Posted on 07/21/2024 6:13:37 PM PDT by Libloather
On Sunday, President Biden chose National Ice Cream Day to announce he will not seek re-election for a second term, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to take over as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.
Biden said in a letter posted to X that he will “stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”
But if he had any respect for the office he holds, the American people, our republic or himself, Biden would resign from the presidency immediately.
No one said campaigning for re-election was easy. The schedule is punishing.
A candidate must address supporters, schmooze with donors, pose for photo ops, and travel to events around the country.
He or she is expected to debate the other party’s nominee, and we all know how that turned out when Biden faced off against former president Donald Trump on June 27.
Biden’s sagging poll performance explains his decision to withdraw — much more so than any fake notion of civic virtue his spineless supporters are floating on social media to prop up the Democratic Party’s dismal chances and tarnished image.
A poll of voters in the vitally important swing state of Michigan, released just hours before his withdrawal, found Biden trailing Trump by a huge margin of 7 percentage points.
But no campaign-trail challenge comes even close to the immense responsibility of serving as president of the United States — which Biden, whose own staff members say has only a few lucid hours per day and cannot be disturbed after 4:00 p.m., is manifestly unqualified to do.
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Not until after the convention.
It makes no sense otherwise.
Trump 48.
(Although I don’t believe Biden and Harris are legitimate and should be annulled).
Yes, he needs to be forced out if that is what is what it takes. And every interview with Harris should be why she hasn’t invoked the 25th Amendment, when did she no Biden was incompetent and senile, and why she thinks it is okay to have a president in this condition?
Leave him there. Let the clown kamalalala take over? No!!!!!
Allow the world to see what the demonrats are.
That they thinks he doesn’t have to shows their gall and contempt for the country and people.
It’s none of my business who a political party chooses as their nominee.
It’s everyone’s business who is president.
As bad as Biden is, Harris would be a hundred times worse. Everything is one big laughing to her.
But he was just so with it and spry a month ago. That’s some severe cognitive decline he’s had since then.
C’mon man...81 million votes...ehy would that level of popularity cause Biden to drop out? /s
Biden to Kamala is from the frying pan into the fire.
It is a total no win scenario.
This is awful for us, worse political news since Trump was found guilty of 34 bogus charges.
Now he will have to face someone other than a senile, creepy, sleepy, corrupt ancient man.
Agreed. Kamala Harris should be the POTUS right now.
I kept saying…
How could he make it to January 20, 2029??
2029!!!
Incompetent Harris will continue to keep us in grave danger. Never fear citizens, the status quo will be preserved.
Nah, main danger Biben is for USA. Already Biden sent $200 BILLION to Ukraine to protect it’s borders. Not a penny to protect our own borders.
Was going through Facebook this evening for first time today and it was packed full of pro-Kamala posts with photos and verbal cheering. They seemed to be from women and female organizations I didn’t recognize.
My take is......the primary reason Biden does not want to quit is
b/c he and the Biden Crime Family have done so much damage.
There’s so much to cover-up, they simply cant risk being found out.
They did as they pleased, took huge risks, thinking they’’d have four more years to cover it all up.
Biden duped so many people over the years, his enormous
ego never figured something like a debate would do him in.
As bad as Joe is, Harris would be worse.
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