Gabbard drops out--endorses Biden:

[Kingofalldems]

Fox News not liking this one!

Link to tweet

[DrToast]

1. Huh...didn't see that one coming

You seeing this, Bernie?

[Cha]

53. lol.. i am in total real shock!

[octoberlib]

2. Well, I'm pleasantly surprised!

[comradebillyboy]

3. Thank you Tulsi.

[Politicub]

4. Thank you, Tulsi! Her voice was important.

As much as I didn't like Tulsi's wrecking-ball approach to running, I do think she elevated the topic of ending wars and the importance of diplomacy.

[Lucky Luciano]

7. Yes I give her credit for that.

[Lucky Luciano]

5. This endorsement will infuriate the 2016 Bernie-or-busters who became Tulsi-or-bust after...

...they got mad at Bernie for endorsing Hillary.

[McKim]

49. Actually It Will Be Welcome

Actually her endorsement will be welcomed by Sanders supporters. Her main issue is No More Stupid Wars of Choice. I see that that is now a piece of Biden’s foreign policy, an end to wars in the Middle East. I pray to God that he goes through with that when he is elected. The anti war movement in this country was and is huge and wins in the court of public opinion, even if we did not succeed in having a US withdrawal in real terms. I now see a way to vote for Biden and I will hold his feet to the fire on withdrawing from the Middle East. My brother in law died in Vietnam for a lie and war of choice. My husband, a missionary brat grew up in the Middle East when it was a peaceful place building education and culture, then we have seen it destroyed in our lifetimes. We want a peaceful America with our tax dollars spent to help our own people. I can now vote for Biden!

[Lucky Luciano]

57. I knew it would happen! My friend in this pic is real - known her 20 years, but haven't

...seen her since I lived in LA 15 years ago.

[Tarheel_Dem]

59. My spidey senses go on full alert when I hear an "alleged" progressive use the term "Democrat Party"

Progressives are being trolled by this guy.

[George II]

6. A surprise, but glad she did that. And then there were two.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Yup.

Link to tweet

[Cha]

54. Wow.. what's she up to?! Mahalo, BRDS!

[Thekaspervote]

9. Well...good! Bernie... calling Bernie Sanders...it's your turn

[spicysista]

10. I am 😲!

What a nice surprise! I guess she is a Democrat after all! Thank you, Tulsi. I am over the 🌙 about being wrong.

[LAS14]

11. Wo! The Biden campaign and the whole Dem party can breathe a sigh of relief!!!

I was lying awake nights worrying about her impact on the race.

[Turin_C3PO]

12. Wow, didn't expect that.

Good for her! Perhaps she’s not actually a Russian agent.

[tman]

13. Wow. Nice. I'll take it.

[joost5]

14. Thought for sure she was a Russian plot to split the vote...

(ala the "neverHillary"s that voted Jill Stein 2016 which cost us 4 years of this hell) so this is a bit surprising. Also thought she would run as an independent.

[NCProgressive]

15. wow ... shocking but great!

[Zeus69]

16. Will Sanders still ask her to be VP candidate?

[Happy Hoosier]

17. Good... I had had my suspicions.... NT

[LongtimeAZDem]

18. Don't care; didn't trust her motives before, don't trust them now

[onetexan]

19. Yea im a bit suspicious myself

[W_HAMILTON]

20. Ditto.

[Demsrule86]

21. Thank you Tulsi...

[ucrdem]

22. Smart move.

I know she gets a lot of flak but I like her. And she defended Biden in one of the debates. So thank you Tulsi!

[Blue_true]

56. Sure is. She is still very young, she can get a visible Administration post, then run for office

I believe that Pete should get either Defense Secretary or Director of the CIA.

[Celerity]

23. smart move

I have no ill will towards her, but I am sure that is not a popular position here.

Oh well, she isn't running for reelection so will soon no longer be in Congress.

[dem4decades]

24. Thank you Tulsi. Your country needs this and you came through. Now Bernie, your turn.

[boston bean]

25. Very good. And nice video. Very gracious.

[Sloumeau]

26. Kingofalldems, thanks for posting this! :)

This is good news for Joe Biden!



Thank you, Tulsi Gabbard!

[StarfishSaver]

27. I'm rarely shocked by many things in politics

But I am gobsmacked by this.

[Cha]

55. I am too.. haven't wrapped my head around it

yet!

[bluedye33139]

28. I have long hoped that she grows as a person and a politician

I don't like the Chris Butler stuff, and I didn't like the whole anti-clinton thing, but I've always kind of liked Gabbard.

[Walleye]

29. I don't mind admitting when I've misjudged someone

Now, if only Bernie could do something to change my opinion of him.

[SidDithers]

30. ...

Rose twitter is gonna love that.



Sid

[Aquaria]

31. May be the only smart thing she's ever done

[BidenBacker]

34. Rumor has it

Joe & Jill are gonna show their appreciation for Tulsi's endorsement by having her and all her supporters over for dinner one night.

Fortunately their table sits 8 so they'll have room for everybody.

[Blasphemer]

32. Surprised but pleased. Unity is especially important now. Thanks, Rep. Gabbard! nt

[BidenBacker]

33. Let's do a quick count, shall we?

Former 2020 Democratic candidates who have endorsed:

Biden:
Bloomberg
Booker
Buttigieg
Delaney
Gabbard
Harris
Klobuchar
Moulton
O'Rourke
Patrick
Ryan
Yang

Sanders:
de Blasio
Williamson

Oh, well...I'm sure Bernie & Bill will have a long and happy life together cursing that damn Blue Cabal Establishment.

[thesquanderer]

35. You forgot that Marianne Williamson endorsed Sanders. n/t

[BidenBacker]

37. Gracias...revised it

I checked almost all the candidates while making that post by googling "so-and-so endorses whoever" and when I did Williamson all that came up was a bunch of voodoo spiritual channeling your body's inner electricity through your chakras shit...LOL.

There are a few left who haven't endorsed yet but I'd bet dollars to donuts they'll all go with Biden...Swalwell, Gillibrand, Bullock, Hickenlooper & Inslee. And probably Warren in the end, I bet.

[thesquanderer]

38. Yes. My only disappointment here is that Warren didn't beat Gabbard to the Sanders endorsement.

We know that Gabbard supported Sanders in 2016, and that her policies are closer to Sanders' than to Biden's, but even she saw the writing on the wall. It's time for Warren to make that commitment as well.

[BidenBacker]

40. Any speculation why she already hasn't?

Just playing it safe, you think? Looks like many of her supporters have probably gone to Joe so not sure why she hasn't boarded the Biden Bandwagon yet.

[thesquanderer]

42. I think she didn't endorse Biden before this past Tuesday because she didn't want to be blamed...

...for contributing to a poor Sanders showing in those primaries, whether by Sanders who she has long had a friendship with (despite whatever bumps), or by his supporters, whose support she could possibly benefit from (e.g. if she ends up being Biden's VP pick). But after he got clobbered on Tuesday all on his own, I hope Warren sees Gabbard's move as further indication that it's time for her to do the same.

[NBachers]

36. I give Tulsi credit, and welcome her to the Biden table. No resentment, no animosity, gracious.

[MineralMan]

39. Good for her!

[BGBD]

41. WOW

Gamechanger!

lol

[ashredux]

43. The Russian money dried up

[FailureToCommunicate]

44. Clearly an audition tape. But for what position?

County Clerk?

Sorry, not buying the sincerity routine this time around.

[warmfeet]

45. I was never a fan of Tulsi Gabbard,

but this seems like good news for Joe Biden and for Democrats. We need unity like never before.

[GoneOffShore]

47. Good - I'm glad, but cautious. She's still a loose cannon.

[Blue_Tires]

48. If Greenwald is in on it, we know it's 100% agitprop

Link to tweet

[dustyscamp]

50. 1+ Most likely

[Scurrilous]

51. You don't say. Kudos to her.

And then there was just one...

[Cha]

52. That's a shocker.. all things considered as they say..

'Course who else has a chance.. but still! omg.

[ooky]

58. Wow, just saw this.

Have to say I'm pleasantly surprised with that.