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Septua

(2,440 posts) Wed Aug 14, 2024, 10:38 AM Aug 14

Does anyone on DU have lingering frustrations over Joe's decision? [View all]

Politico: "Biden harbors lingering frustration at Pelosi, Obama, Schumer"

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/14/biden-frustration-obama-pelosi-00173883

Like 'em or not, Joe's competence numbers were consistently weak before he announced the decision to drop out of the race. And almost instantaneously after becoming the presumptive nominee, Kamala appeared to be the New Hope for the Democratic Party and the polls are reflecting that observation. Trump is now on defense and not doing very well.

I believe Joe made the right decision.

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Does anyone on DU have lingering frustrations over Joe's decision? [View all] Septua Aug 14 OP

Nope. None. Zero. Joe is a hero! Funtatlaguy Aug 14 #1

I have placed Politico on my 'pay-no-mind' list EYESORE 9001 Aug 14 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 14 #3

Yes, but i understand his decision getagrip_already Aug 14 #4

Same newdeal2 Aug 14 #12

Definitely Agreed on That Last Point! The_Counsel Aug 14 #85

Not sure the youth vote would moonscape Aug 14 #49

He probably wasn't going to win the election. BannonsLiver Aug 14 #74

Joe might well have lost the election. Harris has a much much better chance of winning. onenote Aug 14 #77

NO, but. . . . BigDemVoter Aug 14 #5

I am not fond of the way it all rolled out. nt Gore1FL Aug 14 #6

Same DeepWinter Aug 14 #25

Same here MustLoveBeagles Aug 14 #30

I agree. Ocelot II Aug 14 #51

Me, either Deminpenn Aug 14 #56

I'll never forget the 3 weeks of continuous media coverage. Duncan Grant Aug 14 #93

Just to address one point, and just my humble opinion. Susan Calvin Aug 14 #105

Great post XanaDUer2 Aug 15 #119

It's just Politico doing their Dems in dissarray stories servermsh Aug 14 #7

I'm still half convinced he engineered the way things fell out megapuzzler Aug 14 #8

Interestingly enough, my wife, who can't even vote in the USA, agrees completely DFW Aug 14 #88

Like You, I Get the Feeling Biden Had Been Playing Chess All Along. The_Counsel Aug 14 #90

Not sure if he engineered it - although I wouldn't be surprised TBF Aug 14 #92

If true Zeitghost Aug 14 #113

Oh, Politico Mysterian Aug 14 #9

NO. ProudMNDemocrat Aug 14 #10

ALLof this. ShazzieB Aug 14 #59

Not me, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 14 #11

Me too Doc Sportello Aug 14 #33

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Aug 14 #34

Yeah, was totally against this "experiment"...But oh well! Shades of 1968! LeftInTX Aug 14 #54

The whole thing was a setup. A good setup. So Biden could bow out gracefully and Harris could Srkdqltr Aug 14 #13

I would consider such deception to be worse sarisataka Aug 14 #28

No not at all. It looked authentic as it was supposed to. He is not obligated to tell everyone everything. Srkdqltr Aug 14 #38

I wasn't speaking of the execution of such a plan sarisataka Aug 14 #48

Sorry you feel that way. But this is reality not a reality show. And Harris was chosen as vp she was voted on Srkdqltr Aug 14 #52

I don't feel disenfranchised. Susan Calvin Aug 14 #107

I think that this was the strategy all along padfun Aug 14 #39

It was the debate that started everything into motion. MichMan Aug 14 #86

I would be 100% okay if he decided to stay in. Tommy Carcetti Aug 14 #14

Not in the slightest. Xavier Breath Aug 14 #15

I'm disappointed President Biden isn't younger as I wish I was younger. You can;t fight mother nature ImNotGod Aug 14 #16

It still pisses me off that people didn't support him.... lastlib Aug 14 #17

How does a story like this get written? "Sources" in the White House say.... Bucky Aug 14 #18

I see someone as already left us...clickbait... Demsrule86 Aug 14 #19

I dare you to find ANYONE ELSE who could have made the country move ahead with such polarization. Conjuay Aug 14 #20

I agree except that the head of the new ticket would not have been my first choice. LoisB Aug 14 #70

Fuck no. Voltaire2 Aug 14 #21

I don't entertain such hypotheticals LostOne4Ever Aug 14 #22

100%. They did Joe dirty. Self Esteem Aug 14 #23

Yes. Desert grandma Aug 14 #73

You're wrong about Pelosi Zoomie1986 Aug 16 #125

Did you read your own text? Self Esteem Aug 16 #129

I'm more upset how it was handled by TPTB Mad_Machine76 Aug 14 #24

I am still angry about how he was treated wryter2000 Aug 14 #26

I'm Sicilian. We keep our family business to our selves and do not talk about our business to Ninga Aug 14 #87

I'm sure the convention will go crazy when he appears wryter2000 Aug 14 #96

With Joe's decision, no. With the way it happened, yes. HelpImSurrounded Aug 14 #27

I don't buy what Politico is trying to sell. Joe would not hold bad feelings against those advisors. sinkingfeeling Aug 14 #29

I think it worked out. How we got here was unacceptable. ms liberty Aug 14 #31

No. He made the right choice. I was peeved that the criticism of him was so public. Vinca Aug 14 #32

Yes. marble falls Aug 14 #35

I don't have a lingering frustration but I do have a lingering sadness peggysue2 Aug 14 #36

President Biden is a highly effective executive but he's a terrible politician. Yavin4 Aug 14 #37

Bologna, i think we will find it went just the way it was engineered. Srkdqltr Aug 14 #40

All data that we're seeing support my position Yavin4 Aug 14 #42

Yes that is why the did it. If, infact it was done that way. Whatever. Srkdqltr Aug 14 #46

This is just an awful take. Self Esteem Aug 14 #45

Joe Biden will forever be an American legend and hero! Greybnk48 Aug 14 #41

Absolutely Zero, Zip, None, Nada, No Concerns or regrets. I'm flying over the moon with joy msfiddlestix Aug 14 #43

No. Joe did the right thing. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 14 #44

Nope Lulu KC Aug 14 #47

Not at all. if..fish..had..wings Aug 14 #50

That's the bottom line. Septua Aug 16 #123

Comment to Politico, bullshit. JohnSJ Aug 14 #53

I don't know if this article is correct and Biden harbors animosity but IF it's true, Wanderlust988 Aug 14 #55

Yes Raven123 Aug 14 #57

It's done. Think. Again. Aug 14 #58

No, but I was annoyed at the ageism that helped drive it Clash City Rocker Aug 14 #60

I hate to even comment on Politico clickbait woulda, coulda, shoulda's, but ... usonian Aug 14 #61

Supported Joe 100% until his decision to step down Blue Owl Aug 14 #62

I hated to see Joe go... RexHard Aug 14 #63

Post removed Post removed Aug 14 #64

ridiculous article Cirsium Aug 14 #65

That moment in the debate where he lost track of his thoughts must have been the deciding point for him. CTyankee Aug 14 #66

I couldn't believe it XanaDUer2 Aug 14 #81

Well, we didn't know that Harris would be such a smash hit (or at least I didn't know). What a nice surprise! CTyankee Aug 15 #117

I think he is relieved and is a hero. 33taw Aug 14 #67

Yes, I do. I am really peeved. I will vote for the Democratic ticket but certainly not as enthusiastically as I would LoisB Aug 14 #68

Did Joe say this Keepthesoulalive Aug 14 #69

Fuck the gossip-mongers at Politico. I didn't like the way the situation was handled, Ocelot II Aug 14 #71

Hell NO! beaglelover Aug 14 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Aug 14 #75

No. obnoxiousdrunk Aug 14 #76

It's a "No" from Me, Dawg.... ;-) The_Counsel Aug 14 #78

No Kaleva Aug 14 #79

I love Joe, and he was treated poorly... Happy Hoosier Aug 14 #80

If the problem with Pelosi is, as stated in the article, I'm with Pelosi. onenote Aug 14 #82

No wendyb-NC Aug 14 #83

Why raise this now? iemanja Aug 14 #84

No claudette Aug 14 #89

The only thing that bugs me is that it seemed necessary RidinWithHarris Aug 14 #91

I don't like 14 million dem primary voters being disenfranchised GoreWon2000 Aug 14 #94

More with the mainstream media than us mvd Aug 14 #95

I'm frustrated by the fact that it looked like big money contributors call the shots in the Democratic party as much as lees1975 Aug 14 #97

NO Skittles Aug 14 #98

I think Joe deserved 4 more years but kansasobama Aug 14 #99

I think DU should stop believing anything Politico says. It is a trashy tabloid. emulatorloo Aug 14 #100

Nope proud patriot Aug 14 #101

Joe is smelling like a rose. Take the win and retire. You earned it. n/t brewens Aug 14 #102

I feel nothing but relief. Sky Jewels Aug 14 #103

No I feel compassion for him with his tough decision Tree Lady Aug 14 #104

No, although I wish the pressure had been more behind the scenes democrattotheend Aug 14 #106

No. For the sake of unity, I'll leave it at that. nt ecstatic Aug 14 #108

Joe Biden is a good man and an excellent President. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 14 #109

I supported Biden right to the end calguy Aug 14 #110

No. Not even a little. Glamrock Aug 14 #111

No. Further having come to learn how far behind he was, and likely to not win, LizBeth Aug 14 #112

i am sad the teevee gnewz made it necessary. they'd whine forever + a day + aid trump winning. pansypoo53219 Aug 15 #114

He absolutely made the right decision. We very likely would have lost. Celerity Aug 15 #115

Absolutely not Takket Aug 15 #116

Nope. dalton99a Aug 15 #118

I was tremendously relieved that he could do his actual job without being forced to go around the betsuni Aug 15 #120

Joe was an "emergency" president in 2020 kentuck Aug 15 #121

Not at all. mucholderthandirt Aug 15 #122

Oh, please. Some sources are ALWAYS grasping for democratic discord. FlyingPiggy Aug 16 #124

It is what it is. RandySF Aug 16 #126

It's an indeterminate state at the moment: Harris wins, it was the right decision; RockRaven Aug 16 #127

Yes because Joe has admitted he was frustrated about being pushed out of the race by Nancy Pelosi and others. CentralMass Aug 16 #128