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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.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acceptance; biden; bidensmentaldecline; dementiajoe; incompetentbiden
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To: Samurai_Jack

>>>>“The Trump haters are a huge number and they don’t care a bit about Biden.”

So, what you mean to say is that democrats will vote for biden out of pure SPITE and a brain filled with anger and bile.

The deep state/media campaign against DJT has been effective so I am inclined to believe it.

>>>>

Essentially yes, but it is best we understand this is not new. This kind of demonization has gone on for centuries.

Ma Ma Where’s my Pa? Living in the WH ha ha ha

Attack on Grover Cleveland regarding an illegitimate child.

So there is no value in sneering in disgust at them. The energy would be better spent on registration drives.

Never forget, turnout is usually under 70%. There people out there, 30% of the electorate, who do not vote.


81 posted on 07/19/2024 7:23:47 AM PDT by Owen
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To: TomServo

If NYT says it then it must be true! Right? Right?


82 posted on 07/19/2024 7:50:46 AM PDT by arthurus (covfefe Mg)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

No. At his stage of now rapidly developing dementia he will in a year be curled up on a bed unconscious with tubes in his throat, his arm, his anus, etc. and still issuing EOs.


83 posted on 07/19/2024 7:57:51 AM PDT by arthurus (covfefe K)
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To: inchworm

😁


84 posted on 07/19/2024 8:00:59 AM PDT by arthurus (covfefe K)
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To: cgbg
You said it perfectly!!!!!

Let me make sure I understand this story.
A senile man is thinking about making a critical decision—and may make it soon.

85 posted on 07/19/2024 8:13:01 AM PDT by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: TomServo

For Joe just set up a fake Oval Office to occupy him 10-4 and the give him ice cream and he won’t know he is no longer POTUS. “Dr” Jill and Hunter will need lots of money to support their lavish lifestyles when they no longer can sell influence to the Big Guy to foreign governments. Like the Clintons the Biden’s are grifters who have never had real jobs. At least the Clintons can still get money for speaking engagements and phony book deals. No one would pay money to hear Joe’s senile ramblings and Dr. Jill is too lazy to write a book.


86 posted on 07/19/2024 9:47:12 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: arthurus
he will in a year be curled up on a bed unconscious with tubes in his throat, his arm, his anus, etc. and still issuing EOs.

In his dreams.

87 posted on 07/19/2024 10:30:21 AM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Re-imagine the media!)
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To: arthurus

The New York Sun says Biden Promises To Resume Campaigning and that’s the paper that published Virginia’s Letter


88 posted on 07/19/2024 5:34:49 PM PDT by tsowellfan
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
In Obama's dreams plans..
89 posted on 07/20/2024 2:55:08 AM PDT by arthurus (covfefe Cs)
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