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This whole thing is another reminder of how different the Democratic party/liberal politics is from Bill Clinton to now compared to the FDR-LBJ years. Certainly, the goals, values, and actions are different. There are all kinds of reasons for that including the 'I got mine so now nothing else matters' philosophies of many elite level liberals/Dems. But, specific to the last several days, Johnson saw the writing on the wall and took a face-saving way out. He'd defeated Gene McCarthy in New Hampshire but Vietnam had already sunk his presidency and it would only get worse as he knew Robert Kennedy was about to enter. So he went on national TV and exited the race. I assume somebody has pointed this out to Biden (if they're allowed beyond the fortress walls, anyway).