I mean obviously. Both that she is exceeding expectations and that they would say that
CBSnews on
Here’s a preview of the story:
Tim Ryan, the former Ohio congressman, said he “took a lot of hits” from his fellow Democrats in late June, when he became the first Democrat to publicly recommend Vice President Kamala Harris replace President Biden atop the Democratic ticket, after Biden’s disastrous debate performance.
Ryan made waves and headlines on July 2, when he launched a media tour recommending not just that Mr. Biden abandon his reelection bid, but specifically said Harris should be the new nominee.
At a fragile moment, with Democrats frustrated and fearful about the president’s reelection prospects, Ryan posted on social media that Harris “has significantly grown into her job, she will destroy Trump in debate, highlight choice (as an) issue, energize our base, bring back young voters and give us generational change. It’s time!”
He said he thought he was just “whistling in the wind” a few weeks later, when he later called on Harris to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate.
Laughing aloud, Ryan told CBS News he recently received a text message from a friend who was impressed by his newfound ability to predict the future. “When are we going to Vegas,” the friend asked.
I’ll be very happy to toot my own horn on this, the day after elections.
Until then, your way of life hinges on your vote.
armchairmegalomaniac on
I’ve followed and been a massive fan of Harris for many years and supported her in 2020. I always saw her as a future leader of the country and already knew what she was capable of in grilling nominees and witnesses during her time in the Senate. I knew she had a brilliant mind.
And still she has been exceeding my expectations to such an extent that I now think she will not only be President but be a transformative President, one of the most important ones we’ve ever had.
mlc885 on
It hasn’t been a disaster, she is doing very well. So nobody who supported this idea would be unhappy, they wouldn’t have expected her to poll at 70%, that was never a possibility.
SuperGenius9800 on
Americans were screaming for anybody but Trump or Biden for years. She’s running a near perfect campaign so far with 7 weeks to go. She’s got this.
nwgdad on
She was masterful as she poked at the idiot and pulled all of his strings.
Talbertross on
I was gonna vote Biden, of course I was. But I sure as hell wasn’t excited about it. I’m excited now and I feel excitement around me.
okwtheburntones on
It definitely was good timing for Biden to choose to give way to Harris with a shorter window to the election.
Worth_Much on
It’s almost like there was divine intervention here. I mean it’s very unusual to have a general election debate in June and was something Biden wanted. Had he not done that debate and just followed the usual script of debates after Labor Day he’d still be the nominee now and everyone would be bracing for big losses. Even if he did just okay in the June debate it wouldn’t have been enough to push him out. The fact that he did soooo bad put all of this in motion and gave Harris just enough time to right the ship. This will go down as the craziest election in my lifetime.
autotldr on
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-who-urged-biden-exit-race-harris/) reduced by 84%. (I’m a bot)
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> Tim Ryan, the former Ohio congressman, said he "Took a lot of hits" from his fellow Democrats in late June, when he became the first Democrat to publicly recommend Vice President Kamala Harris replace President Biden atop the Democratic ticket, after Biden's disastrous debate performance.
> Rep. Angie Craig, a third-term moderate Democrat in a competitive district south of Minneapolis, was also among the first wave of Democrats who called on Mr. Biden to leave the race.
> Rep. Suzan Delbene, a Washington Democrat who chairs the House Democratic campaign arm, told CBS News, "House Democrats have been running ahead all cycle, and now we are seeing an additional boost in enthusiasm and energy with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz at the top of the ticket.”
I think almost all of us feel that way. I didn’t know what to expect from a candidate who couldn’t show 1% support in her own attempt at the Presidential primary.
This has been a huge and very pleasant surprise, particularly now that we know she can beat him in debates
Kind-City-2173 on
Can’t believe republicans are saying Biden’s move to drop out was undemocratic. Just trying to stir up more things with no substance
riko77can on
The immediate unified support behind her and the energy has definitely exceeded my expectations. She didn’t have much of a presence to speak of in the national consciousness when Biden dropped out, but that really changed overnight.
TheOtherUprising on
It was always a risk but it was one that had to be made. The perception of Biden after that debate was baked in and he had no path to victory. Harris at least had a chance and so far she’s done well and is probably the favourite at this point.
MushroomFondue on
Joe Biden’s decision to step down from the ticket cemented his legacy as legendary. He pulled us through the COVID pandemic and brought us back from the brink of economic disaster. He also rebuilt the executive branch and our relationships with our allies. He even passed some of the most significant legislation in recent history with a bitterly divided congress. We are so lucky to have Joe as our president.
Dry_Mastodon7574 on
Biden has been such a giid leader that I’m convinced that it was his plan all along to get Harris to win this election.
inigos_left_hand on
Yeah, so far I’d say she’s crushing it.
Sure_Quality5354 on
Turns out, you SHOULD listen to the voters. What a novel concept.
rmatherson on
I agree.
I felt like I had some idea of who she was, but I absolutely did not. I’m already proud of her, and I will be proud of her as president
ammjajt1 on
Hell yes! She did!
I was so worried cause the switch happened so late in the election cycle.But seeing Trump’s whole “Sleepy Joe” attack get defanged has been so worth it.Now he is the older candidate and looks like he has no idea how to handle it.
vinyl_squirrel on
I did not think Biden dropping out was a good move. Nothing against Harris at the time, just didn’t think that changing candidates would improve the chances for the Democrats. Happily I seem to have been very wrong.
TrooperJohn on
The debate bar was limbo-low for Trump. He still tripped.
Harris pole-vaulted over hers.
So the legacy media was trying to figure out how to spin this trainwreck for trump. At which point the Taylor Swift endorsement dropped.
astrozombie2012 on
I’m glad I was wrong about Biden dropping out. I had believed it was too late, Harris was my first choice when Biden won the nomination 4 years ago, but I didn’t know if she could get enough momentum this late in the cycle. I’m so glad I was wrong and so hopeful for the outcome of this election. This is the first time in a long time I’ve felt any amount of hope about the future of our country, despite the decent job Biden has done, I just felt the looming threat of Trump and the GOP making a resurgence. If Kamala smacks down Trump there’s a good chance he won’t make it to the next election and MAGA will fall apart and the GOP might return to sanity and that brings me joy.
alldayattherock on
I’m actually hopeful and excited, what a confusing time to be a member of the Democratic Party.Â
EricThePerplexed on
I voted for Harris in the 2020 primary, and then of course, for the Biden Harris ticket. I’m also shocked.
It was a roll of the dice, but I also thought Biden needed to step down after the first debate. Not because I’m worried about his capabilities, but because of the collapse in confidence.
Biden stepped down with such masterful grace, and the Democrats have acted with such strategic savvy, great messaging, and energetic zeal to win this thing. Harris and Walz have been flawless in their execution.
The Democrats are now doing everything humanly possible with such smarts and intensity. The party has our back. We all need to do OUR part. Donate, volunteer, and vote blue with friends! 🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙
MissionCreeper on
Are there any actual Democrats who are regretting the decision? I mean, at this point, even if, God forbid something extreme happens that costs Harris the presidency, I can’t imagine a world in which Biden would have performed better.
linuxphoney on
Shit, I didn’t even want him to step down and she’s wildly exceeding expectations. She’s knocking it well out of the park.
alexamerling100 on
I was worried we wouldn’t be united. Glad I was proven wrong.
jayfeather31 on
I was pleased with Harris’s performance on Tuesday, at the very least. However, I still have this sense of lingering dread I can’t shake off, as though Harris’s debate victory was actually an aberration against the tide.
She will have my vote in November, but I hope I will be proven wrong on Election Day. This needs to be a landslide.
thistimelineisweird on
I was concerned. Now we have donated $600 and counting.
kdeff on
I was hesitant about Biden dropping out; mostly because I was afraid there would be a power grab and no unity in the Democratic party; and also for fear that the new candidate may not be any better.
I am so relieved that the Democrats fell in line – which they need to do at the risk of a trump presidency – and that Harris’ campaign seems to be doing very well so far.
FloatDH2 on
Even I was iffy on Kamala. Of course she had my vote from the jump, it was the undecided that I was afraid wouldn’t get on her train. After that debate though, goddamn…I couldn’t be more excited for her campaign. That debate was a masterclass and showed that country what a real, true to heart presidential candidate looks like.
ioncloud9 on
I can’t believe how in array democrats have been since July 21st.
Darkhallows27 on
As one of the Dems that was skeptical of him stepping down, I’ve never been more delighted to be wrong, holy moly.
Illumanacho69 on
My expectations was to do better than biden publicly and in the debate. She came across as a normal person running for president. Also she’s not 90
ChipDriverMystery on
I’ll eat gladly eat crow on this one. I remember feeling very anxious at the idea of Biden dropping out, but I now think it has been executed masterfully. Fingers crossed that the momentum continues to build.
DarthSamwiseAtreides on
I have a freezer full of crown I have to eat because of Harris. She’s been absolutely killing it.
JazzlikeFountain on
Some politicians fail their exit from politics. Biden didn’t : What a beautiful and generous way to end a career.
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It’s looking that way, isn’t it!
I mean obviously. Both that she is exceeding expectations and that they would say that
Here’s a preview of the story:
Tim Ryan, the former Ohio congressman, said he “took a lot of hits” from his fellow Democrats in late June, when he became the first Democrat to publicly recommend Vice President Kamala Harris replace President Biden atop the Democratic ticket, after Biden’s disastrous debate performance.
Ryan made waves and headlines on July 2, when he launched a media tour recommending not just that Mr. Biden abandon his reelection bid, but specifically said Harris should be the new nominee.
At a fragile moment, with Democrats frustrated and fearful about the president’s reelection prospects, Ryan posted on social media that Harris “has significantly grown into her job, she will destroy Trump in debate, highlight choice (as an) issue, energize our base, bring back young voters and give us generational change. It’s time!”
He said he thought he was just “whistling in the wind” a few weeks later, when he later called on Harris to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate.
Laughing aloud, Ryan told CBS News he recently received a text message from a friend who was impressed by his newfound ability to predict the future. “When are we going to Vegas,” the friend asked.
**Read more:** [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-who-urged-biden-exit-race-harris/](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-who-urged-biden-exit-race-harris/)
Biden made a great decision
I’ll be very happy to toot my own horn on this, the day after elections.
Until then, your way of life hinges on your vote.
I’ve followed and been a massive fan of Harris for many years and supported her in 2020. I always saw her as a future leader of the country and already knew what she was capable of in grilling nominees and witnesses during her time in the Senate. I knew she had a brilliant mind.
And still she has been exceeding my expectations to such an extent that I now think she will not only be President but be a transformative President, one of the most important ones we’ve ever had.
It hasn’t been a disaster, she is doing very well. So nobody who supported this idea would be unhappy, they wouldn’t have expected her to poll at 70%, that was never a possibility.
Americans were screaming for anybody but Trump or Biden for years. She’s running a near perfect campaign so far with 7 weeks to go. She’s got this.
She was masterful as she poked at the idiot and pulled all of his strings.
I was gonna vote Biden, of course I was. But I sure as hell wasn’t excited about it. I’m excited now and I feel excitement around me.
It definitely was good timing for Biden to choose to give way to Harris with a shorter window to the election.
It’s almost like there was divine intervention here. I mean it’s very unusual to have a general election debate in June and was something Biden wanted. Had he not done that debate and just followed the usual script of debates after Labor Day he’d still be the nominee now and everyone would be bracing for big losses. Even if he did just okay in the June debate it wouldn’t have been enough to push him out. The fact that he did soooo bad put all of this in motion and gave Harris just enough time to right the ship. This will go down as the craziest election in my lifetime.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-who-urged-biden-exit-race-harris/) reduced by 84%. (I’m a bot)
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> Tim Ryan, the former Ohio congressman, said he "Took a lot of hits" from his fellow Democrats in late June, when he became the first Democrat to publicly recommend Vice President Kamala Harris replace President Biden atop the Democratic ticket, after Biden's disastrous debate performance.
> Rep. Angie Craig, a third-term moderate Democrat in a competitive district south of Minneapolis, was also among the first wave of Democrats who called on Mr. Biden to leave the race.
> Rep. Suzan Delbene, a Washington Democrat who chairs the House Democratic campaign arm, told CBS News, "House Democrats have been running ahead all cycle, and now we are seeing an additional boost in enthusiasm and energy with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz at the top of the ticket.”
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I think almost all of us feel that way. I didn’t know what to expect from a candidate who couldn’t show 1% support in her own attempt at the Presidential primary.
This has been a huge and very pleasant surprise, particularly now that we know she can beat him in debates
Can’t believe republicans are saying Biden’s move to drop out was undemocratic. Just trying to stir up more things with no substance
The immediate unified support behind her and the energy has definitely exceeded my expectations. She didn’t have much of a presence to speak of in the national consciousness when Biden dropped out, but that really changed overnight.
It was always a risk but it was one that had to be made. The perception of Biden after that debate was baked in and he had no path to victory. Harris at least had a chance and so far she’s done well and is probably the favourite at this point.
Joe Biden’s decision to step down from the ticket cemented his legacy as legendary. He pulled us through the COVID pandemic and brought us back from the brink of economic disaster. He also rebuilt the executive branch and our relationships with our allies. He even passed some of the most significant legislation in recent history with a bitterly divided congress. We are so lucky to have Joe as our president.
Biden has been such a giid leader that I’m convinced that it was his plan all along to get Harris to win this election.
Yeah, so far I’d say she’s crushing it.
Turns out, you SHOULD listen to the voters. What a novel concept.
I agree.
I felt like I had some idea of who she was, but I absolutely did not. I’m already proud of her, and I will be proud of her as president
Hell yes! She did!
I was so worried cause the switch happened so late in the election cycle.But seeing Trump’s whole “Sleepy Joe” attack get defanged has been so worth it.Now he is the older candidate and looks like he has no idea how to handle it.
I did not think Biden dropping out was a good move. Nothing against Harris at the time, just didn’t think that changing candidates would improve the chances for the Democrats. Happily I seem to have been very wrong.
The debate bar was limbo-low for Trump. He still tripped.
Harris pole-vaulted over hers.
So the legacy media was trying to figure out how to spin this trainwreck for trump. At which point the Taylor Swift endorsement dropped.
I’m glad I was wrong about Biden dropping out. I had believed it was too late, Harris was my first choice when Biden won the nomination 4 years ago, but I didn’t know if she could get enough momentum this late in the cycle. I’m so glad I was wrong and so hopeful for the outcome of this election. This is the first time in a long time I’ve felt any amount of hope about the future of our country, despite the decent job Biden has done, I just felt the looming threat of Trump and the GOP making a resurgence. If Kamala smacks down Trump there’s a good chance he won’t make it to the next election and MAGA will fall apart and the GOP might return to sanity and that brings me joy.
I’m actually hopeful and excited, what a confusing time to be a member of the Democratic Party.Â
I voted for Harris in the 2020 primary, and then of course, for the Biden Harris ticket. I’m also shocked.
It was a roll of the dice, but I also thought Biden needed to step down after the first debate. Not because I’m worried about his capabilities, but because of the collapse in confidence.
Biden stepped down with such masterful grace, and the Democrats have acted with such strategic savvy, great messaging, and energetic zeal to win this thing. Harris and Walz have been flawless in their execution.
The Democrats are now doing everything humanly possible with such smarts and intensity. The party has our back. We all need to do OUR part. Donate, volunteer, and vote blue with friends! 🇺🇸💙🇺🇸💙
Are there any actual Democrats who are regretting the decision? I mean, at this point, even if, God forbid something extreme happens that costs Harris the presidency, I can’t imagine a world in which Biden would have performed better.
Shit, I didn’t even want him to step down and she’s wildly exceeding expectations. She’s knocking it well out of the park.
I was worried we wouldn’t be united. Glad I was proven wrong.
I was pleased with Harris’s performance on Tuesday, at the very least. However, I still have this sense of lingering dread I can’t shake off, as though Harris’s debate victory was actually an aberration against the tide.
She will have my vote in November, but I hope I will be proven wrong on Election Day. This needs to be a landslide.
I was concerned. Now we have donated $600 and counting.
I was hesitant about Biden dropping out; mostly because I was afraid there would be a power grab and no unity in the Democratic party; and also for fear that the new candidate may not be any better.
I am so relieved that the Democrats fell in line – which they need to do at the risk of a trump presidency – and that Harris’ campaign seems to be doing very well so far.
Even I was iffy on Kamala. Of course she had my vote from the jump, it was the undecided that I was afraid wouldn’t get on her train. After that debate though, goddamn…I couldn’t be more excited for her campaign. That debate was a masterclass and showed that country what a real, true to heart presidential candidate looks like.
I can’t believe how in array democrats have been since July 21st.
As one of the Dems that was skeptical of him stepping down, I’ve never been more delighted to be wrong, holy moly.
My expectations was to do better than biden publicly and in the debate. She came across as a normal person running for president. Also she’s not 90
I’ll eat gladly eat crow on this one. I remember feeling very anxious at the idea of Biden dropping out, but I now think it has been executed masterfully. Fingers crossed that the momentum continues to build.
I have a freezer full of crown I have to eat because of Harris. She’s been absolutely killing it.
Some politicians fail their exit from politics. Biden didn’t : What a beautiful and generous way to end a career.