MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoBiden Went Down Swinging—and He Was Swinging Left: There’s a good reason that AOC and Bernie Sanders supported the president until the bitter end of his campaignslate.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down120
arrow-up1259arrow-down1external-linkBiden Went Down Swinging—and He Was Swinging Left: There’s a good reason that AOC and Bernie Sanders supported the president until the bitter end of his campaignslate.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareblazera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down5·4 months agoProbably because there were a ton of calls for either of them to be the candidate instead, and they didnt want a split dem race if Biden stayed in. Its concerning they were supporting him because it shows theyre not in on whatever party leadership talks took place for Biden to step down.
minus-squareMagicShel@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up35·4 months agoNeither of them are leadership, but I still wouldn’t count on that. I think having a strong show of support makes Biden stepping down look classy instead of like he’s been hooked offstage like a muppet.
minus-squareaodhsishaj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·4 months agoYou know it was Pelosi wielding that hook.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI maintain he needs an elder abuse screening
minus-squaremosiacmango@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·4 months agoNah, this was a Biden call. Hes got 50+ yrs doing this and is in the big chair right now. No one could have unseated him if he wasent okay with it.
Probably because there were a ton of calls for either of them to be the candidate instead, and they didnt want a split dem race if Biden stayed in.
Its concerning they were supporting him because it shows theyre not in on whatever party leadership talks took place for Biden to step down.
Neither of them are leadership, but I still wouldn’t count on that. I think having a strong show of support makes Biden stepping down look classy instead of like he’s been hooked offstage like a muppet.
You know it was Pelosi wielding that hook.
I maintain he needs an elder abuse screening
Nah, this was a Biden call. Hes got 50+ yrs doing this and is in the big chair right now. No one could have unseated him if he wasent okay with it.