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Joe Biden has broken my heart (Original Post) Joe the Revelator Oct 2015 OP
Did you forget the sarcasm tags? ibegurpard Oct 2015 #1
Not at all, I think Joe would have made a great President...probably the type of President Joe the Revelator Oct 2015 #2
I agree PatSeg Oct 2015 #12
sorry, joe restorefreedom Oct 2015 #3
Really sorry JtR. NCTraveler Oct 2015 #4
I know. I agree. I really thought he was going to run. Tipperary Oct 2015 #5
The credit card banksters are weeping, too. aikoaiko Oct 2015 #6
Oh please. Tipperary Oct 2015 #10
You obviously have zero character LettuceSea Oct 2015 #11
Some people PatSeg Oct 2015 #13
I was hoping he'd be in it, several months ago. MH1 Oct 2015 #7
I will probably back O'Malley in the primary now, though his lack of traction is annoying Joe the Revelator Oct 2015 #15
Sad but relieved LettuceSea Oct 2015 #8
For the people who are still bashing Joe LettuceSea Oct 2015 #9
DU PatSeg Oct 2015 #14
Aeschylus DemocratSinceBirth Oct 2015 #16
I'm like a boy who just likes the bad girls, my favorite candidates always leave me in the lurch... Joe the Revelator Oct 2015 #17
 

Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)
2. Not at all, I think Joe would have made a great President...probably the type of President
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 12:29 PM
Oct 2015

the country needs right now.

PatSeg

(47,418 posts)
12. I agree
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 02:37 PM
Oct 2015

I hadn't expected him to run until this past month or so. I was just getting used to the idea and was getting excited. This was quite a letdown. At least the non-stop Biden Bashing will stop.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
4. Really sorry JtR.
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 12:41 PM
Oct 2015

I have had candidates I supported lose the primary before. It hurts. I know he didn't lose the primary here, but I assume it is probably the same feeling for his supporters. It feels like opportunity gone and that a piece of your belief system has been dismissed. At least for me. Best wishes.

 

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)
5. I know. I agree. I really thought he was going to run.
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 12:44 PM
Oct 2015

He let it go on too long however, and I think he made the right decision.

I might have voted for him, but that is not in the mix anymore.

MH1

(17,600 posts)
7. I was hoping he'd be in it, several months ago.
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 12:54 PM
Oct 2015

But now, I agree it is too late.

When you are ready to look around, please take a good look at O'Malley, if you haven't already. He isn't exactly a Joe Biden but I think he does have some traits that contrast positively with the other candidates.

(That said, I am firmly in the "undecided" camp. All of them have things I agree with and things I disagree with. I have to figure out which combination of "not quite perfect" I prefer. But I think O'Malley should be much more in the conversation due to some of the interesting things he accomplished in Maryland. Or in other words, I want a real choice, dammit! )

 

Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)
15. I will probably back O'Malley in the primary now, though his lack of traction is annoying
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:13 PM
Oct 2015

He was my original stalking horse, but I was surprised that he couldn't make more of a dent in Iowa polling. I'll back him in the primary, probably, now that Joe is out, but honestly, this is an uninspiring group of candidates for me.

LettuceSea

(337 posts)
8. Sad but relieved
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 02:21 PM
Oct 2015

He got to enjoy the spotlight, and highlights of a campaign, without officially running.

Sad day but look on the bright side, he doesn't have to go through the meat grinder after losing his son.

PatSeg

(47,418 posts)
14. DU
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 02:44 PM
Oct 2015

is really an unpleasant place during the primaries. I generally avoid GDP like the plague. Now that Joe's not running, I can go back to that mode. There is rarely anything of relevance posted here, just bashing one another 24/7.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
16. Aeschylus
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:16 PM
Oct 2015
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

Aeschylus



 

Joe the Revelator

(14,915 posts)
17. I'm like a boy who just likes the bad girls, my favorite candidates always leave me in the lurch...
Wed Oct 21, 2015, 08:21 PM
Oct 2015

Gore- My first foray into political lust, when i found out he wasn't willing to fight for me it was already too late

Wes Clark- This was my highschool crush, my first love, and man, he tore my heart out.

Obama- Lets be honest, I got lucky here

Biden- I was ready to settle, but he wouldn't commit.

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