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Biden drops out of presidential race after disastrous debate performance
The New York Post ^ | 07/21/2024 | Victor Nava

Posted on 07/21/2024 10:58:27 AM PDT by thegagline

President Biden made the historically rare decision Sunday to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, less than four months after being declared the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee and days after a dismal debate showing.

The 81-year-old president’s exit from the race – months before Election Day – comes after a debate performance against former President Donald Trump in which the incumbent appeared infirm and was at times incoherent – alarming Democratic donors and strategists.

Biden’s withdrawal is expected to set off a free-for-all for the Democratic nomination for president.

The president cannot by decree select his replacement atop the 2024 ticket. Vice President Kamala Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and former first lady Michelle Obama have all previously been floated as possible replacements for Biden.

Harris, 59, is widely seen as the frontrunner due to legal constraints over the transfer of the Biden-Harris campaign’s war chest but many Democrats doubt her viability in the general election due to her favorability ratings often lagging even Biden’s.

Biden opted to throw in the towel after a series of embarrassing revelations that senior party leaders had no confidence in his ability to win — amid a mounting mutiny among rank-and-file congressional Democrats fearful that they too would lose if Biden went down in a landslide loss.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) were among those who warned Biden about bleak polling data — while former President Barack Obama reportedly confided in allies that he had lost confidence in Biden’s path to another term.

The president launched his re-election bid in April 2023, asking voters to give him another four years to help him “finish the job.”

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; election; fjb; kamala2024; president; presidenthawktuah; resignnow
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1 posted on 07/21/2024 10:58:27 AM PDT by thegagline
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To: thegagline

Let the games begin!


2 posted on 07/21/2024 10:59:44 AM PDT by broken_clock (Go Trump! Still praying.)
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To: thegagline

That is a bit disappointing, Joey BayBEEEEEE!


3 posted on 07/21/2024 10:59:50 AM PDT by cdcdawg (Flush twice. Biden is a particularly big turd.)
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To: thegagline

Who bribed him? Or was it blackmail?


4 posted on 07/21/2024 11:00:04 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (Do the math. L+G+B+T+Q = 666)
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To: thegagline

(Hillary) Clinton/Harris ticket anyone?


5 posted on 07/21/2024 11:01:20 AM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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To: P-Marlowe

A bit of both.


6 posted on 07/21/2024 11:01:23 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." - The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: thegagline

Yet another lie and scam perpetrated on the American people that collapsed before the deep state’s intended sell by date


7 posted on 07/21/2024 11:01:24 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: thegagline

Will Jill get her $2 billion library and her other demands?


8 posted on 07/21/2024 11:01:48 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: thegagline
this is just the prelude, now the REAL chaos starts!


9 posted on 07/21/2024 11:01:56 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: thegagline

Best part is, he didn’t endorse his own VP. I am long popcorn futures!


10 posted on 07/21/2024 11:02:05 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." - The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: thegagline

Andy Beshear would be their best option.


11 posted on 07/21/2024 11:02:06 AM PDT by Round Earther
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To: P-Marlowe

Let me correct that headline: BIDEN DROPS OUT OF RACE AFTER SOROS MONEY IS WIRED TO CAYMAN ACCOUNT


12 posted on 07/21/2024 11:02:12 AM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: thegagline

And que Hillary in 5, 4, 3 . . .


13 posted on 07/21/2024 11:02:38 AM PDT by MCSETots ( )
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To: thegagline

And now...the lamentation of their women...


14 posted on 07/21/2024 11:02:39 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: P-Marlowe

This is what Dems call “our democracy”. Where people vote but it doesn’t matter because insiders make the decision for them.


15 posted on 07/21/2024 11:03:25 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: thegagline

Joe needs to escape captivity and yell into the microphones:

“I was being held hostage. I did not agree to this. I am still running!”

Lol.


16 posted on 07/21/2024 11:04:03 AM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: Billthedrill

Biden will stay in office, despite increasing senility, bc he needs to be able to pardon himself and his entire family while “president”.


17 posted on 07/21/2024 11:04:14 AM PDT by laconic ( )
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To: thegagline
As expected. It had to be before the convention.

Some folks over by Democratic Underground claim to see the hand of Putin in this. Seriously.

It would have worked better for the Democrats if Trump had been killed and the Republicans were fighting over who to replace him. You know that was the plan.

18 posted on 07/21/2024 11:04:30 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: thegagline

Skip first three paragraphs and kit would have been an admirable letter.

He did the right thing.


19 posted on 07/21/2024 11:04:44 AM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: thegagline

They finally met Jill’s price. Or made her an offer she couldn’t refuse.


20 posted on 07/21/2024 11:05:15 AM PDT by sphinx
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