Biden announces he won’t seek reelection

[underwaterrhymes]

I am gutted

[TR]

I think we are so fucked.

ETA: This thread is helping me feel less like we’re fucked as it goes on.

[underwaterrhymes]

Jul 21, 2024 12:57:28 GMT -5 TR said:

I think we are so fucked.

We are going to lose.

[morecoffeeplease]

Oh my god. This is insane. I truly hope he’s okay.

[leahcar]

I’m not seeing this in media yet. I’m terrified of what comes next.

[docholly]

I honestly feel devastated. We cannot give the country back to Trump. I hope I am incorrect, but this feels entirely too late to be changing candidates. I can’t understand it.

[penguingrrl]

Whoa!

[konapoppy]

I guess I will be the hopeful one. Let’s hope we rally around someone that isn’t trump without the residue of Biden.

Also, he did it before the nomination. We still have months until the election. We can get the ballots printed. 🤞🤞🤞

[Saudade]

fuck. fuck. FUUUUUCK

[konapoppy]

Also, my hunch is his medical stuff is worse than anyone has shared.

[lucybrown]

Jul 21, 2024 13:00:57 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

I guess I will be the hopeful one. Let’s hope we rally around someone that isn’t trump without the residue of Biden.

I’m going to try to sit with you. There is no other choice at this point.

ETA: I agree with you on the medical stuff being worse than we know.

[Pom]

Jul 21, 2024 13:01:23 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

Also, my hunch is his medical stuff is worse than anyone has shared.

I have to assume that is why Pelosi spoke out. She is a master at this game.

[underwaterrhymes]

Jul 21, 2024 13:00:57 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

I guess I will be the hopeful one. Let’s hope we rally around someone that isn’t trump without the residue of Biden.

Also, he did it before the nomination. We still have months until the election. We can get the ballots printed. 🤞🤞🤞

Residue?

[mofongo]

Jul 21, 2024 13:01:23 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

Also, my hunch is his medical stuff is worse than anyone has shared.

Yes, he has something significant/neurological going on.

This will be chaos and I'm scared, but it has to be bad for him to do this.

[mcsangel2]

Jul 21, 2024 13:00:05 GMT -5 leahcar said:

I’m not seeing this in media yet. I’m terrified of what comes next.

It's on CNN and MSNBC.

[curbsideprophet]

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/21/joe-biden-drops-out/

[leahcar]

Jul 21, 2024 13:04:18 GMT -5 mcsangel2 said:

Jul 21, 2024 13:00:05 GMT -5 leahcar said:

I’m not seeing this in media yet. I’m terrified of what comes next.

It's on CNN and MSNBC.

I see it in CNN now. Damn.

[TR]

Jul 21, 2024 13:00:57 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

I guess I will be the hopeful one. Let’s hope we rally around someone that isn’t trump without the residue of Biden.

Do you mean not Kamala?

[wanderingback]

My friend texted me. My heart sank and jaw dropped.9

[kitty]

Jul 21, 2024 12:57:28 GMT -5 TR said:

I think we are so fucked.

Agreed. This is a way worse position to be in than the Hillary October surprise and look how that turned out .

[konapoppy]

Jul 21, 2024 13:03:07 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

Jul 21, 2024 13:00:57 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

I guess I will be the hopeful one. Let’s hope we rally around someone that isn’t trump without the residue of Biden.

Also, he did it before the nomination. We still have months until the election. We can get the ballots printed. 🤞🤞🤞

Residue?

For all the good he has done, the last few months I think left most dems unenthused. I use residue in a work way to mean things that will stick to you. It was simply going to be hard to unstick.

[Velar Fricative]

I favored this initially but it seems like this has been driven by billionaires so forgive me for being skeptical of why they wanted him to step down so badly. I think there was still a modest chance we could have won with him, but now? I don’t see it. I really hope I’m wrong.

Also I heard this in the car while listening to the Mets game. The announcer broke the news.

[cous0226]

I hope all the fuckers in Washington have a plan now.

[TR]

I actually feel kind of sick. I’m so tired of living in unprecedented times 😫

[morecoffeeplease]

I feel sad for all of the hard shit he’s gone through in life and now this. I just feel bad for him and his family. Maybe I shouldn’t though. Maybe he should have never run in the first place but I can’t help it.

[bimbi284]

I’ve seen some things saying it will be Harris and Buttigieg, but I guess Biden will speak in a few days per the statement, so we’ll see.

I’m with Kona - trying to see this as a positive thing. Admittedly my initial gut reaction was some odd combination of relief and something like dread?

I definitely wish it would have come sooner, and hopefully there’s enough there to turn this thing around.

[morecoffeeplease]

Jul 21, 2024 13:06:08 GMT -5 TR said:

I actually feel kind of sick. I’m so tired of living in unprecedented times 😫

I can’t agree with you more.

[heat40]

I would have walked the ends of the earth to get Biden elected. I will now do the same for whoever our candidate turns out to be.
I’m sad. I’m worried. But I’m still not going to wallow in defeat while an absolute terror is so close to the White House.

Straight dem all the way. Always

[cville]

Jul 21, 2024 13:00:57 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

I guess I will be the hopeful one. Let’s hope we rally around someone that isn’t trump without the residue of Biden.

Also, he did it before the nomination. We still have months until the election. We can get the ballots printed. 🤞🤞🤞

Thank you for this. I'm wallowing in despair. Nice to know there is another way to look at this.

[TR]

This may be unrealistic, but I don’t want to see one fucking thing about Trump’s response to this in this thread. It’s going to be disgusting, I just know it.