▲ 1040 ▼ [Mega thread] - Biden ends bid for presidency (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 580 comments fedilink hide all child comments Biden announced he's ending his bid for the presidency via X (formerly twitter). Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e5xpdzkd8o https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-trump-election-07-21-24/index.html https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/president-joe-biden-drops-2024-presidential-race-rcna159867
[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes more pandering from the DNC to the far right individuals who would never vote for a Democrat to begin with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago Pandering to the right, yes - but this is just how coalitions work. Obama's ability to appeal to rank and file white workers in places like Michigan is part of how he won. A lot of Obama voters in those states voted for Trump. Not everyone on the right is an ideological zealot (even if those are the most visible and make up the base). Being able to pick up some votes among "center-right" voters is a long-standing electoral strategy for the Democrats. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago Pandering to the right, yes - but this is just how coalitions work. Obama's ability to appeal to rank and file white workers in places like Michigan is part of how he won. A lot of Obama voters in those states voted for Trump. Not everyone on the right is an ideological zealot (even if those are the most visible and make up the base). Being able to pick up some votes among "center-right" voters is a long-standing electoral strategy for the Democrats. permalink fedilink source parent