“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” Biden wrote.
Edit: He’s endorsing Harris. all the news sites have live feeds.
- https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-pulls-out-presidential-race-live-2024-07-21/
- https://apnews.com/live/biden-trump-election-campaign-updates
- https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4784442-live-updates-biden-drops-out-2024-race/
- https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-trump-election-07-21-24/index.html
The only thing that’s saying is that the old man now seems even more scared of any potential countercandidate.
If I was Dems rn, whether it would be Kamala or not, I would just leave the GOP boil for a little (only a little), bring a bit of uncertainty to the table, and then announce the candidate. Not too much, as it would make them seem weak, but just enough to let the GOP consume themselves. That would be quite a move.