Biden says it was his ‘obligation to the country’ to drop out of presidential race

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/11/biden-reasons-dropping-out-presidential-race

25 comments

  3. Yup, the best thing he ever did for the country: stepping aside.

    He was hired to do a job, he did it.

  5. I’m not crying. You’re crying. I know this will be looked back on as one of the most selfless AND strategic decisions in American politics. He is doing so much more by not running than he would have done even if he won, and that wasn’t close to guaranteed.

  6. He put country over himself. His presidency and the improved numbers aside, this will cement his legacy as one of the better presidents in US history. Meanwhile, the other guy’s been campaigning since 2015 after an initial failure in ~2000.

  7. Thanks Joe. Let this be a lesson to all politicians.

    But I do wish RBG could have started the trend 😡

  8. The timing of when he did it, though, proved to me that he’s still got some big plays left.

    Now he’s trying to take a steel chair to the Supreme Court.

  9. I hope at Kamala’s inauguration, there are millions of people holding up “Thank you, Joe.” signs.

  10. > “The biggest mistake we made, we didn’t put up signs saying: ‘Joe did it!’” – Joe Biden

    Joe, unlike Convicted Felon” was never the kind of person that wanted credit. Joe has always put the welfare of the country over his own ambitions. He is definitely the best president in my 70+ years of existence.

  12. He is a kind and thoughtful human being and he was a kind and thoughtful President.

  15. I don’t think this was a grand strategy, but the Democrats could not have blindsided Trump any harder. Trump’s entire campaign was tearing down Biden for age, there were no positive messages. Then Biden drops out and the entire Republican strategy is in shambles. Now the Republicans have diaper wearing dementia boy as the oldest candidate ever.

  16. Joe ended his legacy on a high note even if he doesn’t believe it in his own head.

  17. Nikki Haley was 100% spot on when she said the first party to retire their 80 year old candidate would win. Trump is too much of a narcissist to step down, he would rather run as a 3rd party and fuck over the whole Republican Party then not be the republican candidate

  18. He saved us from Trump twice. He has secured his place amongst the angels.

  20. And he was correct. The polls are exploding for kamala. Great choice

  23. That promise he made to his dying son….. this man deserves so much respect.

    His decision may well have single handedly saved American democracy and preserved the world order.

  25. Joe Biden will go down in history as a goddamn great president.

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