The Joe supporters on this board deserve some kudos

[DemocratSinceBirth]

They stuck with him when the prospects seemed dim. I am truly surprised by the size and scope of his comeback. It's as if his supporters on this board knew it all along.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

1. Yup

[lark]

2. We're pretty prescient - right?

[beachbumbob]

3. I didn't declare until last week but always advocated for biden, we did know once we got

to REAL primaries, game over for sanders inspite of all the efforts to stuff him down out throats. The media failed, now the media will go full bore at biden to hindered NOV, but WE won;t pay attention to that shit. will we?

[Kingofalldems]

4. I was thoroughly depressed 10 days ago.

[customerserviceguy]

54. The most stunning ten days

in American political history, for sure. Joe was on the ropes, and in a brief time, he's overcome Steyer, Buttigieg, Klobuchar, and Bloomberg. Oh, and Tweety's gone, for good measure!

[samnsara]

5. i was with him from day 1..i didnt even watch any of the debates..I knew who I wanted..

I did hesitate when I got my ballot last week. I was going to wait until after Sup2 in case Joe quit or otherwise changed status...but after Amy and Pete dropped out and endorsed him, I got my ballot mailed in way before the deadline of next week.

[DownriverDem]

9. Been with Joe

from the beginning. I'm dropping off my husband's and my ballot after lunch - Michigan!

[LakeArenal]

24. Same here. I knew he would run and win since

Sept of 2018.

Jill Biden is a perfect First Lady as well.

[Polly Hennessey]

6. Yes.

Always. He is our only hope for defeating tRump.

[Walleye]

7. We know Joe!

[Demsrule86]

12. And Joe knows us...fired up and ready to go.

[DownriverDem]

8. Notice

we are not promoting hate either. Go Joe!

[R B Garr]

10. A lot of my conviction came from Obama's decisions

about him, too, and the stability and character Obama’s administration demonstrated. I had a pretty strong gut feeling that AA voters would want his legacy to be protected by Joe, and the general stability of those eight years to be sorely missed after a psycho like Trump.

Joe is good for the future going forward because he builds on relationships and doesn’t burn bridges. We need that right now.

[Demsrule86]

11. I wish I could say I knew it all the time...but I was happily surprise last night.

[Frances]

13. Agree

I always wait till very late to choose because I got burned by John Edwards and I worry that will happen again
But I’m grateful to Clyburn and all Biden supporters

[FailureToCommunicate]

14. I've only been ridin' with Biden since Kamala dropped out, but I had a hunch from

reading the sweet tea leaves down South.

[Cha]

18. lol To Sweet Tea Leaves..

Riden and Abiden.. Mahalo, FTC!

[FailureToCommunicate]

19. Mahalo Cha!

It's a good morning for a change!

[Cha]

21. Yes it is.. like after South Carolina only

even better!

The tea looks so delicious on a hot summer day!

[Maru Kitteh]

15. I'll admit it felt pretty bleak a few times, But I was really hoping something would change

and give him a shot. I NEVER in my wildest imagination saw this coming.

[Cha]

16. No problem.. Abiden.. I kept the Faith, baby!

Mahalo, DSB

[Sloumeau]

17. DemocratSinceBirth, you kinda knew too, didn't you?

Someone said in another posting that you kind of predicted this. Can you give us the link to that?

[roamer65]

20. Joementum!

I was happy as as lark last night.

[IluvPitties]

22. Thanks.

Joe deserved our support. Good man indeed.

[Amaryllis]

23. I changed from Pete to Joe about two months ago because i felt Joe had the

greatest likelihood of beating T.

[LakeArenal]

25. Joe's base has been underestimated from day one.

[Mike 03]

26. They were also unfailingly patient, polite and helpful in providing information to

those of us who sought information about the candidates. Joe supporters, Amy supporters and Pete supporters were all class acts. (I was a Warren supporter until Sunday).

[Sloumeau]

38. Thanks for supporting Joe Biden! :)

This is good news for Joe Biden!



My experiences with Amy, Pete, and Warren supporters here on DU has been overwhelmingly positive. Thank you for your very kind words, and again thank you for supporting him.

Welcome to Team Joe Biden!

[Kahuna7]

47. All of that. We behave in the way Hillary supporters did.

We're grown ups. We don't do rallies. We just vote.

[Under The Radar]

27. How can you not like Joe?

[underpants]

28. I can't say I ever thought he was in trouble

Bernie and Pete’s operations almost knocked on every door twice. Joe knew he’d do well in SC and across the country on Super Tuesday. He took the Bloomberg approach but for a lot less money.

[FakeNoose]

48. Agreed with you

I knew the younger candidates would drop out sooner or later. I'm frankly surprised that Buttigieg lasted as long as he did - he will certainly be a strong candidate the next time we do this. The others all did well too, and they bowed out at the right time.

I always knew this was Joe Biden's race though, once he decided he wanted to run it. Bernie is going to make trouble just like he did in 2016.

[emmaverybo]

29. Was so happy that he decided to run. Been for him before he announced! Dark days there for awhile.

Infuriated by MSM bias, dismissal, and constant bashing. That to me was a disgrace. He at least deserved a bit of respect and fairness for his years of service, during which time he earned the respect of many across the nation and beyond. And as a particularly well qualified candidate bringing an unmatched resume, he should never have been treated as “a joke” (Van Jones).

Shame on MSNBC and CNN.

[Celerity]

39. The MSM DEFFO overplayed his actual gaffes (not speaking about other things). I admit I was a wee

bit dubious about the links to stuttering and them, BUT I then went back and did a deep dive and came to fully believe there was a strong correlation. I was never that arsed about it anyway, as we all make misspeaks, but the MSM went OTT far far too many times, to the point he so wrongly became an object of ridicule from some of the worst offenders.

I have profound faith he will make a wonderful POTUS and will take on and thrash the monstrous clear and present danger that is Trump and his legions of filth and hate.

[better]

30. Ideologically, I am more progressive, but I've always liked and supported Uncle Joe.

I would have been happy to see either Sanders or Warren win, but I'm not the least bit surprised, nor am I disappointed at all!

[oasis]

31. I never lost faith that Joe's AA strength in SC would pull him through. BTW

I'm dedicating a space in my home for a shrine to Rep. Jim Clyburn.

[The_Counsel]

32. I'll Admit: I Was a Little Worried for a Minute There...

Nice to see him righting the ship.

[iamateacher]

33. A lot of celebrating here in Southeastern Pa.

And at the Charcoal Pit on Route 202, Delaware.

[Thekaspervote]

34. I had some days of sad for sure. But kept up with texting for Joe and donations

[NCProgressive]

35. I always had faith in Joe.

[Duppers]

37. Same here!

[VWolf]

36. I'm also impressed with how gracious they have been

toward other candidates, generally.

Same for supporters of the other candidates. I didn't feel as much animosity this time around. Maybe it's just me.

I just hope we all coalesce and win resoundingly in November.

[Cary]

40. I had a hard time believing the Sander hype

[Frances]

41. Agree

I am one of those who waited till after South Carolina
I was truly undecided until then

[DinahMoeHum]

42. It's not where you start, it's where you finish.

The first few primaries/caucuses didn't concern me in any way, because I knew that the heavy hitters hadn't been up to bat yet.

"Super Tuesday" was only the beginning.

Next Tuesday March 10, there are primaries in Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, North Dakota (caucus) and Washington state.

The week after that, March 17, it's primaries in Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Ohio.

etc.

[calimary]

43. Well, we sure HOPED for it all along.

I can say that much.

I was for Jay Inslee first, because he was all about the climate crisis. But when he dropped out, I did a head-over-heart assessment and it took me to Joe Biden.

I heard in some of the reporting along the way that Biden may have been LOTS of people’s second choice in case their first choice didn’t work out.

Thanks, DSB!

[coti]

44. I think the credit mostly goes to the candidates who deliberately stepped aside nt

[berni_mccoy]

45. Like Joe, they're good people.

[Kahuna7]

46. Joe Pop!

[Sugarcoated]

49. Oh, Jeez

I'm like a little cryin baby lately...

[Denis Enko]

50. I agree

Maybe that surprises you, but I do!

[Vogon_Glory]

51. My pro-Joe posts were relatively sparse, but the rest of you all

Deserve a lot of



Edit: it looks like Donnie might not get a second term and the US may duck becoming the Autonomous Republic of Dumbf**kistan of The Russian Federation after all.

[xmas74]

52. I'm still with Liz

But I've never had any problems with him. I'll gladly campaign for him in the GE if he's the nominee.

[LaMouffette]

53. Thank you!

I'm proud to say I'm one of them! Early on, I was leaning strongly toward Elizabeth and Mayor Pete, and briefly, Bernie, too. But for me, it all came down to who has the broadest appeal to the most voters, not just Democrats, but also independent voters, Obama voters who voted for Trump, and those Republican voters who are fundamentally good people (they're out there!) but who got hoodwinked by Don the Con and voted for the Orange Menace because at the time they didn't know just how evil he was. Now they know, and the ones with morals, a conscience, and a shred of human decency will not vote for him again.

The only way to get these non-Democratic voters on our side is to nominate a moderate candidate. If these were normal times, I think a progressive could win, but it would be close. And we can't take a chance on "close." Not with Russia doing everything it can to mess with the election. Not with Trump and his supporters and the Republican members of Congress more than willing to do ANYTHING to win this election: lie, cheat, steal, bully, intimidate, and ridicule, as well as shenanigans like purging voter rolls, messing with voting locations, inflammatory social media and website campaigns, and, oh, yeah, extorting foreign governments to dig up dirt on the Democratic candidate (almost forgot that one!).

I mean, I don't know if it's true yet, but is Trump really going to dump Pence and pick Nikki Haley for his running mate instead? Who does that? This is not surprising behavior coming from Trump, but has any other president discarded his vice president this way?

So yeah, I am still all in for Joe and very happy to see all the well-deserved endorsements he is now getting. Thank you, Amy Klobuchar and Mayor Pete and Beto O'Rourke, in particular! But I'm still more than a bit miffed that, before South Carolina, all the news media, even MSNBC, had written Joe off after just two states had held their caucus/primary. Fortunately, they suck at predicting voter behavior. That is, "fortunately" they sucked at it this time. It sure would have been nice to know in 2016 that the pox that is Trump was about to be cast upon us.

[BootinUp]

55. I'll grant them that. nt

[UncleNoel]

56. Amen!

[yortsed snacilbuper]

57. Go Joe!

Go!

[FreepFryer]

58. God bless America. (n/t)

[Gothmog]

59. I supported Joe from the beginning and I am happy at the results of Super Tuesday