Boy was I wrong...

[Eliot Rosewater]

AT the beginning when I heard Clooney came out and said Joe had to quit, when I heard Nancy said something similar I didnt believe Nancy Pelosi said that. I thought changing now would be absolute suicide.

Then after a few days I couldn't get it out of my head that some people I really respect were saying the change was absolutely necessary, and I did a thread here wondering why all these people I respected THE DAY BEFORE all of a sudden I am supposed to be mad at, didn't make sense to me.

Then it was amazing what happened.

This is the most TOGETHER our party has been maybe ever.

Having said all that, Joe made the ultimate sacrifice and he did not deserve this ending to his career, but since he puts AMERICA first...etc.

[Voltaire2]

1. He did the right thing and it sure must have hurt.

[elleng]

2. Thanks for the recognition and analysis;

we all benefit from such.

[questionseverything]

3. I think Biden will be remembered as the guy who gave up part of his dream

So he could save the country and the world!

🌎

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. Yes...by the way

A meme I would like to see out there, I think, is linking the proof that Vance's benefactor or owner, Peter Thiel said the biggest mistake America made was letting Women vote.

So maybe we should say this and then ask "are you going to prove him right by voting for him?"

[unc70]

4. Joe's career is not yet over

The next five months are very important.

[obamanut2012]

6. Joe Biden will be remembered very kindly by history

I also honestly believe in the future there will be a "Hamilton"-like play about the years 2013-whenever this hell ends. And Joe's story will be properly told.

[MaryMagdaline]

7. Kamala Harris is part of his legacy

[pattyloutwo]

8. It was hard for everyone

I was posting here that I thought he should step down without knowing the rules. I had gotten a warning but didn’t see it. So I was suspended. Everything was hard. In time people will heal and I think Joe will get such applause and respect at the convention. He’ll go down in history as a great president.

[lastlib]

9. I think we owe it to Joe...

to give Kamala and her team our UTMOST support. His sacrifice for the nation was HUGE, and we can't let it be in vain. We need to go ALL OUT for the next 90 days to defend our democracy.

Let's do it for Joe. Let's do it for America.

[hlthe2b]

10. Yeah... A lot of us are still processing what the hell happened & our anger--perhaps at some of the wrong

people. That said, the silver lining is apparent for all to see giving us a good chance to turn back the unthinkable fascists seeking victory.

I am still saddened for Biden and how all of this unfolded so publicly. That said, he will always be the most amazing person and President for me. I think history will likewise see him so.

History takes a while to process. For now, I just want to keep moving forward.

[Eliot Rosewater]

13. He has been a great president, Hillary Clinton would have been exactly the same

Maybe even more progressive, maybe even more aggressive towards prosecuting the traitor.

My comment has nothing to do with Joe Biden and his tremendous performance but I will never forget or forgive those on the left who made the point of saying that since Hillary would not guarantee Medicare for all they couldn’t vote for her or if they did they’d have to hold their nose.

I will never stop being angry about it.

[democratsruletheday]

11. I was TORN in a big way ER....

I went back and forth about it until about 2 weeks before POTUS made his announcement I told my family and friends he had to get out gracefully AND soon which he did. My boneheaded pick was Mark Kelly. It would've gone over like a fart in church. Sen. Kelly is great don't get me wrong but Kamala was the right choice for obvious reasons I couldn't see, and thank god Joe made the hardest decision of his life and god willing it'll work out for all of us in the end.

[617Blue]

12. Many of us were.