Joe Biden ends re-election campaign

People. We, the French, pulled a left-wing coalition out of our asses in less than a week and managed to "win" an election. You have months. Hope is permitted.

I don't understand you people in this thread.

Ever since the debate, people have been calling for Joe Biden to step down from the presidential race and give the place to someone else.

Now I read the comments and everyone is criticizing and accusing the Democrats of not knowing what they're doing? Are you for real? They're doing EXACTLY what people have been asking for. They're doing EXACTLY what needs to be done if they want to win.

Fucking hell you guys, make up your fucking mind.

Sincerely,

A Canadian with severe anxiety over your next presidential election.

I'll say just one thing:

Every single one of you assholes who wouldn't shut up about him stepping down since the dude missed the toilet bowl fifty years ago after a particularly wild night out better sure as fuck step up now that Old Joe has stepped down.

A sitting god damned President of the United States has stepped aside less than half a year before reelection. Make no mistake: The man swallowed his pride and ego HARD to make this decision. Let's honor that by creating a wall of votes so god. damned. thick. Riley Reid would gasp.

I know people will say this is bad, a new campaign will be rushed, etc. But I think we all know Biden was an excuse for many not to vote, or worse, to vote for Trump. Withdrawing will be his legacy when we win, not his failing.

Thank you President Biden. You are a hero.

The biggest hot-topic issue this election should have been abortion (and by extension, SCOTUS). But the discussion got side-tracked by all this talk of old age. The debate just reinforced the narrative and concern with Biden. They would have hammered him over and over, with Trump bragging about how quickly he recovered from an injury.

Now, we have:

• A sittingVP with actual Whitehouse experience, who can take credit for all the economic policies under Biden. Also, a former Senator.
• A prosecutor and former Attorney General vs a convicted felon.
• The age issue disappears (in fact, it now becomes a liability against Trump).
• A woman vs the guy who bragged about killing Roe v. Wade.
• Future of SCOTUS.

If she just keeps talking about those topics non-stop, she'll do fine.

The only thing better would have been if Biden had resigned to let people see her in the actual role, but this works. She picks a mid-westerner as VP who can stand up to Vance and it's a whole new ballgame.

I'm actually stoked about this race again.

Well guys... Have you seen Trump's mental decline since he last ran?! How old is he now?

Surely nobody would be dumb enough to vote someone that old into office now... That is... What we have been saying? Right guys?

That’s why I’m never gonna cancel my USA subscription. Your shows always have a crazy twist right before the season finale.

Jokes aside: Not a single person who even considers voting for Trump is worth any hassle. Their vote is a coin flip on fucking acid. The dems should try to animate the lazy nonvoting pricks.

Jesus, I hope they can piece a campaign together in the few remaining months

For all of y'all anxiety-pilled people: this is great news. Biden was stuck in negative momentum because his health issues had been exposed and were not going to stop resulting in terrible headlines, which is a problem whoever comes next is not going to have, unless the delegates are somehow stupid enough to pull another dinosaur from below the rug.

More interestingly: now that Biden has pulled out because he's patently too old, as it was a concern for plenty of voters, this is a golden opportunity to put the focus on the other candidate whose age is a somewhat less obvious but still noticeable issue.

Oh boy, I can't wait for armchair pundits who were calling for Joe to step down to now turn around and start to nitpick Harris as if that wasn't going to be the obvious successor.

I'm 100% behind Harris or anyone who gets the Dem nom. Trump must be stopped.

This is still a battle for America's soul. Are we going to accept the first female president or the first convicted felon president? I sure hope the left turns out for this one, even if they aren't super stoked about it, because we might never recover from another Trump disaster.

FINALLY...

Bad for the orange one, because the other side will get the whole media attention now.

This decision really raises my opinion of Biden so much. God damn do I love that man, he is truly a great person who dedicated his life to serve his country, literally. He honestly had a great term given the circumstances, and the only thing he probably should have done differently is to not run for reelection to begin with. But he seemed to genuinely believe he could win and stave off Trump. Now that that seemed impossible, he makes a very courageous decision that a lot of people probably wouldn't have made and puts the country ahead of his ego. Lots of respect from me, and I hope this reinvigorates the democratic base and makes the future brighter for all of us.

I hope the Dems know what they're doing.

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I respect the decision and it means he goes out on top. It must have been a difficult decision, but he was one of the better presidents (I see an historian pol ranking him 14th best) and I believe history will remember him even better. I wish Joe Biden all the best in retirement.

Now comes the hard part. How do we avoid him having to say “I told you so”? How do we avoid repeating the disaster of the worst ranked President in history?

This whole Biden stepping down vs Trump saga is a metaphor for the American baby boomer generation's approaches to their own reckoning of their old age and their reluctance to pass down the torch to another generation.

My money is still on Harris to be the final candidate. Get ready.

Well, the Trump team has been panicking in anticipation of this happening. They have already started launching law suits trying to stop it. The biggest scare they had was Biden's age and that may have just vaporised?

Now that Biden doesn't care about reelection, what kind of "Official acts" might he do?

I'm not gonna pretend that I love Harris, but this does make me energized enough to try and convince others to vote for her.

I think the hard part is going to be getting Trump to agree to debate her, but she should be able to kick his ass and hit him hard on the issues that matter for this election, as opposed to doddling on a stage arguing about golf.

Fuck.

Trump gets attention for nearly getting assassinated.

Biden: Hold my Metamucil

It was like pulling teeth for awhile, but Joe Biden deserves to be recognized for his humility. That's not common in politicians at that level.

I got the email at work this afternoon, and boy did I let out a sigh, not so much in relief, but in hope. Good for you for finishing your presidency on top, Biden. I hope he, Harris, and their staff are seeing the (general) commendation in communities like this. I really hope we can rally people to get behind Harris; I think it will be so much less of an uphill battle now to get the indifferent and the disillusioned and the "but they're both old" voters out there with confidence.

I was holding back on donating, but I want to pitch in now. Does anyone know if you can donate as an employee of a federal contractor (i.e. I don't hold the contract or a subcontract, I get paid by the contractor like any other employee, but my badge does say "contractor"). I can't find a confirmatory answer online, and I don't want to make a compromising donation since "not a federal contractor" is a requirement in the ActBlue fine print.

I'm nervous. Biden was a flawed candidate, but he already beat Trump once and had the incumbent advantage. Harris was a very unpopular candidate in 2020, and it's unknown if any other candidate will do better against Trump. But since Biden chose to do this, there's no doubt he made the right decision for him.

Wait wait, let me guess, now all of the sudden we're not literally fascists for thinking that it would be best if Biden stepped down. A sincere fuck you too everyone who commented accordingly for the last month.

for everyone sake: phew. i feel sorry for him, he obviously lacks energy and needs to not be trying to run america and fight trump.

lemmy is the only social media worth anything goddamn

Biden did several classy things during some real fuckin difficult times. I can't imagine how tough this decision was. I really hope we as a country can galvanize solid opposition and keep Trump/Vance's asses out. Let's be grateful for the good Biden has done, and if Kamala is the next up that gets the nomination, support the hell out of her.

Spend some more time with the family, Joe. Thanks for grabbing the wheel, there. We'll take it from here.

So well played!....let them spend millions and millions on a campaign against Joe, then as soon as Dumbnald was picked, Joe bugs out and in his place....first black woman multiracial presidential candidate. Vs. crazy rapist felon, who would win?

C'mon republicans! Your move! 😉. Maybe bring back the girl who can see Alaska from her house because she lives in Alaska and not ruzzia.

Definitely should have happened 6 months ago, but better late than never - something about planting a tree.

This also robs the GOP of the hE's ToO oLd argument, which is one of their only effective attacks.

I kind of expected them to announce another candidate, not just that their only candidate wouldn't be. Do they have to elect a candidate now? For how long will only one party have a candidate?

Edit: Just read that they'll choose the candidate in late August. So for a whole month there will be only Republican campaigning in the media, unless the Democrats can make their process interesting enough to catch the media's attention.

Another edit: Seems they're moving much quicker than that after all.

Kamala 2024! Let's go!

The campaign to pressure Harris to step aside starts now.

I'm joking, I think. I can't tell any more.

Biden is our democratic palisade to the January 6th coup on the United States of America.

Whatever else Biden did, Biden stopped the flood. That is the Biden legacy to me.

I was not turning out for Joe. Even if its Harris im voting now. Id prefer it not be Harris, but a much younger president, starting a first term of hopefully 2, we're definitely taking back some Court seats.

After the Schumer leak, this had to happen.

It has to be Kamala and anyone thinking otherwise is dumb.

And I don't know if Kamala can win. I don't know if she could do better than Joe would do. But I know she'll do better than what would happen if Joe had a second debate like the first debate.

If nothing else, this keeps it close.

Netanyahu will try to fuck things up in Gaza as much as possible because he 100% prefers Trump to Harris.

But now Biden is president and not running. Dark Brandon might just be unleashed like never before.

Now watch all the “I’m a leftist” people using Genocide Joe pivot over to some other talking point as soon as Putin gives them marching orders via Fox News.

Holy shit.

He’s just endorsed Harris.

IT'S JOEVER

honestly you have a chance to do better here now

Dems now have a non-zero chance of winning 2024.

...whatever. What's done is done.

What's the best option going forward, and how do the common rabble like myself best support the newest not-Trump?

I respect him for this decision. Hopefully this will work out.

Jon Stewart / Katie Porter ticket would get my vote 1000%

Amazing news! Now find someone good with a pulse!

I'm seriously looking forward to the HBO drama about the first election campaign, Jan 6th, the Biden presidency, and then the second campaign in twenty years. It's gonna go so hard.

I hope for a next president who understands that they shouldn’t use twitter.

The DNC NEVER listens to what the People Want so I don't know how to Feel about this.

Just FYI so you don't get 'gotchaed', Trump isn't the oldest nominee ever. Neither was Biden. Record is still held by Peter Cooper from the reconstruction era who was 84 when nominated.

I'm going to bet the combination of his weak debate, as well as what happened to Trump, pushed this.

Absolutely some nutter is looking for some payback.

And naturally it looks like Mike Johnson will lead legal challenges to a new Democrat candidate being on the ballot in battle ground states.

Not entirely unexpected

Let’s gooooo! Harris/AOC, maybe? That would be wild

Biden must have received some sign from the Lord. I am confident he would have made for a great 2nd term, but I would also feel bad for his final legacy to be that he handed the election to Trump despite his 1st term successes.

This is your moment, America. It's in your hands now to see it through in November, kick Trump out no matter who the Democratic nominee will be.

I'll be keeping an eye on those particular accounts on Lemmy that were constantly calling for resignation, whether anyone as presidential nominee will satisfy them.

Goddammit.

I’m just going to say it. They can’t put Harris up. Not because she’s lacking in any political skills, she isn’t, but there are far too many swing voters that will sit on their hands or vote for trump if the Dems try to put up a woman who also happens to be African American as the nominee. There’s still too much prejudice and misogyny that wants an old white man over anyone else. She’s been far too quiet as VP to build any sort of following. The press will pull a Hillary on her, the clueless SJW in the Dems will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory because they’d rather have a woman run than win an election. I’ll vote for anyone they put up, but I sure as hell hope they can put someone up that the swing voters will show up for too.

Don't agree with his endorsement for Kamala but thank god finally.

Now throw in some fresh candidates and provable promises, and I'm completely on board.

ITT: even more division toward any semblance of unity. So instead... let's just slow-walk ourselves into the same bullshit (that we've been doing), because the circus and bread done got us too fucked up; seeing only 'left' or 'right'. Rather than how to help our brethren—we fight how to make our "best opinions" best

Last night I was reading an article where they quoted his family, "Don't they know he's Irish?". And I was like shoot I guess he's not dropping out. 🤯

Man, someone on here fucking called this when NBC reported it pressure for Biden to step down. Had it right down to the phrasing he would use.

Also I guess this twitch channel is gonna have to get another AI

https://www.twitch.tv/trumporbiden2024?sr=a

Let's fucking go! Harris 2024!

Harris - Ocasio-Cortez 2024 let's gooo

Good

If only he had done this months ago when his polling was still bad. Now the time pressure is huge. I hope they can piece something together. Harris needs to start immediately if it's going to be her.

He watched the race today, Lando inspired him.

Wow.

Waiting for the "you're gonna vote for a cop?" comments on Lemmy in regards to Harris.

Hopefully Harris can continue his initiatives and do some great things.

It feels like a lot of opportunities have been lost whilst waiting for the inevitable to happen.

Holy shit!

Can't help but think the neoliberals just won a huge Victory here.

Whole shit. Here we go.

K-Hive is ready baby!

Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz

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…fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

He should step down now citing his health after getting Covid. You would then have the first female president.

11th hour switch and the delay in getting Biden to step down when they knew his brain was failing will be their downfall.

All that money spent promoting Biden wasted. Good luck.

Y'all gonna get real sick of me, but I dont think it matters, even if she does win it.

If anything, this will supercharge the racist bigots into political violence. I hope to God they aren't numerous enough to cause any serious damage, but Jan 6 is all the evidence we need to see just how horrible MAGAts are.

I will vote Kamala. I will start spreading the news, and get everyone I can behind her. Because it's anyone vs a Nazi. We don't have a choice. The Nazis must not come back to power.

An alternative is needed. The search in the nearest old people's home has probably already begun.

Sorry for the sarcasm...

So this is it. We're doomed if Project 2025 happens

Its extremely worrying he didnt announce who is replacing him. This election might wnd up being decided by the supreme court after republicans challenge the replacement in the courts

If Trump becomes president, blame George Clooney.

Everyone needs to join a church before the Nazi MAGA army starts hunting atheists

Hopefully Camilla doesn't skip any battleground states while she's campaigning, like somebody...

Edit: Downvote all you want. Things would have been 1000x better if Hillary had won, and she didn't because she was lazy and entitled.

Makes me giggly thinking of all the comments about how his age was a nothingburger

I will vote for any D, but Harris will get destroyed by Trump. This is an awful idea.

If he was gonna do this, why not announce it a year ago? Idiotic lack of political savvy. RBG levels of idiocy clinging to your post and ignoring the greater good.

I love the chaos. Everyone can now have a candidate they didn't really ever vote for, and it'll be appalling if THIS is the way we finally get the first woman president.

This just shows that both political parties in ameria are insane. The dems just gift Trump the office. They deserve the 2nd Trump term. Just sad for the rest of the world that doesnt deserve it.

Harris has less chance than Biden. Literally just grab a Labrador, put a blue tie on him and let him do the job - better chance getting elected than Harris.

All I know about Harris is from a youtube short where she was just being super weird about that catchphrase of hers.

She's got no chance against trump and his cult of personality. Noone's going to be passionate about her.

For fucks sake. We're fucked

Fair amount of schadenfreude at the panic right now, having been shouted down for weeks for telling people they should stop self-indulgently and anxiously begging Biden to step aside, since he already beat Trump and has gained a lot of allies through progressive legislation.

I'm very curious who the DNC is going to dredge up since the only person who could unite the left is Bernie Sanders and the DNC has previously explicitly declined him.

Enjoy laying in the bed you've made, every short-sighted doofer who asked for this.

That’s the end of it all

Edit: wow I got banned from this community for this comment.

Whelp, we're fucked. Get ready for project 2025. This country is done.

To every one of you in here who spent the last year defending him: shut the fuck up. It was obvious he is a senile segregationist piece of garbage. You need to reevaluate all your political opinions.

Well BidenBros, are you happy you divided the party so much to try and get your guy in?

If trump wins, it's your fault... BidenBros. Hope it was worth it BidenBros.