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People Close to Biden Say He Appears to Accept He May Have to Leave the Race
NY Times ^ | 7/18.2024 | Michael D. Shear, Peter Baker and Katie Rogers

Posted on 07/18/2024 7:07:05 PM PDT by TomServo

Several people close to President Biden said on Thursday that they believe he has begun to accept the idea that he may not be able to win in November and may have to drop out of the race, bowing to the growing demands of many anxious members of his party.

One of the people close to him warned that the president had not yet made up his mind to leave the race after three weeks of insisting that almost nothing would drive him out. But another said that “reality is setting in,” and that it would not be a surprise if Mr. Biden made an announcement soon endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement.

This account is based on interviews with four people close to the president, all of whom described the situation as extremely delicate and spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid offending the president. Mr. Biden remained in isolation at his vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., after being diagnosed with Covid on Wednesday.

Many other Democrats more distant from the White House said expectations were rising within the party that the president would soon relent, a shift from just days ago when many were in despair about changing his mind. But there was also caution about reading signs from a president with an exceedingly small circle of confidants.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acceptance; biden; bidensmentaldecline; dementiajoe; incompetentbiden
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1 posted on 07/18/2024 7:07:05 PM PDT by TomServo
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To: TomServo

Boo hoo, Coup Flu.


2 posted on 07/18/2024 7:08:17 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: TomServo

They’ll give him a rash next if he doesn’t get the message. BTW Biden said the vaxx would give full immunity. So I guess he didn’t get it while he forced everyone else to.


3 posted on 07/18/2024 7:10:13 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Brandon's pronouns: Xi/Hur)
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To: TomServo

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He was going to drop out, but he got arrested on the porch of a black family.


4 posted on 07/18/2024 7:11:23 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Impeachment Inquiry is necessary since Deep State is blocking )
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To: TomServo

Let me make sure I understand this story.

A senile man is thinking about making a critical decision—and may make it soon.

Hellooooooo!

Lol.


5 posted on 07/18/2024 7:12:38 PM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: TomServo

No Democrat can win this race.. anyone thinking replacing Biden is about winning the WH is being played

Replacing Biden is about trying to salvage the down ballot from a massacre, period.


6 posted on 07/18/2024 7:15:01 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: TomServo
Fear of losing is not a very good reason to quit. I want Biden to hang in there so that his handlers can be hung for aggravated elder abuse.
7 posted on 07/18/2024 7:15:50 PM PDT by crazyhorse691 (Who knew that an elected official is a demi-god waiting to happen?)
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To: TomServo

Hey, NYT LOL.


8 posted on 07/18/2024 7:20:50 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: TomServo
"the president had not yet made up his mind to leave the race after three weeks of insisting that almost nothing would drive him out. "

The misadministration has been very consistent about one thing, and that is, lie like your life depends on it.
9 posted on 07/18/2024 7:27:04 PM PDT by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: cgbg

Well, Dr. Jill will male the decision.


10 posted on 07/18/2024 7:31:13 PM PDT by matt04 ( )
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To: TomServo

Not the people who matter. Jill hasn’t caved yet.


11 posted on 07/18/2024 7:35:17 PM PDT by Not A Snowbird (I do not recognize Biden’s authority. (@FeistyFed on TS) 🐝.)
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To: TomServo

Various sources have made that same claim over the last few weeks. An equal amount are saying that’s not the case.
Time will tell. Dems running out of time. November looms closer by the hour.


12 posted on 07/18/2024 7:37:59 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: matt04

She better make the announcement too, or Joe might let slip how much Trump’s survival factored in to the decision.


13 posted on 07/18/2024 7:42:16 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan (The one most called "dangerous" by minions of the pot normalization conspiracy)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

Joe might announce he is not running for a second term as President of the Roman Empire.

Would that free up delegates?

Lol.


14 posted on 07/18/2024 7:44:58 PM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: TomServo

Oh bull, Dementia Joe ain’t going anywhere

Fight Fight Fight


15 posted on 07/18/2024 7:45:42 PM PDT by baclava
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To: Not A Snowbird

Yep until the skank gives it up it’s not happening and she hates Kamala.


16 posted on 07/18/2024 7:48:23 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: TomServo
Several people close to President Biden said on Thursday that they believe he has begun to accept the idea that he may not be able to win in November and may have to drop out of the race, bowing to the growing demands of many anxious members of his party.

Either that, or he's been faking all along, and never intended to re-run.

17 posted on 07/18/2024 7:50:07 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: AnthonySoprano

I know, right? First of all, no cop in the late 50s would arrest a nonviolent 15 yo boy for hanging out on or near the porch of a black family, FFS! I wish these interviewers would push back when he spouts these outlandish lies. Instead they sit there with their mouths agape & let him ramble on with his ridiculous stories. Drives me insane!


18 posted on 07/18/2024 7:53:06 PM PDT by Prince of Space (Trump 2024!)
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But there was also caution about reading signs from a president with an exceedingly small circle of confidants.

Not to mention one who’s lost his damn mind.
19 posted on 07/18/2024 7:58:53 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: TomServo

“But can I still get my ice cream? Just not chocolate, hate that color….”


20 posted on 07/18/2024 8:04:52 PM PDT by drSteve78 ( Older Je suis Deplorable. Even more so)
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