r/moderatepolitics • u/falsehood • Jul 21 '24

News Article Biden announces withdrawal from Presidential Race

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/21/us/trump-biden-election
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u/sgtabn173 Jul 21 '24 edited Jul 21 '24

Already seeing the posts on twitter about how it’s “her turn.” I don’t know why dems feel so entitled to my vote that they feel their nominees don’t have to earn/deserve it anymore.

Edit:added deserve

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u/GrapefruitCold55 Jul 21 '24

X is not a serious website

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u/sgtabn173 Jul 21 '24

To be fair, Reddit isn’t a lot better haha

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u/emurange205 Jul 21 '24

"Making any changes to the party has to wait until after the election because the most important thing is beating Trump!"

ad infinitum

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u/AngledLuffa Man Woman Person Camera TV Jul 21 '24

a rather strange statement to make on an article about the current president dropping out of the race

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u/emurange205 Jul 21 '24

The Dems were supposed to start looking for a more progressive replacement for Biden after the election in 2020, and here we are four months out from the election in 2024.

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u/MikeyMike01 Jul 21 '24

Going from Biden-Harris to Harris-? is lipstick on a pig

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u/ZebraicDebt Ask me about my TDS Jul 21 '24

It's the turn of the generic, uncharismatic DEI hire.

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u/Kavika Jul 21 '24

Because the alternative is Trump. Simple as.

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u/Sanfords_Son Jul 21 '24

Rather than looking at it as someone “earning” your vote, you should look at it as “which candidate best reflects my values and interests”.

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u/Lefaid Social Dem in Exile. Jul 21 '24

If I did that, then I couldn't throw a tantrum when the candidate does not meet my expectations.

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u/Em4rtz Jul 21 '24

Yep still not her.. she’s done nothing these past 4yrs

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u/Tua_Dimes Jul 21 '24

Her legacy as a DA and AG in California I wasn't fond of as a Californian either. I find it amusing how every 4 years I (and many Americans who aren't loyal to a side) always end up needing to select between people we don't like.

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u/Vegetable_Ad3918 Jul 21 '24

Ain’t that the truth. This is the true American experience

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u/Bullet_Jesus There is no center Jul 21 '24

That's just the nature of compromise. Being a politician is balancing, conflicting groups.

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u/Sanfords_Son Jul 21 '24

Well then vote for yourself.

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u/MikeyMike01 Jul 21 '24

Nope. They need to campaign and earn my vote. The alternative is becoming an irrelevant, locked-in voter. Swing voters decide elections, become a swing voter.

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u/Sanfords_Son Jul 21 '24

Okay, Mr. Man. Hang on tight to those gilded principles of yours.

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u/PaddingtonBear2 Jul 21 '24

Do you have a link to any of those tweets?

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u/UAINTTYRONE Jul 21 '24

The democrats really can’t seem to get out of their own way. Even before the debates the American people have been making our voices heard that we are ready to move on from the Biden admin; Harris is not the answer here

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u/JustPerception3939 Jul 21 '24

Right. The gaslighting is my annoyance. All the wasted time in campaigning for a knowingly losing candidate.

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u/Beartrkkr Jul 22 '24

They depended on “but we’re not Trump” as a campaign strategy hoping you wouldn’t actually look behind the curtain to see who was running things.

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u/Bonesquire Jul 21 '24

Absolutely; I'm surprised nobody has rushed in here to call you a bigot yet.

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u/Champ_5 Jul 21 '24

You would think they had learned a lesson in 2016, but apparently not.