in our party. I despise what I perceive as bullying. And I hate the concerted effort to take down our great president by portaying as him too old, too feeble, too incapable. That is still being done right here on DU, and that has to stop.

[MichDem10]

37. Nah... Right is Right and Wrong is Wrong and what they did to President Biden was WRONG!

If Convicted Felon Donald Trump wins, this is ALL on the backstabbing traitors! Period. The End.

[LudwigPastorius]

67. At this point, Joe has made his decision.

Calling people in your own party “backstabbing traitors” not only doesn’t help us win with whoever our nominee will be, it further divides us.

If you’re trying to get party members who are angry about this to sit at home come November, keep it up.

[Wicked Blue]

149. And accusing us of being trolls is not helpful either

[totodeinhere]

71. You are just engaging in speculation.

I believe that Joe would have won in November but we will never know now. What we need to concentrate on now is electing Kamala.

[Ellen Forradalom]

38. As a California Democratic voter I deserve an explanation

How did it come to this? Why did we hear rumors and calls to step down and not a solid explanation of the situation? Why was this not planned for? Joe was old four years ago. The base deserves an explanation.

[LakeArenal]

39. If those mentioned can't take the heat, they shouldn't have started the fire.

[WestMichRad]

40. I can understand the resentment.

The discussion and persuasion to get Biden to step down should have been largely, if not entirely, behind closed doors. I disliked it when some Dems openly called for him to step aside. They should not have done that publicly, IMO.

But I’m just a peon.

[ibegurpard]

63. Precisely

All this drip, drip, drip and public pressure was infuriating. Got notes on who participated in it.

[Silent Type]

83. I suspect the initial discussions were private. But it quickly escalated. I'm looking forward, and

I bet Biden will be right there with us. I’m looking forward to his memoirs too.

[FloridaBlues]

49. I really rather not see some of these clowns who forced him out

I need time to get thru this disappointment

[SYFROYH]

50. Actually, I think resentment is a decent response -- shows engagement.

I can't tell if I"m despondent or apathetic right now.

Of course, I'll vote D. Whatever.

[Bongo Prophet]

111. I had to laugh in recognition at the "I can't tell if I"m despondent or apathetic right now."

That is not uncommon, and must be navigated, according to your predilections. I trust that you will come through this okay and ready to fight. Together, we will work through this. Best of luck, friend! Stronger together.

[unterrified democrat]

56. Nobody made the President step aside.

He was not “bullied”…it was his judgement, he is a wise man. He did this for the good of the country after consultations with those whose opinions he most trusts. If you believed in Biden for president, then honor his decision and his sacrifice.

[BigDemVoter]

62. I agree. We have to put it all aside and support KH

enthusiastically and 100%. If we keep fighting with our typical Democratic circular firing squad, we are sure to lose. We CANNOT afford that.

And for the record, I did want Biden to stay in. I am a pragmatic voter, and I want to win. It is too important.

[TBF]

66. When you work in Wash DC you understand "the meeting before the meeting" -

that's what was happening here. It all went down behind the scenes and they did a tremendous job. Now we just need an excellent VP pick, and we need to get out the vote.

[brooklynite]

68. I started out as a Ward Committeeman in Philadelphia.....

Once of the first lessons I learned was: when you get knocked down in an election, on the next day you get up off the ground and start working on the next one.

[niyad]

103. Except that if we lose this one, there WON'T BE another one.

[BurnDoubt]

72. Citizens United Did This

Day One Agenda: Castrate Citizens United, no matter how long it takes.

[wryter2000]

77. I can fully support Kamala Harris, and I will

I'm excited at the possibility she might be president.

And I can still be pissed as hell at the so-called colleagues who dumped on Joe Biden.

[peachpit24]

78. Resentment

I can do two things at a time. Resent the traitors and support kamala. I have time.

[CentralMass]

80. You can count on my my vote but not my enthusiasm

[johnnyplankton]

110. I felt the same way - if Joe stayed in. Now I'm enthused!

[liberalmuse]

82. Every single one who pushed Biden out

“Because he is too old” should be endorsing his VP for President. He endorsed her. Most of the people who came out in support of President Biden have endorsed her. But :crickets:. Where are they now? We do need to move fast to secure her nomination so any one of them who would seek to push her out isn’t given the chance.

[AverageJoe]

86. I am mad as hell at Pelosi, et. al

I think the Democratic power players handled this atrociously. That said, I am an adult and can channel my anger in a positive direction. I am 100 percent behind Harris — or whoever our nominee turns out to be. We must beat trump. That’s all that counts now.

[Demsrule86]

88. I'll vote for the nominee...but I extremely resentful. And if we lose I will be even more resentful

I think we have an uphill battle now. And I am upset that money people are choosing our nominee. I guess all I can say is I will vote a straight Democratic ticket as I aways do... and hope for the best.

[PatSeg]

131. Same here

This anger and resentment I'm feeling isn't going away quickly and the way I view the media and some politicians is probably tarnished for a very long time.

[alarimer]

89. Money is ruining everything in politics

Maybe it always has. It turns politicians into people who compromise themselves in order to just get elected. And then they have to placate them or they can’t compete. It sucks. I have no respect for any of the backstabbers. None. Because this was a manufactured crisis, brought to us by a corrupt news media. All innuendo and whispers.

[Haru]

90. Schiff may be right, the election will decide that.

Let's not be republican and seek revenge to those that disagree.

[ramapo]

97. I forgive them....

I was pissed at each one of them....drip, drip, drip. It was so maddening. It was so necessary. It would've gotten uglier. I don't think any of the senators or representatives took any pleasure in asking Biden to end his campaign.

But Biden's polling had cratered and he came to accept it.

I was all in supporting Biden but I am relieved he has made this decision. I think it puts us in a much better place and the endorsements are piling up. I'm sure it won't be all kumbaya but now there's one focus. Defeat Trump.

[johnnyplankton]

99. Joe did the right thing and so did the people that had the courage to tell him the truth

Outside of the DU bubble, very few thought Joe had a chance. Today, the party is energized.

[Gore1FL]

104. All I know is that I am going to work hard to prove myself wrong.

Harris 2024!

[PatrickforB]

107. Well, I certainly freaked out the other day. This has been a very tense time because

like all of you, I have been very worried about Trump winning. I don't think the downtickets would have lost, but Biden probably would have.

At this point, though I did use the word perfidy, I am ready to forget that and forge ahead. Because now that the whole story has come out, the writing was on the wall with internal polls showing Biden's path to victory had disappeared.

It amazes me how big a man Biden was to do this painful thing. He will go down as a truly great president because he had the character to step down for the sake of all of us instead of his own ego. That selfless act sets an example for all of us. You know, now that I'm thinking about it, Biden's selfless patriotism and genuine goodness, putting us and the republic above his own interest may have won the election for us right there. I don't know many people who won't admire him for it - Americans love selfless patriotism.

As to Harris, we have been glued to MSNBC all evening and this is the first time I've felt good hearing the news in weeks. Fundraising is back up (I donated to the Harris campaign earlier this evening), and she's got endorsements all over the place. See, the whole thing I was afraid of was the party eating its right foot after chopping off its left. Seriously, I had no confidence in the middle aged Dems because I thought there would be a big internacine battle but everybody (except Manchin, who has left our party anyway) got on board with Harris right away, this very afternoon and evening.

Honestly, for the first time since the debate, I am feeling very confident this republic will not fall. And that is a very, very good thing.

I'll tell you one last thing: America is READY for a woman as president!

[Hikerchick57]

108. This is the fastest I have moved through a grief cycle, still have residual sad feelings. Go get em VP Harris we have

your back!

[helpisontheway]

120. I will put it aside for now but I will never forget it

I will never forget how they backstabbed him. I will never forget how people like Clooney backstabbed him. I can only imagine how hurt Biden feels. The only thing that makes me feel good is now he can focus on his family instead of ungrateful @ssholes. He can enjoy time at the beach with his family (which includes his dogs that he loves so much). Biden will be okay.

[mucholderthandirt]

122. You know what?

I'm a grown-ass woman, not stupid, and I'm tired of being told my feelings don't matter. Fuck that shit.

Yes, I'm upset. Yes, I'm sad to see Biden going out this way. But you know what? I am allowed those feelings.

Yes, I'm not happy with how Democratic "leaders" have acted, especially lately. I'm tired of being told they know more than me, and are playing three dimensional chess. Forgive me for remembering how that's worked out for us before. I haven't forgotten Fitzmas. I haven't forgotten the vile things said here about Southerners, either. Or against the poor (hey, just pack up and move to where the jobs are!).

So let's shut the fuck up and stop posting this shit. We're behind our nominee, whoever that may be. And Gods help us if our "leaders" go spineless on us. Again.

So, Harris/her VP choice. It's time to do something other than old white boys, right? We're the liberals, after all. LOL

[CBHagman]

126. Oh, I am so with you.

Yes, I am angry at multiple people, including some I've admired, but democracy demands we get our work boots on and get moving. I will donate to people who have made me angry, because I do want them to win their individual races.

Onward.

[Hope22]

129. RESENTMENT!!!!!! LOL!

It has to do with people, citizens here, standing up for the process and respecting fellow Democrats. It has nothing to do with Biden earning anything! It has to do with people who could have challenged in a primary but chose to go behind doors with large donors to plan a media campaign to virtually kneecap the man. It has to do with the setting aside of 14,000,000 votes. Enough of this crap. It’s done but for gods sake let people talk about what did happen instead of rewriting what went down. We are all moving forward. People who invested in Biden financially are moving forward without refund or return. Let the discussion flow. Hell someone out here didn’t even know that TSF was guilty of paying for fake polls. Why is this relevant…. because polls were the evidence that Biden should go. The court records tell the story just as the media along with Dem cooperatives made Biden’s withdrawal come to be tells its story. People need to understand before we can fully move forward. This is not an undemocratic conversation but a defense of the democratic process!

[lark]

136. Totally agree.

I am terribly upset with the donor classes but they can redeem themselves by supporting Kamala. It is what every single one of us need to go. I am concerned that Illinois has told their delegates not to endorse Harris, that sucks and is one of things I really fear - disunity and chaos. I hope the Kamala momentum is so strong that others who will be interested in running know they need to wait, support Kamala now and bide their time. Speaking to you, Governor Pritzker and any other Dems who might think about challenging her.

[DemonGoddess]

144. Of course there's resentment

There is also grief in what was being done to a good man. However, I think he thumbed his nose at the jackasses by endorsing who HE PICKED as his successor to begin with. We all need to remember that, that President Biden PICKED VP Harris to succeed him should the unthinkable happen, and bolstered his choice with this endorsement.

Am I angry? You bet I am. But not at Kamala Harris. She deserves my, and every other Democrat's full throated support.

[Progressive dog]

145. I have some resentment

but I refuse to tear down any specific Democrat in any way. I'll even donate to my Congressman, who was one of the first dozen to tell Biden to withdraw.
Joe Biden made a choice to step down, he is not attacking fellow Democrats. Kamala Harris will sooon be our candidate.

[VBNMW]

146. Not quite

Any Democrat can beat drumpf in a landslide. Biden said it himself when asked. He said about 50 other Democrats could beat drumpf.

Democrats have to stop making lists, and calling others who oppose fascism "traitors", and take their own advise from a week ago, and "shut and get in line", and stop "being bedwetters". Keep that same energy now!

VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO!

Remember, Democracy is on line! Line up behind the Democrats candidate to beat drumpf, and vote! Biden showed us it's not about him. Now let's honor that choice and stop making it about one personality and win.

How is this a hard?