Thank you Elizabeth Warren, for everything!

[FM123]

I knew this was coming, still I am sad beyond words....

[Bettie]

1. I have significantly less hope for the future

as of today.

We'll never have a female president, at least not in my lifetime.

[turbinetree]

3. Yepper spot on....................

And I still believe the media had a big part in this....................and I will not switch her avatar....................to someone else

[aeromanKC]

10. Biden will pick a woman at VP

Who will immediately be front runner in 2028. (might even be 2024)

[Bettie]

12. And once she's running

if indeed he picks a woman (I suspect he promised Pete the VP slot), it will be "not THAT woman".

[CaptYossarian]

19. He'd be smart to pick a progressive to balance the ticket.

Although, since he's from PA/DE in the east, Sen. Harris also makes sense for a lot of reasons. Stacy Abrams would help in the southern states since CA is a lock for the Dems. Biden should go after some red states and really screw Trump.

[Bettie]

23. I really think he promised the VP slot to Pete

in order to get him to drop out and endorse him, their interaction at the big rally made me think that.

[CaptYossarian]

31. That works for me. Only because

Mayor Pete was my original choice for the top of the ticket. I only hope the majority of voters see the same man the rest of us did: distinguished military vet, clear positive message, intelligent, and a terrific sense of humor.

Helping Biden win Indiana would be a real gut punch to the current corpse of a VP.

I still think a female or minority (or both) on the ticket would strengthen the numbers. Having a progressive would unite us and stop all of this cannibalism that helped elect Trump in '16. It shouldn't have been that close that the states defeated the citizens.

[lagomorph777]

24. +1 We need some hope for change.

[Magoo48]

33. VP is a waste of Warren's talents.

[LuckyLib]

60. Agreed. She needs to be where her brain power can

help put the country back on a productive path.

[fwvinson]

39. Put, a woman, Elizabeth, Kamela, as VP then chances go up for a woman Prez.

[Bettie]

40. Well, we'll see

as I said, I think promises were made to Pete and he'll be the VP, so at least 4 years before another woman gets a shot, maybe 8 or 16.

This country is incredibly misogynistic.

[RVN VET71]

61. Don't give up hope

Biden's running mate might be Kamala Harris or Stacey Abrams. And Joe might keep his earlier promise of being a one-term president.

[Canoe52]

2. Same here, switching to Joe now.

[LostOne4Ever]

4. I was hoping she would stay till the convention

But I understand and have nigh endless respect for her!

[hlthe2b]

5. My best wishes to Elizabeth. May hugs from Bailey restore you to continue the fight in Senate

[MustLoveBeagles]

73. I second that

And I love the photo.

[calimary]

87. Awwwwww...

Sweet doggie!

[marlakay]

6. I am sad to see this

But not surprised because of results. Sigh....

Guess I am undecided now. My progressive side says Bernie but not sure he has the numbers.

[efhmc]

8. I voted in Texas for Biden because I think he is our best shot at winning but

several of my family members voted for EW and I think they made a great choice but in this backward thinking country of ours I, an avowed Feminist, cannot entrust our choice to a woman. I feel like I just swallowed poison writing that.

[groundloop]

15. Don't lose sight of the fact that Hillary had 3 MILLION more votes than tRump......

In any normal country without that fucked up electoral college (which was instituted to appease slave states) she'd be our President right now. Yes, unfortunately at this time a woman has to work harder than a man to win elections in our country, but Hillary got robbed. There was the constant Russian trolling on social media, there was the repub email bullshit, and the final straw was that last minute announcement by Comey. It took a perfect storm of cheating and dirty tricks to deny her.

[rickyhall]

71. That's right. If it weren't for Repug cheating we'd have a woman POTUS.

I myself am a "white" man & I voted for Senator Clinton & Senator Warren to no avail.

[calimary]

88. I will never forgive Comey for his part in that.

NEVER.

[Sloumeau]

7. Here is what we need to keep in mind.

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We, the supporters of Joe Biden, will not accept his not having a woman VP. An awful lot of Biden's supporters, like me, voted for Hillary Twice. Some of us, like me, even voted for her 3 times. Roughly 1 out of 3 Vice Presidents go on to Be President. Having a woman as VP may actually be the most likely way to get a woman as President. Focus your energy on a woman VP. Nothing else is acceptable.

[silverweb]

14. Bullshit.

Yes, a woman VP would be wonderful, but that is not the critical factor in this election. This year, we must depose Trump and any winning Democratic running mate Biden chooses is acceptable.

We must win, and putting restrictions on our nominee's choices for VP could interfere with that. I trust Joe to choose well.

On Edit: Warren was my first choice for president, but it became obvious that she couldn't win. I'd be thrilled beyond words if Joe picked her for his VP. If he thinks that together they can win, it's a real possibility. (He did say that she would have a place in his administration.)

[llmart]

22. I disagree.

I believe a lot of women would be put off if it were two men on the ticket. We always say we need the AA community to get out and vote in numbers because they are key to winning, but do not forget that a lot of women would be put off if he doesn't choose a woman as his running mate, and may not even vote/stay home for that reason.

I wouldn't and I doubt DU women wouldn't, but I bet many women would. We have so many tremendous women to pick from, so why couldn't he find one in that group?

[silverweb]

58. I want to believe that with all my heart.

I truly hope you're right.

[Sloumeau]

27. Nothing will help Biden or Bernie win the nomination more than putting...

a woman on the ticket. Do not forget the gender gap, where women voted for Democrats over Republicans in the 2018 midterms by *20* points. With a 20 point gender gap, we can annihilate Trump. What do you think would be the easiest way to get that 20 points? Put a woman on the ticket.

I have supported Joe Biden from before he announced. As long as Joe Biden, for example, picks a good woman, like say Kamala Harris, Stacey Abrams, or Val Demings, it will only help him. For Joe Biden not to pick a woman would be the stupidest thing he has ever done because it would risk compromising a 20 point gap with 51% of the American public.

[Bettie]

42. Can you list the "bad" women too?

Just for reference.

[Sloumeau]

47. OK, let us start with:

Kellyanne Conway
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Jeanine Pirro
Laura Ingraham

All of them guilty of pushing the evil Donald Trump. Most women are awesome. Some are not very good.

[Bettie]

48. Ah, I figured you had a list of

"bad" Democratic women...expected AOC, Ilhan Omar, Ayana Pressley, E. Warren, and others.

Those women are no worse than the men on that side of the equation.

[Sloumeau]

52. I don't think of any Democratic women as bad.

They get 5 gold stars from me just for being Democrats. AOC is one of the brightest and hardest working women in politics. Ilhan Omar is one the bravest women that I know of. Ayana Pressley is also working very hard for the Democratic party.

Most Moderate Democrats want the same things that the more Progressive Democrats want--better healthcare, cheaper college, less sexism, and racism, etc. We just have different strategies for how to achieve them. I say, get as progressive as you can get away with.

For really a really blue state like Vermont, Bernie Sanders is perfect. AOC and Rashida Tlaib can get elected while being Democratic Socialists because they are in really blue districts. However, the odds are that they would not get elected as Democratic Socialists in some of the more Moderate Congressional Districts, just as it is super hard for Democratic Senators to get elected at all in states like Utah. I say, go as far to the left as your electorate will allow you to go.

[silverweb]

56. I'd LOVE it if he did.

I'm just not totally convinced that it would help him win as big as we need to win--but I don't really know anything. I have to trust Joe and his team to choose wisely.

[Act_of_Reparation]

41. Fuck that noise.

Biden supporters are no less sexist than anyone else. Wanna know how I know that? There's one right here suggesting we take a strong senator and put her in a bullshit figurehead position to benefit the less-deserving man who won the nomination.

[Sloumeau]

45. If you are referring to me...

1. I would prefer the VP slot would be offered to a Woman of Color, so I was not even suggesting offering the VP slot to Warren. She would be an awesome President or VP, but I also want to make sure that we include African Americans in the ticket.

2. If you think that VP is simply a figurehead position, then I have some news for you. The single biggest way for any politician to improve his or her chances of becoming President is by becoming Vice President. This is why Joe Biden was at the top of the polls for the 2020 election before he even announced that he was running--because he was Vice President.

This is why people keep saying that they want Kamala Harris to be Biden's VP, because they know it will improve her chances the most to become President someday. Fourteen Vice Presidents have gone on to become President. *Fourteen*

[lostnfound]

67. It's really sexist to say "a woman VP" as if they are interchangeable. We lost WARREN.

Experienced, energetic, knowledgeable, smart Warren.

How about Warren as VP. No? Not likely? That’s probably true. I doubt that either Bernie or Biden would select her.

[Sloumeau]

68. I changed it to "a woman as VP" but I have no idea if that is any better or not.

Although I believe that Senator Elizabeth Warren would be a fantastic President or Vice President, I suspect that Joe Biden would be more likely to select a woman of color in order to try to be more inclusive.

[wryter2000]

9. Amen

Everything she's done since the beginning.

[amuse bouche]

11. I sure do hope she throws her support to Biden and not the other guy

I sure do hope she throws her support to Biden and not the other guy

[relayerbob]

13. Sad Day

But she will keep on fighting for what we all believe in

[barbtries]

16. same.

gutted, even though the writing was on the wall. and I am pissed at this backwards sexist country.
I have to work. it's so fucking hard with another outrage/crisis/injustice constantly coming at you.

[Baltimike]

17. She had my heart, and I was voting for her, but now I am team Biden. nt

Elizabeth has my heart, but Biden's got my head.

[bullwinkle428]

18. K&R. I'm thinking of moving to Joe, PRIMARILY over the idea that he

gives us the best chance to take the Senate. The importance of this cannot be overstated in any way, shape, or form.

[rurallib]

20. I don't think I ever believed in a candidate as strongly as I did Elizabeth

It is indeed a sad to see her drop out.
It was not only her policies, but her integrity, honesty and empathy for the average American and her incredibly quick mind that, to me, made her the perfect candidate.

But politics can be brutal and right or wrong we must move on. One of the greatest challenges in the history of the country lies directly in front of us. That of course is defeating the worst president ever and retiring the country to its place of honor.

It is a bit reluctantly but with no less enthusiasm I shall take up the cause of Joe Biden. In years past, when my candidate bowed out it was no effort to endorse the new leader. Any Democrat will be millions of times better than any radical right Trumper.

Forward - there is a vast amount of work to be done.

[Bettie]

49. At least we already voted

So, we got to vote for the one we believed in. Small comfort, but some nonetheless.

[Javaman]

21. I'm sad too. :( I saw the writing on the wall after super tuesday...

I switched to undecided, because whom ever the nominee is, I will vote for them.

[cp]

25. Yes, thank you Elizabeth Warren!

Like her, I'm not changing my endorsement, yet.
I am so grateful that she ran, for her competence, and for her unwavering support of us. And I am intensely sad and angry that women have been shunted off AGAIN.
Not sure VP would be the best role for her talents. Maybe Secretary of Treasury? Or a new cabinet position, Secretary of Consumer Protection?

[TommyCelt]

26. Fuck.

Sorry.

Just..... fuck.

[dajoki]

28. I agree with you...

she is so inspiring and I'm sure we will see and hear much more from her. I will now support Biden, the fight must go on.

[nolabear]

29. I'm sad too. Let's all persist in her honor.

[ChazInAz]

30. Thank you!

You had my Arizona vote.
Now, let's get behind the person who runs against Trump.

[FM123]

32. Before my heart was broken today

it was crushed when Andrew Gillum lost the race to be our governor. This is what he had to say about Elizabeth today....

Elizabeth Warren is one of our finest leaders — a fiercely intelligent thinker & and an optimistic fighter for change like no other in our country.

She was all those things yesterday. She is all those things today.

[BlueMTexpat]

38. Lovely words!

[flying_wahini]

34. I love LIZ.

She is a hero to me.

[Magoo48]

35. Her intellect and creativity will be sorely missed.

She’s a powerhouse.

[iluvtennis]

36. Her voice will be sorely missed. She was my number 2 choice. nt

[BlueMTexpat]

37. I am right there with you.

Heartsick about the best candidate leaving the race!

I will remain "Undecided" on DU throughout the rest of the primaries.

[TNNurse]

43. I do not regret my yearly vote for her.

I will always be proud of it.

I will vote for the Democratic candidate. I have concerns about both men, one more than the other, but will vote for the one on the ballot.

[Kitchari]

44. Agree n/t

[redqueen]

46. Same. nt

[LymphocyteLover]

50. So sad, but the writing was on the wall

My first two top preferences are gone, now I have a hard choice between Bernie and Joe. Bernie was my #2 but I'm not so sure now.

[MAJones]

51. The best candidate

will not become president. Because she doesn't have a dick. That is what it boils down to. She is smarter than either man and more practical and better able to get things done. But the media, the party and men are terrified at the thought of a smart powerful woman. The Bernie worshipers should be ashamed. Warren could have delivered many of the things they want. Bernie never will because he is an egomaniac just like trump. I will fight to help Joe win but it is like being promised cake and ice cream and instead having to settle for gruel. And Joe will pick a man for VP.

[shanti]

53. My early mail-in CA vote

was for Liz, but I'm now firmly in the Biden camp. We need to heal our country after Chump, before anything progressive can happen, imo.

In a perfect world...

[bdamomma]

54. for shame

I really liked Elizabeth Warren, white men can go to hell not wanting a woman as a President, crap when are we going to stop this sexism.


She needs to stay in the forefront.

[pattyloutwo]

79. I feel this mad right now too.

[More_Cowbell]

55. My profile changed from EW to Undecided, is that automatic?

I'm sad that I can't post in her group anymore, when she's the only candidate I've had as my choice.

[SergeStorms]

57. A super-intelligent and devoted public servant.

We haven't heard the last from Senator Warren.

[ancianita]

59. Thank you forever.

[dsharp88]

62. I'm heartbroken n/t

[dsharp88]

63. I'm heartbroken n/t

[LittleGirl]

64. I didn't get to vote for her yet!

We need to change our primaries!
All at once!
Repeat once more before November.

[LW1977]

65. K&R

[Whatthe_Firetruck]

66. I voted...

...for her in the primary this week. Warren for Cabinent position!

[Uncle Joe]

69. Kudos to Elizabeth.

Thanks for the thread FM.

[warmfeet]

70. She was the best candidate I have seen since 2016.

I still love her, as I still love Hillary.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

72. Another time will come for women and for progressives

I am now officially changing my preference from Warren to Biden. I voted for Biden in 2008, when no one paid him much attention. I will be delighted to support him now.

[MustLoveBeagles]

75. She wasn't my first choice but I have an enormous amount of respect for her

I'll miss her presence on the campaign trail and in the debates. I wish her nothing but the best. She's a class act.

[samnsara]

76. im feeling sad for her...

[hangaleft]

77. Warren's exit is so disappointing

The perfect candidate. Out.

I can’t and won’t support Biden. That leaves Sanders by default. It’s not so much that I support Sanders as much as it is I oppose four years of treading water.

I can’t believe that a guy who tried twice and was rejected by Democratic voters is now the go to guy of our Party.

SMH

[pattyloutwo]

81. Who is starting

Down the road of serious memory issues from age

[Ferrets are Cool]

78. I'm with you. nt

[Joeyboots]

80. Always had great respect for Warren

From a Bernie Sanders supporter, much respect to Senator Warren. She's always been my second pick. Warren ran a great campaign and was one of the stronger debaters in my opinion. I am a bit disappointed that she backpedaled on medicare for all and her treatment of Senator Sanders towards the end was a bit baffling, but even with those misgivings, I would still vote for her over Biden. A million times over. Biden......really people? Joe Biden?

Hasn't Biden run for POTUS like 4 times and has never won? I am also worried about the fact that, and I am not saying this to be mean, he seems to be having issues with his mental faculties. Also, has anyone actually looked at his career. A career in which he has went out of his way time and time again to "reach across the aisle" and appease republicans? We need a fighter in there, not someone to play pattycake with the rethuglicans. Also, his flat-out rejection of medicare for all as even a possibility leaves a sour taste in my mouth as well. Yes let's just bring back half-assed Obama-care so the GOP can just dismantle it again. Yay.

I know I'll get hate for this, but I just feel like nominating Biden is the equivalent to handing Trump another 4 years in office. I hope I'm wrong, but Trump will most likely beat Biden pretty handily. I will vote blue no matter who, but I have a bad feeling about running Joe Biden against Trump.

[hangaleft]

84. I agree with a good deal of your post

Don’t let the bottom of this post mislead you — my preferred candidate remains Elizabeth Warren.

As for your post, I share your sentiments about Biden. With one exception — I think he’ll beat Trump. But, that’s really all he brings to the table. And, while that’s worthwhile, I want more. Especially in the healthcare arena. We desperately need a single payer plan, not “improvements” (not a single one of which has been specified by Biden) to the woefully inadequate patchwork quilt healthcare system we have now.

[Six117]

82. Can't thank her enough. She is my hero!

[riverwalker]

83. It hit me harder than I expected

It’s deep. We won’t forget.

[mahina]

85. With you. To sad and beat to make an op. Thank you.

[Raine]

86. Elizabeth Warren ❤

All the best in the future!