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Associated Press - Joe Biden Ends 2024 Campaign for President (apnews.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.

The decision comes after escalating pressure from Biden’s Democratic allies to step aside following the June 27 debate, in which the 81-year-old president trailed off, often gave nonsensical answers and failed to call out the former president’s many falsehoods. Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take on Trump, and encouraged his party to united behind her.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's only a service if his replacement wins.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I don't know that I agree.

The real service would be to abdicate fully, especially now that we've seen exceeding and very public displays of his cognitive decline. Only his handlers know just how bad it is in truth, but I've seen enough to know that I do not want that person making the decisions that affect my everyday life in this country.

If we had an actual, bipartisan functioning government I'm not 100% sure Biden could survive the invocation of the 25th.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The last 4 years were some of the best I've seen under any president in my lifetime so I wasn't so concerned. I think a president is 99% who he surrounds himself with and his experience in pulling the levers of government (ie instincts), both of which were guaranteed to be far better than the alternative. If the dems lose because of this decision, it will surely be far worse for the country.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'm glad it worked out well for you.

I'm fortunate to have my basic needs covered but the cost of living crisis has hit me pretty hard, especially with two eighty-year old parents forced to drive for DoorDash in order to survive. Biden gets to ride off into the sunset with an eight-figure fortune and a presidential pension.

I am glad to see Biden finally going away, but I have no doubt Harris will be just as bad as he was, and to me, that doesn't lessen the blow simply because Trump is worse.