Good luck Democrats. I hope y'all win. |
President Joe Biden announced on social media that he is leaving the 2024 presidential race in an announcement on X. Democrats made a huge mistake and now it likely that Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance have an advantage.
Trump has 53% chance of winning.
After weeks of calls to drop out of the race, Biden has announced he will not run for re-election.
The announcement comes about one month before the Democratic National Convention begins and just over 100 days until Election Day.
As late as Friday afternoon, Biden was adamant that he would return to the campaign trail after testing positive for COVID-19.
The health concern was the latest in a series of events that put pressure on Biden’s bid for president.
The first presidential debate in June revealed a candidate who, according to CNN, was “hoarse and displaying little vocal range, was often unable to express his differences with Trump with clarity.”
After the debate, Biden, 81, participated in several media interviews to try to assuage doubts that he has the vigor needed to beat former President Donald Trump.
But missteps and “Bidenisms” have hampered efforts by the Biden campaign to calm the nerves of even the strongest Democratic supporters, especially donors.
As Trump took the stage at the Republican National Convention, Biden was self-isolating in his Delaware home, having testing positive for coronavirus mere days after the attempted assassination of Trump.
One Democratic governor told his aides on Thursday, “This can’t go on much longer,” CNN reported.
California Rep. Nancy Pelosi is among prominent Democrats who doubt Biden could win, The New York Times reported. Pelosi’s spokesperson did not deny that the former Speaker of the House showed the president data that shows a Biden win is unlikely.
New York's Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries each have told Biden in private of their concerns not only about Biden’s chances but also about down-ballot races for House and Senate.
By Thursday, sources told The Times, some people close to Biden said he showed signs of warming to the idea that he should drop out and that he may not win in November.
A virtual DNC vote had been scheduled to officially nominate Biden before the convention, but the convention rules committee said “no virtual voting will begin before August 1,” CNN reported.
Years of planning will now be moot and Democratic delegates will need to rally around a new candidate in August, with mere months to go until the election.
While Biden can endorse another candidate to be his successor, once he releases his pledged delegates they are free to nominate whoever they see fit at an open convention.
Vice President Kamala Harris will be a top contender and could offer continuity, and she has been polling well in a potential matchup against Trump. Other candidates could include California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and past hopefuls like Sens. Cory Booker (N.J.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.).
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