r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 • 6d ago

'Chill The F**k Out': John Fetterman Urges Democrats To Stick With Joe Biden | The Pennsylvania senator reminded panicked Democrats on Friday that he too had a bad debate once, yet he went on to win his Senate seat.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-debate-john-fetterman_n_667ea850e4b0415858d6a2f1
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u/jggearhead10 6d ago edited 6d ago

Can we fellow lefties and democrats please put together a petition to the DNC to put pressure on Biden to gracefully bow out and endorse a strong candidate? At this point, this is all hands on deck. Look, I’d even put money on the line. IF you succeed in getting a viable candidate on the ballot - I will donate at least $500. This is too important.

The debate was an unmitigated disaster for the democrats and honestly an undignified showing for a man that has proudly served his country for decades. Let’s let Joe Biden have a dignified retirement and have someone with a spine that can call out Trump on his blatant lies and authoritarian platform.

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u/longtermattention 6d ago

Go check out the DNC lawsuit where they argued in court they don't have to listen to voters at all and can do whatever they want. The DNC doesn't give a shit what voters want/think.

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u/like_a_cactus_17 6d ago

I can’t find the clip now, but Jean-Pierre said something similar when she was asked about Biden losing support from the younger voters over an unpopular policy Biden was pushing. Her comment essentially was “that’s unfortunate, but our job is to govern, not to convince or win over voters.” Like nope, in a representative democracy, you absolutely need to listen to your constituents first and foremost.