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BIDEN DROPS REELECTION BID; THROWS SUPPORT TO VP HARRIS

Posted on | July 21, 2024 | 4 Comments

The elderly dementia patient is withdrawing his candidacy for a second term, but will remain in office as president:

President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he will end his presidential re-election campaign, bringing an abrupt and humbling conclusion to his half-century-long political career and scrambling the race for the White House just four months before Election Day.
Biden, 81, could not reverse growing sentiment within his party that he was too frail to serve and destined to lose to Donald Trump in November. He backed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee.
“While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” Biden wrote in a letter posted on X. “I will speak to the Nation later this week in more detail about my decision.”
Biden thanked Harris for “being an extraordinary partner” in his letter and then endorsed her in a subsequent post.
“My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President,” Biden posted. “And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year.”

A friend texted me: “81 million votes down the drain.”

UPDATE 2:55 p.m. ET: Yeah, they’re saving Our Democracy:

UPDATE 3 p.m. ET: LOL!

UPDATE 3:05 p.m. ET: Making the obvious point:

For the past four years, Democrats and the media (but I repeat myself) conspired to conceal from the American people the fact that Joe Biden is too feeble-minded to exercise the office of president. That charade was exposed by the June 27 debate. Yet now, forced to admit the obvious, Biden is still hanging on for the next five months?

UPDATE 3:15 p.m.: Bonchie at Red State remarks:

Biden has now officially endorsed his vice president to become the Democratic Party presidential nominee. That’s bad news for Democrat operatives who were hoping to bypass her for someone more electable by holding a “mini-primary.”
Does this mean Harris is automatically the nominee? The answer is no, but what this does is paint Democrats into a corner. With Biden having stepped aside, he’s already done them a massive favor. For there to be any movement against Harris at this point would cause a huge rift within the Democratic Party. Yes, she’s deeply unpopular and losing to Trump according to the current polling, but she’s the vice president and she checks way too many intersectional boxes to be pushed aside.
In short, this could get really ugly going forward. Either Harris is coronated and there’s some semblance of unity within the party or others step up to challenge her and you’ve got chaos. The Democratic Party is a fractured mess of different factions, and African Americans are one of the most powerful within it. To slight them would be a disaster.
Regardless, no American voter should forget who lied to them. If the nominee does end up being Kamala Harris, she knew about Biden’s condition. She was in the administration that covered it up and trashed anyone who dared question the official narrative. She is culpable, and the fact that she misled voters is a genuine scandal. This fight is just beginning.

(Hat-tip: Ms. EBL.)

UPDATE 3:25 p.m.: The Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson:

At this unprecedented juncture in American history, we must be clear about what just happened. The Democrat Party forced the Democrat nominee off the ballot, just over 100 days before the election.
Having invalidated the votes of more than 14 million Americans who selected Joe Biden to be the Democrat nominee for president, the self-proclaimed ‘party of democracy’ has proven exactly the opposite.
The party’s prospects are no better now with Vice President Kamala Harris, who co-owns the disastrous policy failures of the Biden Administration. As second in command and a completely inept border czar, Harris has been a gleeful accomplice — not only in the destruction of American sovereignty, security, and prosperity, but also in the largest political coverup in U.S. history. She has known for as long as anyone of his incapacity to serve.
Regardless of the chaos in the current White House, our adversaries around the globe should be reminded that the U.S. Congress, the U.S. military, and the American people are fully prepared and committed to defend our interests both at home and abroad.
If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President. He must resign the office immediately. November 5 cannot arrive soon enough.

(Hat-tip: Legal Insurrection.)

UPDATE 3:35 p.m.: More reactions, and reactions to the reactions:

UPDATE 3:50 p.m.: Crazy times we live in:

UPDATE 4:05 p.m.: Less than 24 hours ago:

UPDATE 4:10 p.m.: Saving democracy!

(Hat-tip: Instapundit)

UPDATE 5:30 p.m.: BOOM! Trump Campaign Hits Harris Immediately: ‘Kamala Was In On It’



 

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4 Responses to “BIDEN DROPS REELECTION BID; THROWS SUPPORT TO VP HARRIS”

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