Your comment feels fake. We know Pelosi, Schumer, Obama, Clooney, and the host of democrat Senators were really pushing his buttons. That is why he moved.
It was a selfless thing that President Joe Biden did. I think he really wanted to finish what he started and that is a hard thing to have to let go and turn it over to someone new. He has a heart of gold and he really does want to do what’s best for our country.
Surely you can't be that naive. Biden succumbed to immense pressure from Schumer, Pelosi, Obama and Co. They have more control of the democratic party than Biden ever had.
I don't care if he was dragged out by his ankles. The man spent his whole life running for president. He clearly wanted another term. And he could have waited longer and even fought the DNC at the convention. But he didn't. It might have taken longer than many would have liked, but he put aside his ego and his ambitions. I will never stop praising him for it.
Yes! This was a battle between Biden and his ego. This was not the party pushing Biden out but calling him out and he finally accepting the fact he was not the man for this moment.
@@JB-pu8ik I agree that he made the decision earlier and waited for the windbags of the RNC to deflate before making this strike because their whole apparatus was aimed at "Sleepy Joe" and now they have to scramble to retool.
I love Sarah, she’s been saying Biden needs to get out for a long time. She’s also walking the walk, doing the hard mind numbing work of a guiding a coalition to defeat Trump. Then once Biden drops out she is gracious, grateful and not stopping around and getting ugly like Mona. She doesn’t say I told you so. She like all of us are enormously relieved. Thank you Sarah ❤
I never want to see defeated Sarah again. Look at how re-energized she is, I was the same way. We needed this today. I needed this today. I was one of the IT workers during the outage 😭
I agree that he is the greatest living President. He did so much with so little, with the slimmest of margins. He stepped in when we really needed him to and now stepped aside to help the country again. The absolute best.
I appreciate your enthusiasm, but we're not 100% sure yet it's going to be Harris. I'm going to wait until a new nominee is selected, then that very SECOND I'm going to fire off a donation -- and I hope everyone else does too! Money talks, and a mass tsunami of donations will send the message we're united and we mean business!
President Biden deserves the utmost respect. He is an outstanding person and an effective, experienced statesman. He saved the country from idiot trump and Republicans who would sell their mother for power. I'm all in for Harris, who is well qualified and I expect will mop the floor with trump.
I'm a progressive liberal and have been watching your podcast for much of the last 6 months or so. And I've often thought "I would totally be friends with all of you people on here...we all have sooo much in common--REALLY!! I mean, a few things not, but I think we could debate those respectfully." So, I love seeing you all this excited after I watched JVL, Sarah and Tim the other day being so so sad and worried. We ARE going to defeat Trump/MAGA, as we are united together. And what I really hope is that after we DO, we can keep our common values our guiding light and make a really strong unified coalition for the whole country--make bipartisanship (or maybe poly-partisanship, or non-partisanship?) cool again! Love you guys, really. Thanks for all you've done to bring people on both sides together. LET'S GO!!! (Love how Sarah's so excited, she could do this all night! YES!)
I think it is probably pretty good timing because the GOP just wrapped up their convention and all the time they spent attacking Biden is now wasted time and effort.
@TheBulwark - Sarah Longwell, *thank you* for your energy and insights! Please keep sharing your excitement! Your energy is a reflection of mine and so many other pro-Democracy voters!
They already started with more Chaos media like CNN and MSBC will be digging up democrats who think Harris is weak someone else should replace Biden all the way to the convention. After the convention polling will show the same as it did before Biden stepped down they will all be scratching their heads wondering why voters didn't react with Harris leading by 10-15%. This is the problem with polling it's useless when your talking about 3-4%.
The problem is the democrats themselves. First they supported Biden and now those that supported him, have turned their backs on him. Sure, with lots of elogies, but the fact of the matter is Biden was not running the country.
Agree. If you follow Heather Cox Richardson, she did a very interesting Facebook live this afternoon, some of it dedicated to Biden's sense of political timing.
Thinking that Biden did this for public service is purely delusional. The real puppeteers, Clinton, Obama, Pelosi, Schumer, Blinken, the Pharma and War industry made this happen. They don't care about Americans, only about staying in power.
@@DW10463 He was outed by Obama, Hillary, Kamala and Pelosi. Then Pelosi has the nerve to say he deserves a head at Mount Rushmore. How hypocritical is that?
I thought Biden was too old in 2020 but he was my pick because I thought he was the only Democrat that could win. I never watched a single Biden campaign speech in 2020, partly because I couldn't watch him for fear that he would gaff severely, partly because nothing was going to stop me from voting for Biden.
We're here, at this very spot, because of 36% Approval Rating Mr. Biden. Now, we are going to be "saved" by his first mistake, picking Harris as a VP. Ms. 32% Approval Rating Ms. Harris.
"Dementia" is not a medical diagnosis. It's a general description of someone's cognitive difficulties that can be observed by anyone. Like noticing someone is having a mental health issue. That may be schizophrenia or something else. That differentiation is where a doctor would be involved. It was easy to see his speech and ability to communicate were markedly different than even a year ago in a number of ways.
@@christinem9183 Interesting I assume you are a DR that specializes in that field and has some type of knowledge that contradicts what Drs who do that have said repeatedly. In addition to that speech therapists that say - his speech difficulty is something that happens to stutterers - as they age . I honestly do not know because I am not an expert in that field. But I do listen and draw my impressions from the people who have expertise .
@@christinem9183 "Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. Though dementia mostly affects older adults, it is not a part of normal aging " Source: Alzheimer’s Disease Program (ADP)
Okay people, we need to keep in mind that Biden deserves to retire and write a book and do whatever he wants for the rest of his life. Of course he can consult to provide money for his next generation. He definitely served all Americans with heart and soul. He and this generation of blue voters have moved forward at a fast pace. We all know that. It's up to us to make our futures so bright we gotta wear shades! ✌️ ☮️
I am still saddened to think that America has completely lost the thread and would prefer to have an insane person in power rather than a kind, intelligent, good experienced administrator. I think Biden for all his inability to perform in the debates and interviews was more than capable of being president. I think that it is the " Reality Show Process" which has poisoned politics and life in America. Joe had assembled a great team around himself. I knew that if something had happened to Joe the policies and good governance would have gone forward with Kamala and the team in place. Republican/Maga likes to pretend that having a good team is some kind of scandalous trick. Yeah that why Trump fails at everything he does because he has no idea of how to run a buisness, a marriage, a family and sure as shooting, he has no clue on how to run a government. Trump is just a conman, thief. I am thrilled to see Harris at the head of the party and I hope she mops the political stage. Trump and his enablers have sown the wind and they are due to reap the whirlwind. You go, Kamala and blow this contagion away from America. We are asking you to take up a huge burden and I hope that we will be worthy of your efforts on our behalf.
Her first campaign is "Thanks, Joe! We got this!" And I absolutely think they need to just find a ton of regular women who will record that message over and over again ending in Kamala giving the same message.
JVL (Jonathan Last) LOVES Biden, he has a tattoo of the guy. He gave a real nice comment on Biden a few episodes ago. I think it was called The case for Kamala.
Don’t worry. We all love Joe and want his legacy preserved. That’s why we wanted him to pass the torch before he utterly destroys that legacy and our democracy together. But yes, everyone loves Joe.
*Trump would NEVER put country above self, which makes President Biden a HELLUVA LOT BIGGER AND BETTER PERSON than Trump the **#ConvictedFelon** could ever be.*
Biden is so lovely. I'm sad for him that this has happened, but he did get his lifelong dream and now he is getting the accolades he deserves. He is principled and has strong morals, which is not always so with politicians.
The benefit of him waiting so long - he HAD to be there for the NATO meeting right - is that the Republicans haven’t got as much time to disseminate crap about Kamal and her VP choice. If Dems will just say ok, we will back her and work our mutual agenda as best we can then we can win for sure.
I’m with Will in terms of who is better all around, but the combo of a woman and a gay man would not help us at all. We need to keep Mayor Pete out there and visible and have him ready for ‘28.
The timing of Biden's surprise announcement was perfect. Right after the Republicans blew their wad with a WWE convention brown-nosing Donald Trump's ego, Biden brings down the house with the ultimate self-sacrifice, handing over the Democratic baton to Trump's diametric opposite, Kamala Harris. True to form, Trump's immediate reaction is to pout about ducking out of the next debate, like a bilious pampered bully who can't stomach a fair fight.
I have never missed an episode of your show, but Mona’s comments on Biden beyond the pale E in this moment and I am out! Biden has shown nothing but class and character. Shame on her!
Mona give POTUS a break on the so called delay! The presidency was a lifelong dream Joe Biden fulfilled, and his parting with a second term was a very hard thing for him to do! He did it and that is what counts. He COULD have waited until the #$@%!, conventiom!!! Nice sentiment JVL you are right on! Cheers, Michael Albuquerque NM USA,
This feels like the first good news since _the debate_. I've not been a Harris follower before now but the polls show she's the candidate that the people favour and that's what this is all about. Democracy!
Thing that makes me laugh in addition to the age narrative, is the Reps have been screaming Biden is unfit to run, but when he essentially acknowledges that and steps aside, the Reps start squealing it's unfair and he's breaking the 'rules'. Can't have it both ways!
From DownUnder Australia - we are THRILLED, THRILLED that Biden stood down. Just in time to rescue the US (& the world), and just in time to save his legacy. I believe that Kamala will energise US voters enough to remove the Orange Threat! Dems always do better when they go BOLD, and the first woman, a woman of colour, that's something to get excited about! Bon Chance America!
Biden has been an amazing president!! This relief your feeling is from your own imagination creating a panic!! But now we only have 106 days to vote anyone but trump!! (This is crazy!) but maybe we need crazy to beat crazy!! Thanks for all you've done president Biden!
You got to be kidding. Why have an election.? we could pick names out of a hat based demographics. We can also assign everyone their own social worker.
Two women won't pull the disgruntled Republican voters which are needed to win. Your idea is a loser in November. They need a married, straight, white male with a family who is 45yoa and who is a moderate to pull independents and Never Trump Republicans. You are not thinking politically.
come on that is not going to happen - be realistic - this country has never elected a woman . Now you are expecting the thing keeping us from the 4th Reich - and I absolutely believe that - is a 1/2 Black , 1/2 Indian woman & another woman - come on be serious . I am not talking about capabilities - I have no doubt they can do it - but just the reality of electability. Lets hope and rally behind VP Harris . I know who I would love her to choose as a VP candidate - is Mark Millie - he has the foreign policy gravitas - he could be a tremendous asset - on that - both Israel and Ukraine . Not to mention he would not be bullied by those other two - losers
I love you guys! I had to stop watching/listening to you after the debate because I totally didn’t agree Biden should drop out. Slowly I started agreeing you might have been right. So I started watching/listening to you again (I am a paying subscriber and can’t thank you all enough for what you do) because I started thinking you were right. Today, I cried when Biden dropped out, but I was also relieved to move on. So, long way to say thank you for being right and not stopping pushing your views.
Mona is so torn. She belonged to a party that now has nominated Donald Trump three times. She still has a really hard time giving Joe Biden any credit for anything. Joe took three weeks after the debate to step aside and Mona is upset it took so long. She is still so much trying to hold on to her Republican party she claims Mitt Romney or George W would have done this better then Joe. Mona, disagree with Democrats on policy but shut up about the quality of the people in the party. The Democrats actually care about this country and your former party doesn't.
She can't let go of the party that has become MAGA. She claimed Mitt Romney or George W would have done things better than Biden did in stepping down. There's a Republican that wants the Democrats to save the country but still thinks the Republicans would do it better.
It might be cruel - but we do not have the luxury of being sad - this is existential threat - and we all need to act as if that is the case. I truly believe it is - if Trump were to get a 2nd chance - it will not be like the 1st - which I think was really really bad - the united states of America as we know it will no longer exist . - and I am an old white guy
I like Sarah but she can be a bit much sometimes. They don't not like Kamala Harris the media sidelined Kamala not Biden. And what's wrong with a letter? Good grief..lay off a bit.
It feels like a bright new day… we are off the Titanic and now hang-gliding along the coast. We can still screw this up, but we are certainly positioned now better than we were
@@user-zb9lv3gh8s She's got too many good Dem choices for VP to work with--she doesn't need to anger the left wing of the party with a Kinzinger pick. Kinzinger would make a great Secretary of Defense, though!
So has listening to Dems been depressing lately. Such defeatist attitudes within their own ranks instead of aggressive challenges toward the tRump machine.
I disagree with Mona (and others) about the timing of Biden’s departure. It not the was the lowest point of his presidency. Think about his departure in terms of strategy. He waited until after the RNC convention and their ticket being cemented. It left no time for a credible challenge to Kamala. He knew she was the best person to carry on his legacy.
I respect John Kelly, but believe we need him in Arizona for now. Governor Andy Bashear is a Democrat in the Red state of Kentucky. People love him. He would help the Harris ticket.
I would LOVE a Kamala / Pete ticket!!! I voted and donated to Pete in the primaries and he’s done nothing but impress the hell out of me every single time he speaks. That would be an amazing unity ticket. But I am a strong second for Mark Kelly. He’s a goooood man. Astronaut, Military, gov experience, name recognition, AZ votes, has been a string, loving and supportive husband, beat crazy maga opponent, a man’s man that everyone can feel good about. But at bottom I’m so energized for Kamala!! I’m in the coconut crew!! Thank you, Joe for all you’ve done for this country. 💙
I really have come to love and appreciate all of you at The Bulwark. As a Dem, I’m hoping that when all of this horror show is in the rear view mirror, that us moderate Dems and Republicans can sit down town together and form some good, strong coalitions to get the USA back on track.
What JVL said at the end is the most important thing, not regrets or criticisms of how and when Biden did the right thing. Hope we can put those types of comments to bed.
@@ecmarks438I can’t imagine how difficult that must be! It does seem like the US is in a never ending election cycle. Our ads aren’t nearly as negative as the ones I see during US elections but we are certainly sick of them after six weeks! Being in a battle ground state must feel exhausting. Hoping and praying for the best for you all!
@@LizSteeves thank you. Unfortunately a 2 party system has the populace bouncing between the parties hoping that their voices will be heard, but both major parties are beholden to the wealthy corporations, special interest groups or mega donors. Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed more dark money into elections, it is very rare to find an elected official who truly puts the country before political party and actually represents the voters interest... strike a balance. I have watched bipatisanship decline steadily over the past 30 years.
A good manager as well. The DA's office in Oakland and the office of Attorney General for the State of California ain't no walk in the park! She's a five-star manager as well! 🌟
Man, imagine serving 50 years in government, finally making it to the top only to lose your ability to complete a full sentence and losing an election to the most dangerous, most authoritarian sociopath this country has ever had to contend with
It feels like a bright new day… we are off the Titanic and now hang-gliding along the coast. We can still screw this up, but we are certainly positioned now better than we were!
Oh, we’re definitely in a better position now and it’s obvious because Trump and his people haven’t stopped crapping their pants since the news broke about Biden stepping away from the race. Their only path to a victory was a matchup with Joe. And even that could have been a toss up considering how unpopular Trump is nationally. They’re aware of how weak a candidate Trump really is. I’m confident, but they’ve got a lot of work to do in order to slam the door on MAGA.
Suggest that all the BULWARK fans go over to Ward Carroll's TH-cam Channel to see his interview with a Pentagon expert on the viability & credibility of the policies called out specifically in PROJECT 2025. This is the first criticism(s) we have seen of the Heritage Foundation's document from a National Defense point of view. 🌟
Straight, white male, married with a family who is a moderate Democrat with a military background to get moderates and Never Trumpers. I'd like to see Harris/Kinzinger; it would pull the Republican Never Trumpers en masse.
Wow…seriously? Attacking a one page memo when the 81 year old man is currently dealing with COVID? This was a tactical choice to wait until after the RNC, but he couldn’t control that he got COVID.
President Biden has made the noble patriotic choice. No words can express his great love for our country.We love what he's done for us 💕💙🇺🇸
So agree Sharon! 😊
Your comment feels fake. We know Pelosi, Schumer, Obama, Clooney, and the host of democrat Senators were really pushing his buttons. That is why he moved.
It was a selfless thing that President Joe Biden did. I think he really wanted to finish what he started and that is a hard thing to have to let go and turn it over to someone new. He has a heart of gold and he really does want to do what’s best for our country.
I think he was actually talking about NATO? Which despite how serious that is, it's not campaignable
Surely you can't be that naive. Biden succumbed to immense pressure from Schumer, Pelosi, Obama and Co. They have more control of the democratic party than Biden ever had.
The entire free world owes Joe Biden a great debt. No one else could have done what he did for us in 2020.
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I don't care if he was dragged out by his ankles. The man spent his whole life running for president. He clearly wanted another term. And he could have waited longer and even fought the DNC at the convention. But he didn't. It might have taken longer than many would have liked, but he put aside his ego and his ambitions. I will never stop praising him for it.
Yes! This was a battle between Biden and his ego. This was not the party pushing Biden out but calling him out and he finally accepting the fact he was not the man for this moment.
Couldn’t agree more!👍👍👍
@@JB-pu8ik I agree that he made the decision earlier and waited for the windbags of the RNC to deflate before making this strike because their whole apparatus was aimed at "Sleepy Joe" and now they have to scramble to retool.
I love Sarah, she’s been saying Biden needs to get out for a long time. She’s also walking the walk, doing the hard mind numbing work of a guiding a coalition to defeat Trump. Then once Biden drops out she is gracious, grateful and not stopping around and getting ugly like Mona. She doesn’t say I told you so. She like all of us are enormously relieved. Thank you Sarah ❤
I never want to see defeated Sarah again. Look at how re-energized she is, I was the same way. We needed this today. I needed this today. I was one of the IT workers during the outage 😭
Oh God. What a week you've had!!!
Wait I’m late to the convo- Sarah Hucklebee, Sarah Palin, huh?
@@Sbannmarie sorry I meant Sarah on this call has been so defeated since the debate, and I am so happy to see her cheerful again!
I agree that he is the greatest living President. He did so much with so little, with the slimmest of margins. He stepped in when we really needed him to and now stepped aside to help the country again. The absolute best.
Hear hear!!!
❤ 100% so grateful to President Biden 🙏
EFF ALL YALL! SARAH ALONG WELL YOU SURE HAD ME FOOLED
Well these people have not one iota of kindness for Biden.
Well said Very well said Cheers from Canada
I'm retired and almost dead broke, but I donated to Harris !!!! What is more important than our Country?
Some days it don't even pay to be Irish! RON JAGRAF/X nee the Murphys and the Donohues. 😊 We're donating as well despite unusually hard times for us.
Great work both of you. Many thanks.
I appreciate your enthusiasm, but we're not 100% sure yet it's going to be Harris. I'm going to wait until a new nominee is selected, then that very SECOND I'm going to fire off a donation -- and I hope everyone else does too! Money talks, and a mass tsunami of donations will send the message we're united and we mean business!
💙💙💙💙💙
Well, are you all planning on place everything she says and does under the microscope??? I would recommend that we stick with VP Harris!!
President Biden deserves the utmost respect.
He is an outstanding person and an effective, experienced statesman. He saved the country from idiot trump and Republicans who would sell their mother for power.
I'm all in for Harris, who is well qualified and I expect will mop the floor with trump.
😂 People won’t be able to stand her cackling.
@@debbieparker4821 Then by all means vote for the fascist so you don't have to be bothered by someone's laugh.
@@debbieparker4821 That's great reasoning.
@@debbieparker4821 Harris is the cackling one? You literally put a cackling emoji before your comment. Please think.
@@brookebyrne6615 well replied . It was a ridiculous post
I'm a progressive liberal and have been watching your podcast for much of the last 6 months or so. And I've often thought "I would totally be friends with all of you people on here...we all have sooo much in common--REALLY!! I mean, a few things not, but I think we could debate those respectfully." So, I love seeing you all this excited after I watched JVL, Sarah and Tim the other day being so so sad and worried. We ARE going to defeat Trump/MAGA, as we are united together. And what I really hope is that after we DO, we can keep our common values our guiding light and make a really strong unified coalition for the whole country--make bipartisanship (or maybe poly-partisanship, or non-partisanship?) cool again! Love you guys, really. Thanks for all you've done to bring people on both sides together. LET'S GO!!! (Love how Sarah's so excited, she could do this all night! YES!)
I second that emotion.
I think it is probably pretty good timing because the GOP just wrapped up their convention and all the time they spent attacking Biden is now wasted time and effort.
@TheBulwark - Sarah Longwell, *thank you* for your energy and insights! Please keep sharing your excitement! Your energy is a reflection of mine and so many other pro-Democracy voters!
EVERYONE NEEDS TO SUPPORT HARRIS. NO MORE CHAOS. UNITED WE STAND. STOP DIVIDING US.
We had given to Kamla Haris' Initial bid $15 millions now our group is going to give her $50 Millions.
Why her? She was only picked to compliment Biden as the old white male in 2020. Let's make it an open primary and she if she an earn it.
They already started with more Chaos media like CNN and MSBC will be digging up democrats who think Harris is weak someone else should replace Biden all the way to the convention. After the convention polling will show the same as it did before Biden stepped down they will all be scratching their heads wondering why voters didn't react with Harris leading by 10-15%. This is the problem with polling it's useless when your talking about 3-4%.
word salad harris is intolerable
The problem is the democrats themselves. First they supported Biden and now those that supported him, have turned their backs on him. Sure, with lots of elogies, but the fact of the matter is Biden was not running the country.
Thank you, JV, for your considerate, human, appreciative, emotionally mature, and understanding reaction to Biden's decision.
Biden did what RBG did not.
Biden understood that nobody is irreplaceable.
@@mfricke661 The greatest skill in a relay race is knowing when to pass the baton and how not to drop it when you do. Everything else is secondary.
RBG had a choice. Biden did not.
@@billcoleman4258RBG made the wrong choice.
It was wise of Biden to wait until Trump picked such a far-right VP. Had he stepped aside before, Trump might have chosen a more moderate VP.
Agree. If you follow Heather Cox Richardson, she did a very interesting Facebook live this afternoon, some of it dedicated to Biden's sense of political timing.
Good point. Didn't think of that.
Good point!
@@BeckyC-mr7co or a woman!!! Now they can’t do the McCain Sarah Palin Hillary Clinton equivalency
Planned
Joe just gave you a George Washington moment!
oh YEAH, hahahahaha……
Not only is this biden’s final act in public service, but it’s definitely him confronting his age head on. That shit is hard.
Thinking that Biden did this for public service is purely delusional. The real puppeteers, Clinton, Obama, Pelosi, Schumer, Blinken, the Pharma and War industry made this happen. They don't care about Americans, only about staying in power.
His sacrifice will define his memory. He will be remembered by a grateful world!
@@DW10463 He was outed by Obama, Hillary, Kamala and Pelosi. Then Pelosi has the nerve to say he deserves a head at Mount Rushmore. How hypocritical is that?
Joe Biden carried the weight of the world!!! And saved us more than once!
He literally made America great again
I thought Biden was too old in 2020 but he was my pick because I thought he was the only Democrat that could win. I never watched a single Biden campaign speech in 2020, partly because I couldn't watch him for fear that he would gaff severely, partly because nothing was going to stop me from voting for Biden.
That’s funny.
Same, hopefully this time will be rid of the conman Donald trump for sure
Biden does not have dementia. That requires a Dr. Be fair to Biden. He deserves our respect and gratitude.
Correct President Biden exhibits some age appropriate issues complicated by his lifelong stuttering he is not demented 😊
We're here, at this very spot, because of 36% Approval Rating Mr. Biden.
Now, we are going to be "saved" by his first mistake, picking Harris as a VP. Ms. 32% Approval Rating Ms. Harris.
"Dementia" is not a medical diagnosis. It's a general description of someone's cognitive difficulties that can be observed by anyone. Like noticing someone is having a mental health issue. That may be schizophrenia or something else. That differentiation is where a doctor would be involved. It was easy to see his speech and ability to communicate were markedly different than even a year ago in a number of ways.
@@christinem9183 Interesting I assume you are a DR that specializes in that field and has some type of knowledge that contradicts what Drs who do that have said repeatedly. In addition to that speech therapists that say - his speech difficulty is something that happens to stutterers - as they age . I honestly do not know because I am not an expert in that field. But I do listen and draw my impressions from the people who have expertise .
@@christinem9183 "Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. Though dementia mostly affects older adults, it is not a part of normal aging "
Source: Alzheimer’s Disease Program (ADP)
Okay people, we need to keep in mind that Biden deserves to retire and write a book and do whatever he wants for the rest of his life. Of course he can consult to provide money for his next generation. He definitely served all Americans with heart and soul. He and this generation of blue voters have moved forward at a fast pace. We all know that. It's up to us to make our futures so bright we gotta wear shades! ✌️ ☮️
100% agree 💯 also please make a little "edit in the fifth line of your comment. （ Life, not lie)
Oh, that was pretty cool to say! Especially the ending.✌️☮️
Oh that will happen for sure.
I am still saddened to think that America has completely lost the thread and would prefer to have an insane person in power rather than a kind, intelligent, good experienced administrator. I think Biden for all his inability to perform in the debates and interviews was more than capable of being president. I think that it is the " Reality Show Process" which has poisoned politics and life in America. Joe had assembled a great team around himself. I knew that if something had happened to Joe the policies and good governance would have gone forward with Kamala and the team in place. Republican/Maga likes to pretend that having a good team is some kind of scandalous trick. Yeah that why Trump fails at everything he does because he has no idea of how to run a buisness, a marriage, a family and sure as shooting, he has no clue on how to run a government. Trump is just a conman, thief.
I am thrilled to see Harris at the head of the party and I hope she mops the political stage.
Trump and his enablers have sown the wind and they are due to reap the whirlwind.
You go, Kamala and blow this contagion away from America.
We are asking you to take up a huge burden and I hope that we will be worthy of your efforts on our behalf.
imagine thinking the sound of someone's laugh is so much more important than the fate of the country.
I keep hoping for the asteroid. 🙄
over 50 million dollars raised in just 7 hours definitely helps
“Also he doesn’t want to go to jail.” Exactly!
If Rump looses He is definitely going to jail
Her first campaign is "Thanks, Joe! We got this!" And I absolutely think they need to just find a ton of regular women who will record that message over and over again ending in Kamala giving the same message.
Please don’t be disrespectful to Biden!!
JVL (Jonathan Last) LOVES Biden, he has a tattoo of the guy. He gave a real nice comment on Biden a few episodes ago. I think it was called The case for Kamala.
Don’t worry. We all love Joe and want his legacy preserved. That’s why we wanted him to pass the torch before he utterly destroys that legacy and our democracy together. But yes, everyone loves Joe.
It's mostly Trump and the MAGA cult that will be doing that.
Meh
I donated immediately and will continue!!!
Same here 💪🇺🇲💙
Same!!!
Same!
Me, too! Let’s go!
*Trump would NEVER put country above self, which makes President Biden a HELLUVA LOT BIGGER AND BETTER PERSON than Trump the **#ConvictedFelon** could ever be.*
Biden is so lovely. I'm sad for him that this has happened, but he did get his lifelong dream and now he is getting the accolades he deserves. He is principled and has strong morals, which is not always so with politicians.
The benefit of him waiting so long - he HAD to be there for the NATO meeting right - is that the Republicans haven’t got as much time to disseminate crap about Kamal and her VP choice. If Dems will just say ok, we will back her and work our mutual agenda as best we can then we can win for sure.
Agree...gop is crapping their pants 😂😅😊
I’m with Will in terms of who is better all around, but the combo of a woman and a gay man would not help us at all. We need to keep Mayor Pete out there and visible and have him ready for ‘28.
It took time, Biden wrestled with his pride, but he made the humble choice in the end... Something Trump could never, will never do.
The timing of Biden's surprise announcement was perfect. Right after the Republicans blew their wad with a WWE convention brown-nosing Donald Trump's ego, Biden brings down the house with the ultimate self-sacrifice, handing over the Democratic baton to Trump's diametric opposite, Kamala Harris. True to form, Trump's immediate reaction is to pout about ducking out of the next debate, like a bilious pampered bully who can't stomach a fair fight.
I have never missed an episode of your show, but Mona’s comments on Biden beyond the pale
E in this moment and I am out! Biden has shown nothing but class and character. Shame on her!
I couldn’t agree more, she’s awful
Mona give POTUS a break on the so called delay! The presidency was a lifelong dream Joe Biden fulfilled, and his parting with a second term was a very hard thing for him to do! He did it and that is what counts. He COULD have waited until the #$@%!, conventiom!!! Nice sentiment JVL you are right on! Cheers, Michael Albuquerque NM USA,
The Rs went to court dozens of times to end Biden's presidency. Now..."we need to sue to make sure he runs again."😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I think the timing was perfect- waiting for the rnc to be over and the attacks to be now obsolete
Can't wait until George Conway tells Sarah this week.
Imagine thinking everyone having access to healthcare is a bad thing…
As far as the n-word, you'll probably not hear it explicitly, but you will hear "DEI", which is the new code-word for the n-word.
Foot point!
This feels like the first good news since _the debate_. I've not been a Harris follower before now but the polls show she's the candidate that the people favour and that's what this is all about. Democracy!
Thing that makes me laugh in addition to the age narrative, is the Reps have been screaming Biden is unfit to run, but when he essentially acknowledges that and steps aside, the Reps start squealing it's unfair and he's breaking the 'rules'. Can't have it both ways!
Did the stakes for the felon just skyrocket now that he is running against an aggressive prosecutor?
This race has always been life or death for Donnie.
From DownUnder Australia - we are THRILLED, THRILLED that Biden stood down. Just in time to rescue the US (& the world), and just in time to save his legacy. I believe that Kamala will energise US voters enough to remove the Orange Threat! Dems always do better when they go BOLD, and the first woman, a woman of colour, that's something to get excited about! Bon Chance America!
Idea 💡 Send Joe Happy Retirement cards before he leaves 1600 Pennsylvania Ave to show our appreciation!!
Biden has been an amazing president!! This relief your feeling is from your own imagination creating a panic!! But now we only have 106 days to vote anyone but trump!! (This is crazy!) but maybe we need crazy to beat crazy!! Thanks for all you've done president Biden!
Yes, you guys, the mainstream media, actors, big wig leaders really screwed Joe Biden! I don’t think you add much to the topic!
LET WOMEN HEAL THE COUNTRY!!! HARRIS/WHITTMER 2024
You got to be kidding. Why have an election.? we could pick names out of a hat based demographics. We can also assign everyone their own social worker.
Two women won't pull the disgruntled Republican voters which are needed to win. Your idea is a loser in November. They need a married, straight, white male with a family who is 45yoa and who is a moderate to pull independents and Never Trump Republicans.
You are not thinking politically.
come on that is not going to happen - be realistic - this country has never elected a woman . Now you are expecting the thing keeping us from the 4th Reich - and I absolutely believe that - is a 1/2 Black , 1/2 Indian woman & another woman - come on be serious . I am not talking about capabilities - I have no doubt they can do it - but just the reality of electability. Lets hope and rally behind VP Harris . I know who I would love her to choose as a VP candidate - is Mark Millie - he has the foreign policy gravitas - he could be a tremendous asset - on that - both Israel and Ukraine . Not to mention he would not be bullied by those other two - losers
Democracy or trump. Full stop. End of.
Sarah, I think you’re wrong. Quit looking for things.
I love you guys! I had to stop watching/listening to you after the debate because I totally didn’t agree Biden should drop out. Slowly I started agreeing you might have been right. So I started watching/listening to you again (I am a paying subscriber and can’t thank you all enough for what you do) because I started thinking you were right. Today, I cried when Biden dropped out, but I was also relieved to move on. So, long way to say thank you for being right and not stopping pushing your views.
What Biden has done harks back to Cincinnatus of early Roman days :) Class act.
Relieved Australian
Mona is so torn. She belonged to a party that now has nominated Donald Trump three times. She still has a really hard time giving Joe Biden any credit for anything. Joe took three weeks after the debate to step aside and Mona is upset it took so long. She is still so much trying to hold on to her Republican party she claims Mitt Romney or George W would have done this better then Joe. Mona, disagree with Democrats on policy but shut up about the quality of the people in the party. The Democrats actually care about this country and your former party doesn't.
100% my husband a lifelong republican is ashamed about the chaos that is the gop...Mona is in a state of denial!
she misses Raygun.
Just a question Scott. Have you personally challenged or publicly spoke against your core beliefs to this extent?
She’s very disrespectful of Biden
🤮 Sit down Mona Sclhlafly. All the whinin' about Biden is unproductive and unseemly. I'm so over the bloviating of political social media influencers.
She can't let go of the party that has become MAGA. She claimed Mitt Romney or George W would have done things better than Biden did in stepping down. There's a Republican that wants the Democrats to save the country but still thinks the Republicans would do it better.
I love it - that is the perfect moniker for her - so true
Shapiro won me over in his moving press conference after the shooting at the Trump rally. He definitely has the “it” factor. 💯
But consider a Harris/Kinzinger AMERICAN UNITY TICKET.
It just happened, you are so cruel
Sarah. No we can’t just move on
It might be cruel - but we do not have the luxury of being sad - this is existential threat - and we all need to act as if that is the case. I truly believe it is - if Trump were to get a 2nd chance - it will not be like the 1st - which I think was really really bad - the united states of America as we know it will no longer exist . - and I am an old white guy
I've never seen this crew smiling and so relaxed! Gives me hope we are headed in a positive direction. Much appreciated.
I like Sarah but she can be a bit much sometimes. They don't not like Kamala Harris the media sidelined Kamala not Biden. And what's wrong with a letter? Good grief..lay off a bit.
I can't agree more with JVL. as usual. Biden has been a fantastic president and he is brilliant for stepping down.
So grateful!! Thank you guys.
It feels like a bright new day… we are off the Titanic and now hang-gliding along the coast. We can still screw this up, but we are certainly positioned now better than we were
SO F***ING RELIEVED OMG IM GONNA SLEEP LIKE A BABY TONIGHT🎉❤
Your comments about a corpse are so disrespectful
Shame on you mona!
I’m pumped right now. I think people don’t realize that this shake up will energize a lot of people. All the old polls should be thrown out
Kamala can't choose Newsom, you can't have both President and VP from the same State.
Mark Kelly would be a good choice, but consider a big AMERICAN UNITY TICKET with Adam Kinzinger.
Makes sense- I’m from California, but wouldn’t recommend all Californias on the ticket.
@@user-zb9lv3gh8s She's got too many good Dem choices for VP to work with--she doesn't need to anger the left wing of the party with a Kinzinger pick. Kinzinger would make a great Secretary of Defense, though!
This shows that Democrats are adults. It also shows that President Biden is a man of honor and decency.
Listening to Republicans is extremely depressing.
I couldn't agree more.
You're comment is depressing
@@jecj2024😂
So has listening to Dems been depressing lately. Such defeatist attitudes within their own ranks instead of aggressive challenges toward the tRump machine.
It really is
I disagree with Mona (and others) about the timing of Biden’s departure. It not the was the lowest point of his presidency. Think about his departure in terms of strategy. He waited until after the RNC convention and their ticket being cemented. It left no time for a credible challenge to Kamala. He knew she was the best person to carry on his legacy.
Sarah and Mona, be more gracious to Biden.
Mark Kelly as VP and let’s fucking do this.
From astronaut to VP! I love it!! Independent of the astronaut thing I do think he would be a great choice
I respect John Kelly, but believe we need him in Arizona for now. Governor Andy Bashear is a Democrat in the Red state of Kentucky. People love him. He would help the Harris ticket.
I would LOVE a Kamala / Pete ticket!!! I voted and donated to Pete in the primaries and he’s done nothing but impress the hell out of me every single time he speaks. That would be an amazing unity ticket. But I am a strong second for Mark Kelly. He’s a goooood man. Astronaut, Military, gov experience, name recognition, AZ votes, has been a string, loving and supportive husband, beat crazy maga opponent, a man’s man that everyone can feel good about. But at bottom I’m so energized for Kamala!! I’m in the coconut crew!! Thank you, Joe for all you’ve done for this country. 💙
I really have come to love and appreciate all of you at The Bulwark. As a Dem, I’m hoping that when all of this horror show is in the rear view mirror, that us moderate Dems and Republicans can sit down town together and form some good, strong coalitions to get the USA back on track.
What JVL said at the end is the most important thing, not regrets or criticisms of how and when Biden did the right thing. Hope we can put those types of comments to bed.
Yeah, JVL LOVES Biden, he gave a really nice commentary of him a couple episodes ago
She’s been performing extremely well and learned so much during the last 3.5 years
Please, no gloating. Spend energy going forward.
I sent in my check to Harris for President!
Change works against Trump bc we want him gone. Sick of the ugliness, the lies, the bigotry,
outstanding!!!! let's go!!!!
Guys! Election season in Canada is six weeks! Four months is a long time to get Kamala’s message across!
Oh how I wish USA election campaign was shorter. I live in a battleground state and it never seems to end. So sick of it.
@@ecmarks438I can’t imagine how difficult that must be! It does seem like the US is in a never ending election cycle. Our ads aren’t nearly as negative as the ones I see during US elections but we are certainly sick of them after six weeks! Being in a battle ground state must feel exhausting. Hoping and praying for the best for you all!
Australia has 6 wks also… and for goodness sakes that’s long enough. Go Kamala I think you’re amazing 💙💙💙
@@LizSteeves thank you. Unfortunately a 2 party system has the populace bouncing between the parties hoping that their voices will be heard, but both major parties are beholden to the wealthy corporations, special interest groups or mega donors. Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed more dark money into elections, it is very rare to find an elected official who truly puts the country before political party and actually represents the voters interest... strike a balance. I have watched bipatisanship decline steadily over the past 30 years.
@@ecmarks438 Each campaign has gotten longer and longer - this time I think inauguration was Jan 20, 2021 and this campaign started on Feb 1 , 2021
Not the “she speaks English you can hear the consonants and the vowels…”” 😂😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀
Completely disagree with Mona What utter BS!
His timing is perfect. No accident.
Vote Blue for Democracy
Vote for Kamala Harris for President
💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Tbf you need to be a great politician to rise to senator in California and then vp
A good manager as well. The DA's office in Oakland and the office of Attorney General for the State of California ain't no walk in the park! She's a five-star manager as well! 🌟
Love ❤❤❤ your comments Sarah!!!
Yes, JVL! Biden deserves respect for this really tough decision. Mona just doesn’t like Biden, I think.
So grateful to President Biden!!!!!
Man, imagine serving 50 years in government, finally making it to the top only to be backstabbed by your own party.
Yes!!! Shameful!
You Biden diehards are probably going to be justified for your rancor come November ? So get on board before your ennui becomes rancor?
Man, imagine serving 50 years in government, finally making it to the top only to lose your ability to complete a full sentence and losing an election to the most dangerous, most authoritarian sociopath this country has ever had to contend with
Very sad how this ended 😢 I will vote blue bc there is no choice, but I've lost respect for pelosi, schiff, schummer, & jefferies!
The other choice was Biden stay in the race and lose.
Excited/relieved Sarah is a delight. Great to see you all looking so happy and energised.
Sarah, an open primary would be STUPID.
Immensely thankful to President Biden for his lifelong service! 💙
Easy to talk about what someone else "should" do. It might be different if you were the person in that position..
Smart keep Bidens team in place!
It feels like a bright new day… we are off the Titanic and now hang-gliding along the coast. We can still screw this up, but we are certainly positioned now better than we were!
Yeah! I feel the same! Great day
Oh, we’re definitely in a better position now and it’s obvious because Trump and his people haven’t stopped crapping their pants since the news broke about Biden stepping away from the race. Their only path to a victory was a matchup with Joe. And even that could have been a toss up considering how unpopular Trump is nationally. They’re aware of how weak a candidate Trump really is. I’m confident, but they’ve got a lot of work to do in order to slam the door on MAGA.
Thanks for getting us through these last three weeks!
Suggest that all the BULWARK fans go over to Ward Carroll's TH-cam Channel to see his interview with a Pentagon expert on the viability & credibility of the policies called out specifically in PROJECT 2025. This is the first criticism(s) we have seen of the Heritage Foundation's document from a National Defense point of view. 🌟
This was a great panel Sarah's excitement was almost too adorable ❤
Well, thank goodness all Harris has to do is be perfect for the next 4 months while trump continues to be untouched and unaccountable.
BS
not BS at all. He gets a pass from the MSM for 95% of his F-ups
Yes, this channel full of blatantly anti-Trump pundits is going to campaign for Trump to win. 🙄
From a citizen thats from Kentucky, I couldnt think of anyone better fit to be Vice President than Brashear. Check out all he did during the pandemic
Yes!! I'm from nyc I truly believe that your Governor would be a good VP ticket
It's kinda ironic to think that the "DEI" VP needs to be a straight white Christian male.
Straight, white male, married with a family who is a moderate Democrat with a military background to get moderates and Never Trumpers.
I'd like to see Harris/Kinzinger; it would pull the Republican Never Trumpers en masse.
Joe Biden?
LOL
Adam Kinzinger for an amazing American Unity Ticket!!!
Wow…seriously? Attacking a one page memo when the 81 year old man is currently dealing with COVID?
This was a tactical choice to wait until after the RNC, but he couldn’t control that he got COVID.