Do you agree with Biden's decision to not run in 2024?

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55 votes, 4 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Yes
	21 (38%)
	No
	33 (60%)
	Other
	1 (2%)
	4 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[dweller]

1. IBTL

😐


✌🏻

[Renew Deal]

3. lol

Reminds me of the good old days on DU.

Now we just need some "Message deleted"

[Polybius]

2. I'm really upset

So no.

[Celerity]

4. I do not know. My head is in a spin.

[mvd]

5. No!

I am sad and angry at the unfair attacks and backstabbing he has had to deal with. This will only change if the President announces a major health concern.

[Elessar Zappa]

6. I wish he wouldn't have but

I’m sure he considered it carefully.

[MineralMan]

7. Not my decision to make.

Whether I agree or disagree with it is irrelevant.

[nini]

8. I don't know because I have no background why he made the choice

I wish he didn’t have to though. I love that man.

[NewHendoLib]

9. Of course I'm crushed, but only president Biden knows

His own ability to handle the coming months.

I respect his decision.

[Sympthsical]

10. Ask me in November

And I'll have a lot of opinions about it!

[LeftInTX]

11. No, but I can't do anything about it.

[Renew Deal]

15. I don't make the rules, but it looks fine.

[MustLoveBeagles]

13. No

But I respect it

[Fla Dem]

14. Did not want him to, but he made the decision and I support his decision.

[Mr. Sparkle]

16. No, our path to victory is greatly reduced.

The incumbent has so much advantage going into an election.

[ITAL]

17. I said "other"

Because I didn't want him to stand down initially, but the more Democrats that came out against him, the more ammunition Republicans could have used against Biden in the Autumn lead up to the election...so he was basically kneecapped. He almost had no choice because reps turned their back on him, so he likely could never win.

Which sucks, but it was the smartest move at this point if Dems want to win. Total back stabbing.

[deRien]

18. Has something changed

about his health since the primaries? Hopefully, President Biden will make an official statement via live TV to let the nation know exactly what is happening.

[Marthe48]

19. It's a death sentence for America

I hope I am proved wrong.

[GoodRaisin]

20. It doesn't matter now. We have to block Trump from the White House.

I want to see every Biden naysayer get on board and endorse Kamala Harris. Today.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

21. I was against it before, but now that he has spoken, I agree

He is definitely not afraid of Trump, the media, or billionaires, so I'm sure he felt that it was time to pass the torch.

[Retrograde]

22. It's said the the presidency ages a person

more rapidly than normal. Look at pictures of Obama before and after - it's as if he aged a decade per term. And in Lincoln's last photos he looks a lot older than 56 (yes, he was that young when he died). After dealing with Covid, reactionary Republicans in Congress, relations with Israel and the rest of the Middle East and all the rest I'm not as familiar with I'm surprised Biden doesn't look 150!

That said, using my 20/20 hindsight, it may have been better if he had set out to be a one-term president and retire at the top of his game, knowing that there was a strong and diverse group of Democrats ready to step into his shoes. But that would have made him a lame duck president for at least a year.

I don't know all the details, so I can't say. The only advice I can offer Biden now is that he puts VP Harris more in the spotlight, and start delegating more to her.