This is the best summary I could come up with:
Feeling angry and betrayed after numerous Democrats have called on him to step aside as the party’s presidential nominee, Joe Biden and his family may be coming to grips with the notion that he will have to leave the race.
Two sources familiar with the situation told NBC News that there are raw feelings at play as the Democratic National Convention is due to start in about a month’s time.
In Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention ended on Thursday, Biden’s deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks said the president “is not wavering on anything”.
One source said Monday could be a “big day” if Biden hasn’t withdrawn by then, with a bigger push for him to call it quits as congressional Democrats return from recess.
Biden is self-isolating with Covid-19 at his beach house in Delaware, where he has reportedly become more “receptive” to the notion that he may have to step aside, one Democratic adviser told CNN.
Two people familiar with the talks noted that any departure would have to put the party in the best possible place to beat Trump while also paying tribute for the more than 50 years Biden has spent in public office.
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Oh no hee angeee
I know it’s sort of trite, but every time I see one of these stories, it reminds me of how difficult it was to convince my dad to stop driving.
I mean I get it. We’re all people, we want our dignity. I was diagnosed bipolar and my biggest fear was having a mental breakdown and being locked away for the rest of my life. I hate the thought of not being able to be my own person with the freedom to navigate my destiny. I take my meds, I eat right, I exercise, I go to therapy, and I do so so I don’t end up involuntarily sanctioned. I want to build my own career, find love, see the world and experience what there is to experience and I don’t want that to go away.
Older folks are still humans who experience the same emotions as we all do, and they also want their dignity like we all do. It’s easy for us to pass these off as grumblings of senile folks, but from their perspective they were at the top of their careers yesterday and now they are being shoved out by society.
Biden needs to drop out, but I understand his hurt.
I know it’s a tired cliche, but I wish I had more upvotes to give you.
I didn’t want to go into any details, partly because I was counting on people who had gone through the same thing to just get it, but mostly because it would take at least a couple of paragraphs to even scratch the surface of the whole complex issue, and that wasn’t directly relevant at the time.
And you nailed it.
I clearly remember - the worst part of the whole ordeal wasn’t the times when he refused to face the fact that his faculties had diminished to the point that he could no longer drive safely - that was just frustrating. The worst part was the look of fear and dejection he’d get when he’d let down his guard enough to actually face that fact - those times when I could see that he fully understood and really agreed, and it crushed him.
So… yeah.
Maybe he can just get ready to run in 2028?
I feel angry and betrayed that he decided to hold out this long in the first place potentially fucking up the works for another candidate. If he drops out that is.
Seriously. He’s said twice that he’s not dropping out and if he’s serious then he needs to campaign like never before and silence all the critics. If you’re in it then get in it to win Joe!
He’s tired and such right now apparently, and can’t even campaign, but also very determined to not drop out. 😭
