"And a voter for an aspiring dictator backed by the world’s greediest fascists and oligarchs and enabled by a stolen and broken Republican Supreme Court is a vote for your vote never to matter again."

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats
/2

"Biden’s announcement turns a time of discord and distress for the Democratic Party into a time of opportunity and purpose. Democrats should seize the moment and rally behind the Vice President as our nominee and not wait until the formal nomination at the convention almost a month away."

~ Lucian K. Truscott

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats
/3

luciantruscott.substack.com/p/…

It's up to us now

President Joe Biden today announced that he intends to “stand down” as the Democratic Party candidate for president.

^{Lucian K. Truscott IV (Lucian Truscott Newsletter)}

"It’s too much time to waste, when the party needs to unify now and get on with the urgent business of running Donald Trump and his gaggle of discontents and fellow criminals into the river.

Joe Biden has taken the step so many have urged on him. We should thank him and unite, move forward, fight as a team and beat Trump."

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats
/4

"I will put on my boots and go to work day one. I will knock doors in rural spaces for a woman running to extend democracy for at least four more years. A qualified and vetted woman who will keep us on track.

We have to beat Trump, but after that, we need a reckoning in the party."

~ Jess Piper

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats
/5

jesspiper.substack.com/p/pov-a…

POV: A Rural Democrat on Biden's Announcement

I wrote a long piece on gardening and religion this morning and published it right before Joe’s news…bad timing. I won’t keep you long here except to say, as a rural Democratic activist, I’m pissed, but I’m in it to win it.

^{Jess Piper (The View from Rural Missouri by Jess Piper)}

"Even if she takes the nomination by acclamation, we will know much more about the prospects of an institutional defense against Trump by whether the media that once pushed Biden from the race now finds reason to dislike Harris, or to suggest she is an unworthy of a position she has spent the last four years preparing for."

~ Don Moynihan

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats #media
/6

donmoynihan.substack.com/p/bid…

Biden Out: Why It Should Be Harris

Five quick takes

^{Don Moynihan (Can We Still Govern?)}

"Democrats should lean on and reward Black leaders who have been the most loyal and staunch supporters of the Biden-Harris ticket. The Congressional Black Caucus, minus one individual, stayed united and steadfast in promoting the Biden-Harris ticket, and now they’re fully behind Harris. Black voters, especially Black women, are the strongest base of the Democratic Party."

~ Wajahat Ali

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats #BlackVoters
/7

thelefthook.substack.com/p/bid…

Biden, Harris, and the Test for American Democracy: Will We Rise to Meet the Opportunity?

Will America embrace the best version of itself and move beyond racism and misogyny? Or will this country succumb to white supremacy and self-destruction? Let's unite and fight for democracy.

^{THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali (The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali)}

"Speaking of Black women, Kamala Harris should be fully unleashed now as President Biden finishes his term. She is the best one to prosecute the case against Trump and MAGA’s extremist Project 2025 agenda. Biden can govern but he can’t articulate the case in public as well as Harris, so let her do it, especially when it comes to GOP’s kryptonite: abortion and women’s rights. Trump and the GOP can’t run away from their misogyny and cruelty."

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats #BlackVoters #women
/8

"Biden’s decision has given the Democratic Party a window of narrative dominance. It’s the biggest story in politics, and most Americans will come to understand its significance on Democratic terms—that Biden did something fundamentally patriotic, when he realized his campaign, under his direction as an 81 year old man, had created an intolerable risk of allowing Donald Trump to become president again."

~ Brian Beutler

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats
/9

offmessage.net/p/joe-biden-has…

Joe Biden Has Given America A Fighting Chance

That fight, against spooked and dissembling Republicans, needs to begin now

^{Brian Beutler (Off Message)}

"I urge all of you to take the president’s lead and stand with Kamala Harris in the battle against Trump. President Biden has sacrificed for his country and we should honor his decision by looking forward to the race ahead and working for the Democrats’ success."

~ Steven Beschloss

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats
/10

americaamerica.news/p/for-the-…

For the Good of the Country

President Joe Biden makes the difficult decision to withdraw from the race

^{Steven Beschloss (America, America)}

"For three and a half years, she has been the person the national-security apparatus would turn to if anything happened to the president. She’s become stronger and stronger as a public figure. The party doesn’t have the luxury of wasting time figuring out who else can gain support. For the party it’s time to mobilize behind her…."

~ James Fallows

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats
/11

fallows.substack.com/p/electio…

Election Countdown, 107 Days to Go: Joe Biden Passes the Torch

A sitting president changes everything about the race. We'll remember where we were, when we heard this news.

^{James Fallows (Breaking the News)}

"The endorsements have continued to roll in since Biden led the way, with President Clinton, Secretary Clinton, and Representative James Clyburn, the South Carolina Democrat who launched Joe Biden’s successful run in 2020, following suit."

~ Joyce Vance

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats
/12

joycevance.substack.com/p/the-…

The Week Ahead

July 20, 2024

^{Joyce Vance (Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance)}

"And as one of my friends pointed out, this means that so many of Trump’s 'arguments' are gone in one fell swoop: President Biden’s age, Hunter Biden, the whole 'Biden crime family' corruption allegations. All out the door.

This is the poetic justice the country has been looking for and richly deserves: A highly qualified, talented Black woman, a former prosecutor, will be the one to take down Donald Trump."

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats
/13

"Nothing says women refuse to accept second-class citizenship like electing one. I have no doubt she can do it, and I look forward to watching the support she receives from Hillary Clinton, her sorors, and pretty much everyone in America who loves democracy. We have work to do!"

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats
/14

"Donald Trump and Chris LaCivita are about to hit Kamala Harris with an avalanche of racist and sexist attacks and a ton of slut-shaming. Democrats across the board need to be saying now what we all know, which is that this will bring out the very worst of Trump. Racism and sexism are his brand. Charlottesville is his brand."

~ Josh Marshall

#KamalaHarris #Biden #Democrats
/15

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a…

A Small Matter of the Politics

This isn’t what I want to be discussing right now. But it’s...

^TPM