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megapuzzler

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8. I'm still half convinced he engineered the way things fell out

Wed Aug 14, 2024, 09:46 AM

Aug 2024

The way he got us through the primaries with nary a democratic battle and then dropped out after the Republican convention where Kamala was the logical choice seems epically smart in hindsight. And am I mistaken or did he say four years ago that he only wanted one term?

The only thing that pisses me off is that America doesn't understand what a great president he's been -- the best in my lifetime for sure.

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Does anyone on DU have lingering frustrations over Joe's decision? [View all] Septua Aug 2024 OP

Nope. None. Zero. Joe is a hero! Funtatlaguy Aug 2024 #1

I have placed Politico on my 'pay-no-mind' list EYESORE 9001 Aug 2024 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2024 #3

Yes, but i understand his decision getagrip_already Aug 2024 #4

Same newdeal2 Aug 2024 #12

Definitely Agreed on That Last Point! The_Counsel Aug 2024 #85

Not sure the youth vote would moonscape Aug 2024 #49

He probably wasn't going to win the election. BannonsLiver Aug 2024 #74

Joe might well have lost the election. Harris has a much much better chance of winning. onenote Aug 2024 #77

NO, but. . . . BigDemVoter Aug 2024 #5

I am not fond of the way it all rolled out. nt Gore1FL Aug 2024 #6

Same DeepWinter Aug 2024 #25

Same here MustLoveBeagles Aug 2024 #30

I agree. Ocelot II Aug 2024 #51

Me, either Deminpenn Aug 2024 #56

I'll never forget the 3 weeks of continuous media coverage. Duncan Grant Aug 2024 #93

Just to address one point, and just my humble opinion. Susan Calvin Aug 2024 #105

Great post XanaDUer2 Aug 2024 #119

It's just Politico doing their Dems in dissarray stories servermsh Aug 2024 #7

I'm still half convinced he engineered the way things fell out megapuzzler Aug 2024 #8

Interestingly enough, my wife, who can't even vote in the USA, agrees completely DFW Aug 2024 #88

Like You, I Get the Feeling Biden Had Been Playing Chess All Along. The_Counsel Aug 2024 #90

Not sure if he engineered it - although I wouldn't be surprised TBF Aug 2024 #92

If true Zeitghost Aug 2024 #113

Oh, Politico Mysterian Aug 2024 #9

NO. ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2024 #10

ALLof this. ShazzieB Aug 2024 #59

Not me, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2024 #11

Me too Doc Sportello Aug 2024 #33

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2024 #34

Yeah, was totally against this "experiment"...But oh well! Shades of 1968! LeftInTX Aug 2024 #54

The whole thing was a setup. A good setup. So Biden could bow out gracefully and Harris could Srkdqltr Aug 2024 #13

I would consider such deception to be worse sarisataka Aug 2024 #28

No not at all. It looked authentic as it was supposed to. He is not obligated to tell everyone everything. Srkdqltr Aug 2024 #38

I wasn't speaking of the execution of such a plan sarisataka Aug 2024 #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 2024 #52

I don't feel disenfranchised. Susan Calvin Aug 2024 #107

I think that this was the strategy all along padfun Aug 2024 #39

It was the debate that started everything into motion. MichMan Aug 2024 #86

I would be 100% okay if he decided to stay in. Tommy Carcetti Aug 2024 #14

Not in the slightest. Xavier Breath Aug 2024 #15

I'm disappointed President Biden isn't younger as I wish I was younger. You can;t fight mother nature ImNotGod Aug 2024 #16

It still pisses me off that people didn't support him.... lastlib Aug 2024 #17

How does a story like this get written? "Sources" in the White House say.... Bucky Aug 2024 #18

I see someone as already left us...clickbait... Demsrule86 Aug 2024 #19

I dare you to find ANYONE ELSE who could have made the country move ahead with such polarization. Conjuay Aug 2024 #20

I agree except that the head of the new ticket would not have been my first choice. LoisB Aug 2024 #70

Fuck no. Voltaire2 Aug 2024 #21

I don't entertain such hypotheticals LostOne4Ever Aug 2024 #22

100%. They did Joe dirty. Self Esteem Aug 2024 #23

Yes. Desert grandma Aug 2024 #73

You're wrong about Pelosi Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #125

Did you read your own text? Self Esteem Aug 2024 #129

I'm more upset how it was handled by TPTB Mad_Machine76 Aug 2024 #24

I am still angry about how he was treated wryter2000 Aug 2024 #26

I'm Sicilian. We keep our family business to our selves and do not talk about our business to Ninga Aug 2024 #87

I'm sure the convention will go crazy when he appears wryter2000 Aug 2024 #96

With Joe's decision, no. With the way it happened, yes. HelpImSurrounded Aug 2024 #27

I don't buy what Politico is trying to sell. Joe would not hold bad feelings against those advisors. sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #29

I think it worked out. How we got here was unacceptable. ms liberty Aug 2024 #31

No. He made the right choice. I was peeved that the criticism of him was so public. Vinca Aug 2024 #32

Yes. marble falls Aug 2024 #35

I don't have a lingering frustration but I do have a lingering sadness peggysue2 Aug 2024 #36

President Biden is a highly effective executive but he's a terrible politician. Yavin4 Aug 2024 #37

Bologna, i think we will find it went just the way it was engineered. Srkdqltr Aug 2024 #40

All data that we're seeing support my position Yavin4 Aug 2024 #42

Yes that is why the did it. If, infact it was done that way. Whatever. Srkdqltr Aug 2024 #46

This is just an awful take. Self Esteem Aug 2024 #45

Joe Biden will forever be an American legend and hero! Greybnk48 Aug 2024 #41

Absolutely Zero, Zip, None, Nada, No Concerns or regrets. I'm flying over the moon with joy msfiddlestix Aug 2024 #43

No. Joe did the right thing. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2024 #44

Nope Lulu KC Aug 2024 #47

Not at all. if..fish..had..wings Aug 2024 #50

That's the bottom line. Septua Aug 2024 #123

Comment to Politico, bullshit. JohnSJ Aug 2024 #53

I don't know if this article is correct and Biden harbors animosity but IF it's true, Wanderlust988 Aug 2024 #55

Yes Raven123 Aug 2024 #57

It's done. Think. Again. Aug 2024 #58

No, but I was annoyed at the ageism that helped drive it Clash City Rocker Aug 2024 #60

I hate to even comment on Politico clickbait woulda, coulda, shoulda's, but ... usonian Aug 2024 #61

Supported Joe 100% until his decision to step down Blue Owl Aug 2024 #62

I hated to see Joe go... RexHard Aug 2024 #63

Post removed Post removed Aug 2024 #64

ridiculous article Cirsium Aug 2024 #65

That moment in the debate where he lost track of his thoughts must have been the deciding point for him. CTyankee Aug 2024 #66

I couldn't believe it XanaDUer2 Aug 2024 #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 2024 #117

I think he is relieved and is a hero. 33taw Aug 2024 #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 2024 #68

Did Joe say this Keepthesoulalive Aug 2024 #69

Fuck the gossip-mongers at Politico. I didn't like the way the situation was handled, Ocelot II Aug 2024 #71

Hell NO! beaglelover Aug 2024 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Aug 2024 #75

No. obnoxiousdrunk Aug 2024 #76

It's a "No" from Me, Dawg.... ;-) The_Counsel Aug 2024 #78

No Kaleva Aug 2024 #79

I love Joe, and he was treated poorly... Happy Hoosier Aug 2024 #80

If the problem with Pelosi is, as stated in the article, I'm with Pelosi. onenote Aug 2024 #82

No wendyb-NC Aug 2024 #83

Why raise this now? iemanja Aug 2024 #84

No claudette Aug 2024 #89

The only thing that bugs me is that it seemed necessary RidinWithHarris Aug 2024 #91

I don't like 14 million dem primary voters being disenfranchised GoreWon2000 Aug 2024 #94

More with the mainstream media than us mvd Aug 2024 #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 2024 #97

NO Skittles Aug 2024 #98

I think Joe deserved 4 more years but kansasobama Aug 2024 #99

I think DU should stop believing anything Politico says. It is a trashy tabloid. emulatorloo Aug 2024 #100

Nope proud patriot Aug 2024 #101

Joe is smelling like a rose. Take the win and retire. You earned it. n/t brewens Aug 2024 #102

I feel nothing but relief. Sky Jewels Aug 2024 #103

No I feel compassion for him with his tough decision Tree Lady Aug 2024 #104

No, although I wish the pressure had been more behind the scenes democrattotheend Aug 2024 #106

No. For the sake of unity, I'll leave it at that. nt ecstatic Aug 2024 #108

Joe Biden is a good man and an excellent President. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2024 #109

I supported Biden right to the end calguy Aug 2024 #110

No. Not even a little. Glamrock Aug 2024 #111

No. Further having come to learn how far behind he was, and likely to not win, LizBeth Aug 2024 #112

i am sad the teevee gnewz made it necessary. they'd whine forever + a day + aid trump winning. pansypoo53219 Aug 2024 #114

He absolutely made the right decision. We very likely would have lost. Celerity Aug 2024 #115

Absolutely not Takket Aug 2024 #116

Nope. dalton99a Aug 2024 #118

I was tremendously relieved that he could do his actual job without being forced to go around the betsuni Aug 2024 #120

Joe was an "emergency" president in 2020 kentuck Aug 2024 #121

Not at all. mucholderthandirt Aug 2024 #122

Oh, please. Some sources are ALWAYS grasping for democratic discord. FlyingPiggy Aug 2024 #124

It is what it is. RandySF Aug 2024 #126

It's an indeterminate state at the moment: Harris wins, it was the right decision; RockRaven Aug 2024 #127

Yes because Joe has admitted he was frustrated about being pushed out of the race by Nancy Pelosi and others. CentralMass Aug 2024 #128