I think I will always have lots of empathy and admiration for him. He was and is someone who's actions show character and who's character is genuinely rooted in trying to help the populace.

If there was a way to traverse dimensions to one where things went right for his election, I'd go there. The one we're in just...sucks.

Always will. He is too old to run but I believe we will not see another politician like him in our lives. Regardless of you views on his policies you cannot deny that he cares about others and is doing what he believes is best for all humans.

We must continue his legacy... https://youtu.be/ZlZaVtCT5HI

~~Bern, Switzerland~~ wait, wrong one

Everyone loves Bernie. I've never thought of him as the Keanu Reeves of politicians, but it now occurs to me.

It's Harris time baby

Have we been coconut-pilled? Will we ever recover from this? Long-coco?

That's it. The mittens are off.

Because we're not the fucking Republican party that bows and scrapes at the feet of whatever douchebag has taken the reins of the party. She may be the nominee and hopefully she will become our next president. But there's no way in hell that Bernie's going to tow whatever line she decides to take as president. He's going to fight for all the things he's always fought for. Cause he's fucking Bernie Sanders.

It looks like a WWE main event poster

Aside from having to switch his stance because Biden dropped out, higher profile politicians have to plan out when they announce their endorsements. The ones that progressive and liberal voters really care about are those of Obama and Bernie. You let the candidate build up some momentum to see how they do, and she did pretty well. They also want to make sure they can actually successfully accomplish making her the new nominee, seeing as how this was a weird situation. Then, you start doling out the endorsements at opportune times. You want to spread them out a little bit, but still leave them close enough to give the public that overall impression when they’re reading the news that the candidate is still building and gaining more momentum. As you can see, it works. Excitement about her replacing Biden is a wake they absolutely should ride as long as they can. Go too fast or too slow and you lose the boost.

I think Sanders along with others was working with Biden to make sure the policies he ran on were as progressive as he could get them to be, presumably he was holding off on whether Harris would change tack or run on those same policies.

Perhaps they spoke.

EDIT: Who knows? Maybe about a cabinet position?

Probably Obama's endorsement which finally shut down the prospects of a contested primary.

The Dems got into the mess with Biden because they wouldn't test him with an actual open primary process. Not having a contest for Harris may be pragmatic but it may dog the party in the future. If she loses then there will be recriminations. And if she wins they will have to think about what they do in 2028 - does she get a free pass again or does the party get a say? Do all those ambitious contenders step aside again?

Problems for another day. I think the dems are doing the right thing in coronating Harris now as they have been left with no choice. But they really need to think about what happens with sitting presidents and the primaries - waving Biden through was disasterous, and him dragging his feet on steeping down shut down all other options. I have very little respect left for Biden - he did the right thing but took far too long to do it, risking everything.