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ret5hd

(21,122 posts) Tue Jul 23, 2024, 09:11 PM Jul 23

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I have seldom been this wrong... [View all]

The idea of President Joe leaving the race terrified me…chaos…infighting…backstabbing…a weakened party…and eventually a candidate that i would vote for but not support because HE would be so centrist and conciliatory on the environment and banking and big money.

wrong wrong wrong on every count.

In two days…TWO F’N DAYS!!!…our party has coalesced and gelled and energized itself in a way i just could not have imagined. Two f’n days…

I am excited and impressed and more confident than ever that the worst of our times are behind us.

Well done Kamala and Joe. Well done.

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I have seldom been this wrong... [View all] ret5hd Jul 23 OP

Same, same. nt intrepidity Jul 23 #1

Yep, my biggest fear was that we would not coalesce around a definitive candidate. Midnight Writer Jul 23 #4

same, same, same rampartc Jul 23 #10

Seems unthinkable True Dough Jul 23 #2

All three broadcast networks covered the story of Biden resigning all day long Walleye Jul 23 #6

I was wrong too, but now I've never been happier to be a Democrat Walleye Jul 23 #3

Welcome to the club! alarimer Jul 23 #5

and my wife thinks i am very frequently wrong... ret5hd Jul 23 #7

Twins Fan JJ101 Jul 23 #8

I'm a lifelong Cubs fan Betty Boom Jul 23 #38

I thought it was too late to change SomedayKindaLove Jul 23 #9

until i learn more about what drove his decision, barbtries Jul 23 #45

I can't help wondering if Biden met with his doctor late last week, calimary Jul 24 #48

i wonder about this as well. barbtries Jul 24 #49

I think he's fine medically, at least in terms of no terminal conditions democrattotheend Jul 24 #55

An unexpected dividend of his departure.... Random Boomer Jul 24 #81

It was due to President Biden's incredible and heroic leadership ecstatic Jul 23 #11

I think that he waited until Sunday markodochartaigh Jul 23 #40

i donated as well. barbtries Jul 23 #46

Often, whenever I feel sure of myself, things come out the opposite. DontBelieveEastisEas Jul 23 #12

I can name that Faux pas Jul 23 #13

I have done a total flip birdographer Jul 23 #14

I sure was getting beat up on for supporting Kamala. But I knew we had to take a chance. kerry-is-my-prez Jul 23 #15

You and all my friends and family Mary Mac Jul 24 #60

The Same. I'm sorry that so many here doubted that our party leaders actually Tom Rinaldo Jul 24 #61

Winning in anovember is whats needed CentralMass Jul 23 #16

I was totally on the side of Biden stepping down but was continuing supporting Biden. It just didn't seem like Quixote1818 Jul 23 #17

I love your logical thinking crud Jul 23 #33

Hmm I saw what you saw Farmer-Rick Jul 24 #67

I think this was more like a black swan event - cilla4progress Jul 24 #68

My post below may pat_k Jul 24 #79

Thanks. Farmer-Rick Jul 24 #86

Shit... roll out Sunday it was alll that. I get why people were afraid, we know what we saw LizBeth Jul 23 #18

!!! elias7 Jul 23 #19

Thank you and yes, I agree relayerbob Jul 23 #20

Same here! LostOne4Ever Jul 23 #21

Joe did it. By announcing his decision and then waiting to endorse Kamala ms liberty Jul 23 #22

Joe is a master politician. A real genius. Tommymac Jul 23 #43

No, I doubt that. He's canny enough to have known that the only way ms liberty Jul 24 #47

Agree--and he also knew he had to fight back from the bad debate before doing anything crimycarny Jul 24 #83

Same. Glad to eat this crow. Happy Hoosier Jul 23 #23

I keep saying this time two weeks, I was totally dejected. Initech Jul 23 #24

I wasn't to the point of chucking the tv out, beveeheart Jul 23 #36

Hope is great, and contagious. Martin Eden Jul 23 #25

Hear, hear! pat_k Jul 24 #80

Proud to be a Democrat today. Groundhawg Jul 23 #26

Post removed Post removed Jul 23 #27

To be fair, building the plane while flying the plane is pretty spicy Starry Messenger Jul 23 #28

You and me both. Iggo Jul 23 #29

You Had No Reason RobinA Jul 24 #90

Few imagined it would go this smoothly Johnny2X2X Jul 23 #30

I'm so happy so many are so positive. I was afraid of another 2016. kerry-is-my-prez Jul 23 #31

I also had some of those fears MustLoveBeagles Jul 23 #32

Go, Go, Go!!!! somaticexperiencing Jul 23 #34

So glad that so many people came around... johnnyplankton Jul 23 #35

It's almost like the whole thing from the debate forward til now was planned. Ligyron Jul 23 #37

i seriously wonder if it was planned for many months. uncle ray Jul 24 #56

I Absolutely Think RobinA Jul 24 #91

100% agree! Arazi Jul 23 #39

Ditto here Ferrets are Cool Jul 23 #41

Blood pressure down by 20 Zambero Jul 23 #42

I still can't get over how fast the party coalesced. I guess everyone was just so ready for this. SunSeeker Jul 23 #44

It's seldom anyone admits they were wrong..Thanks! Playingmantis Jul 24 #50

You can put on that same list of wrongness. lark Jul 24 #51

I'm this wrong all the time... Shipwack Jul 24 #52

I was depressed and fell asleep in the late afternoon on Sunday after the announcement but I woke .. Botany Jul 24 #53

Me too. Had to process and grieve and watch the great swelling of support for Kamala. Now--all in for Kamala! Timeflyer Jul 24 #54

Same. Elessar Zappa Jul 24 #57

Same here XanaDUer2 Jul 24 #58

Me too. WestMichRad Jul 24 #59

I think cautious optimism murielm99 Jul 24 #62

I had the same fears and concerns as in the OP. wnylib Jul 24 #63

Same! cilla4progress Jul 24 #64

It has turned out far better than many of us thought was possible. We have an excellent candidate. Martin68 Jul 24 #65

It a big Club Linda ladeewolf Jul 24 #66

not the first time I've misread a situation either OldSWODog Jul 24 #69

Wait until you see the change that this will bring. republianmushroom Jul 24 #70

What a difference a week makes Zeitghost Jul 24 #71

A Grateful Nation A Physicist Jul 24 #72

I felt exactly the same, and I was shocked when President Biden left the race. Trailrider1951 Jul 24 #73

It was a well executed plan LostinRed Jul 24 #74

I watched too many episodes of "House of Cards". Duncan Grant Jul 24 #75

Hes among the greatest leaders ever IbogaProject Jul 24 #76

I also must do a mea culpa. thucythucy Jul 24 #77

We are all in our own little bubbles... pat_k Jul 24 #78

"even when we endeavor to get information from a range of sources, we self selectd ...Anchor bias and.. uponit7771 Jul 24 #82

I think the results so far prove they were right all along Skittles Jul 24 #84

Same!!! I am shocked at not just Biden bowing out, but the democratic responses as well. It is so energizing! FlyingPiggy Jul 24 #85

Same! Pacifist Patriot Jul 24 #87

I'm happy to be wrong. 58Sunliner Jul 24 #88

Same. I dreaded it and was pissed off... CousinIT Jul 24 #89

I was deeply concerned that Biden's debate would be seen like the first one between Playingmantis Jul 25 #92