I think you can bank on the PTB had already talked to her about stepping aside, and have a candiate in mind to take her place. She didn’t decide to drop a bomb on the Dems.
Makes sense - have the R’s got anyone teed up?
I guess the state didn’t want to “suspend” the election for a couple years?
Obama was very quick to publicly give accolades for the fine work Bev has done and gave her warm, well-wishes. That tells me right there that she was given the boot. She can’t win and the Democrat mob will put in someone else they think can.