Am I the only one?

[mysitcfairy]

I love Kamala’s energy, her vision for America, and her wisdom. But there is a part of me mourning that Joe Biden won’t get the opportunity to finish what he started. He did win the primary, he was a strong candidate and everyone loves him . We can only hope that President Harris take the baton from him and uses his lead to extend her lead. Thank you President Biden for all you have done for this country. Please don’t fade away because we still need you!

[Ocelot II]

1. He's still got another three months, and when he hands the keys to Kamala

on January 20 he'll get the grateful thanks and send-off he deserves.

[lame54]

2. Joe did his job...

Pulled us from the abyss
Rebuilt the economy and laid the path for the future
Now it is time for high energy Kamala get us there
Thank you Joe

[4catsmom]

37. he will be remembered

as one of the greats

[Biophilic]

3. Few great leaders get to stick around and see the true results of what they have started.

He set this stage, got things going, and gave us Kamala. Joe is amazing. We have been incredibly lucky to have had him in the White House this time and earlier with Obama, and before that in the Senate etc. This man leads with his heart.

[beaglelover]

4. As he said he would be he's a transitional president.

I’m very happy we made the switch to Kamala when we did. Could you imagine if the first debate happened in September like it normally would have?

[Faux pas]

5. Being a patriot

to the end, our man Joe is a treasure. I'm sure he has no doubt that he is passing that baton to the best person for the job. I hold him in the highest regard

[Attilatheblond]

6. He saved us all because he knows how to work the levers & always did it with our best interests at heart

Painful that he did so much for us, and the world, only to be cast aside like he isn't important.

As much as I admire and appreciate what Obama managed to do, the best of his administration was because of Joe Biden's influence and work.

I won't live to see the proper monument to Joe Biden, but if our nation survives the next few years, I have no doubt there WILL be such a monument to one of this nation's greatest public servants and leaders.

[Fla Dem]

7. There are times I think Joe should be mentioned.

Especially for all his administration accomplished with her in the past 4 years.
Not a big deal, but when Kamala is expressing all that she plans to accomplish, she could say something like,

"I will continue to work to make America a better place for all Americans like Joe Biden has done over his 50 year career."

After all she is still part of his administration. It wouldn't hurt her and would be a small tribute to Joe Biden.

[BattleRow]

32. Can he be put on Mt.Rushmore?

[ms liberty]

8. No, I feel it too.

[agingdem]

9. not really...for over a year I would

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hold my breath every time Joe spoke to the press or addressed Congress...I'm 76 years old I knew it was a just a matter of time before the senior moments, glitches, and gaffs would collide..Joe is the greatest president of my lifetime and I will always be grateful for his leadership, his humanity but it was time for a new generation of Democrats to take the helm...time for a woman to sit at the Resolute Desk...

[taxi]

10. According to the person ahead of me at a checkout counter yesterday, Joe Biden is still running.

A landslide victory for Kamala will not change the sweet taste of Kool aid for many, and Joe Biden will still be President in their minds. I said that Joe Biden isn't running for President. So this person repeatedly claimed not to be an illiterate and said that there are books about the reconstruction that tell us what is currently going on in politics, and that I should read up on it. I couldn't help but press on with which author I should look for. That didn't go well. I guess I should have just accepted that Joe Biden is running for President?

[PatSeg]

16. Wow, we certainly do live in very strange times

The more information we have ready access to, the more ignorant many people have become.

[chowder66]

11. Luckily for us, he plans on continuing policy work after office

Washington — President Biden told Americans he's "not going away" after leaving the Oval Office in January, saying he plans to continue his foreign and domestic policy work. The president made the comment during an appearance on ABC's "The View" on Wednesday morning in New York City.

As he prepares to leave the White House following decades in public office, Mr. Biden said he will continue to work on domestic policy matters with the University of Delaware's Biden Institute and foreign policy matters with the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington, D.C. Both programs were established after he left the vice presidency in 2016. The Beau Biden Foundation, which works on behalf of vulnerable children in his late son's memory, has also been an important passion of the president and First Lady Jill Biden.

"I'm less concerned about what my legacy is," Mr. Biden, 81, told "The View." "Although I'm leaving, I'm not going away, because there's so many other things I want to do in terms of the Biden Institute on foreign policy, Biden Institute in Delaware on domestic policy, to keep the things going that we started. And I think we'll get it done."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-post-presidency-the-view/

[Ilsa]

20. May he live in good health beyond Jimmy Carter's years.

People who continue working for a purpose tend to stay healthier, have fewer cognitive issues, and live longer. I'm happy that he still has goals.

[Sky Jewels]

12. I feel nothing but massive, massive relief

that Kamala is at the top of the ticket.

[DontBelieveEastisEas]

13. Why do you want to bring up these types of thoughts and debates a few hours before it is time to vote.

[mysitcfairy]

14. I guess because I have already voted

As have my family and most of my friends. We are going out door knocking this afternoon and tomorrow evening and some are driving people to the polls on Tuesday. For us, the work is almost done. And that gives me time to reflect. Joe Biden is a dear person and great President. He will be missed by so many.

[Hekate]

15. Then you could frame it that way: as gratitude for his years of service to us, rather than hinting he was robbed

Think about that, please

[mysitcfairy]

25. I never felt or said he was robbed.

And regardless of Tuesday’s outcome, there will always be that question mark. I feel that all this would be moot if Al Gore and won his election. We would all be in a better place. Not giving in or up, we have just over 72 hours to go, let’s do this for Joe and our country!

[Clouds Passing]

17. Joe still has time to do more wonderful things. He still is the best President of our time.

Passing his baton to Kamala was an act of political genius, which Joe Biden is.

[PatSeg]

18. You're not alone

Kamala Harris is one of the best presidential candidates I've seen in my lifetime. I really think she is better than Obama on the campaign trail which is saying a lot, but I also would have liked to see Joe finish his work. The way he was pushed out still stings for me, plus the fact that so many people haven't given him the credit he deserves for an extraordinary job.

This is rather a bittersweet moment for me.

[Joinfortmill]

19. Me. But I think stepping back was the right decision

Nancy Pelosi must be some kind of seer, because she was right. Kamala galvanized the nation, especially the young voters.

Joe will go down as one of the greats, especially because he did so much in one term. Love me some Joe!

[BoomaofBandM]

21. Republicans tried to pull us apart, Joe and Kamala have played it perfectly.

He has kept the country going thru everything. He has been strong and gracious. She has been strong and gracious as well. The people I will have a problem with are the ones who forced him out and the way they did so.

[SunSeeker]

22. You're wrong, Joe did finish what he started. He said he would be a transition president and he was.

He did everything he said he'd do, from rescuing the economy to handing the baton to the next generation: Kamala!

[Alice Kramden]

23. Big thanks to President Biden

He did what he set out to do - Huge appreciation! History will treat him well

[PatrickforB]

24. He will go down in history as a great president because of his selfless decision. To his credit,

he saw the writing on the wall and tossed the baton to Kamala.

Because, I have been a student of presidential campaigns since the days of FDR, and have voted in every election since 1976. I volunteered for the Obama campaign in both '08 and '12, and have been a democratic donor since Obama's first campaign, I can say that I have NEVER seen a more effective, more flawless campaign than the one Harris is running.

I literally have never seen anything like the speed at which the Democrats have coalesced, and under the leadership of Harris have created a juggernaut that will likely win by upwards of 8-10 million votes. I'm thinking Harris will pull away and end up with over 350 electoral votes.

I also believe we will handily take the House, and likely maintain a narrow majority in the Senate.

Make no mistake - women are going to save this republic for the next fifty years. I just attended a special Noetic Sciences group, and people all over the world are focusing their intent on a Harris victory (I did not use the word 'prayer' though that is a big part of it, for what is prayer but focused intent?).

[PortTack]

26. I would've liked to have seen another 4 yrs of President Biden's steady hand. I was really mad at first, but

I think he is okay with it, so I will be too. I’ve come to see it’s time for a woman to take the lead. She’s gonna be a damn fine president!

[SWBTATTReg]

27. Pres. Biden is one of those persons who never puts down his tools, stops working. He will always be there, in the

background, just like so many of our other former presidents have been, Pres. Obama, Pres. Clinton, etc.

[sinkingfeeling]

28. Love Joe. He's an American treasure.

[Escape]

29. Over these next three months...

Joe will be tested more than any other president in history.

He will have to be very strong and courageous to do whatever has to be done to save the country from the planned Trump attacks on our Democracy and rule of law.

Fortunately, the Supreme Court's "get out of jail free" card, designed for Trump, will give Joe unlimited power in those efforts..

When Kamala is declared the winner, I expect President Biden to warn all who would try to overturn the election, that such activity will be considered criminal, and will not be tolerated.

I hope Biden won't hesitate to issue multiple Executive Orders to use all presidential power to fight those--foreign and domestic--who would attempt to harm us..

[DinahMoeHum]

33. Yeah, we'll all have to brace ourselves. . .

the Supreme Court's "get out of jail free" card, designed for Trump, will give Joe unlimited power in those efforts..

What's good for the goose is good for the gander, Donnie.
If necessary, you and your MAGA minions will learn that the hard way.

[Cirsium]

30. He did

Joe Biden did get the opportunity to finish what he started. He decided that the best way to finish what he started was to pass the torch. It was a heroic and selfless move, and it was brilliantly done.

[RSH]

31. I agree plus we need to....

Thank Bernie Sanders who almost single handed changed the political conversation in the country in his bid for the presidency in 2016. He would have beaten tRUMP!! Biden teamed with Sanders to write some of the great legislation that was passed.

[Skittles]

34. yeah ok

[moniss]

35. Joe fought hard for us and won

major battles that nobody thought could be won. One of his last major steps has gotten so little recognition. The apology to indigenous peoples for the US policy of the boarding schools. We all know it doesn't erase what happened or make up for things. But the fact that the American President openly apologized and said it was wrong was an important gesture of acknowledgement and contrition for what was done and extended an increased acceptance of responsibility for the horror, grief and sorrow caused.

[Evolve Dammit]

36. Yes indeed. And no malarkey please!

[ancianita]

38. Nah, you're not the only one. All of us, Trever Noah and his fans agree with you.