Biden Withdraws from Re-Election, Endorses Harris in a Pivotal Shift for the 2024 Race

[Social Media]

 

President Joe Biden announced he is ending his re-election campaign and endorsing Vice-President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate to succeed him. The decision, revealed in a written statement on Sunday, marks a significant turning point in the already tumultuous race for the White House. Biden, who is 81, described serving as President as the "greatest honour" of his life, but emphasized that withdrawing from the race was "in the best interest of my party and the country."

 

Kamala Harris, 59, expressed her gratitude and determination following Biden's endorsement. She stated she was "honoured" and committed to earning and winning the nomination to unite the country against Donald Trump. With only 107 days until election day, Harris declared, "Together, we will fight. And together, we will win."

 

Despite Harris's optimistic outlook, the path to securing the Democratic nomination is fraught with potential challenges. Several senior Democrats are being touted as possible replacements, and the party will have to decide on its candidate at the national convention in Chicago in August. If the party struggles to unify around Harris, the battle to succeed Biden could extend to the convention floor.

 

The Republican side, meanwhile, has seen a resurgent Trump pull ahead in the polls and secure his nomination at the party's convention in Milwaukee, just five days after surviving an assassination attempt. Trump wasted no time in criticizing Biden, stating that the president "was not fit to run... and is certainly not fit to serve." Senior Republicans echoed his sentiments, calling on Biden to leave the White House immediately.

 

Within the Democratic Party, reactions to Biden's announcement have been mixed. Dozens of senior Democrats and party grandees, including former President Barack Obama, Senate leader Chuck Schumer, and former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, praised Biden's decision and lauded his accomplishments in office. However, not all have openly accepted his endorsement of Harris. Obama expressed "extraordinary confidence" that an "outstanding nominee" would emerge but did not explicitly back Harris. Pelosi has remained silent on the matter.

 

Peter Welch, the first Democratic senator to call for Biden to end his re-election run, advocated for an "open process" to nominate Harris. Former President Bill Clinton and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have both endorsed Harris, pledging to "fight with everything we've got to elect her." Several potential challengers for the nomination, including Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and California Governor Gavin Newsom, have praised Biden's presidency but stopped short of commenting on his endorsement of Harris.

 

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also commended Biden, saying the president had "earned his place among the best and most consequential presidents in American history," without addressing the succession issue directly.

 

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has already begun making adjustments, filing to amend the names of its fundraising committees to the Harris Victory Fund and Harris Action Fund. Prominent Democratic donors, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and investor Alexander Soros, have publicly endorsed Harris. Hoffman expressed his confidence in the American people's ability to make the right decision for the country when presented with the choice between Harris and Trump.

 

However, the transition is not without controversy. Within an hour of Biden's announcement, the pro-Trump super PAC campaign fund Make America Great Again released an advertisement attacking Harris, claiming she "covered up Joe's obvious mental decline." Trump himself added, "Whoever the Left puts up now will just be more of the same."

 

Biden's decision to withdraw from the race comes after weeks of intense scrutiny, particularly following his debate performance against Trump on June 27, which was widely criticized. The president's sometimes incoherent responses during the debate raised concerns within his party about his ability to continue his campaign. Less than two weeks ago, Biden hosted a high-profile summit with NATO leaders in Washington, but the event did little to calm nerves within his own party. During the summit, he mistakenly introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as "President Putin" and appeared to refer to Harris as "Vice President Trump."

 

In his Sunday statement, Biden thanked Harris for her partnership, describing her as an "extraordinary partner." He also expressed his gratitude to the American people for their faith and trust in him, reiterating his belief in the country's potential. "I believe today and always have: that there is nothing America can’t do - when we do it together. We just have to remember we are the United States of America."

 

The DNC held an emergency meeting on Sunday evening to discuss the next steps. The focus will now be on the party's national convention, scheduled to begin on August 19. Biden's decision to withdraw means that delegates representing each state at the convention, who were pledged to vote for him, are now expected to be released to vote for another candidate. As the party navigates this unprecedented situation, the coming weeks will be crucial in determining its future direction and strategy to retain the White House.

 

Credit: BBC 2024-07-22

 

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[Skipalongcassidy]

Joe didn't endorse her... the cabal in charge of the white house did... this is scary...  

[Walker88]

I see the silly cult members in the House are saying Biden should resign right now, "since he is not running again".

 

Using that cultish lack of logic, I suppose every President who wins a second term should immediately resign, since he or she would be unable to run for a 3rd term.

 

Obviously the cult in the House knows this is really bad news for the felon, so they are scrambling to come up with new ways to attack.

 

I wonder just how foolish they can look. They always surprise, as their idiocy knows no bounds.

[Walker88]

Just now, Skipalongcassidy said:

Joe didn't endorse her... the cabal in charge of the white house did... this is scary...  

Isn't that Brit Hume, the guy into Latex Porn?

 

Scratch a felonista and find a pervert.

 

Harris has at least 30 IQ points on the felon, and in a debate would put her prosecutor skills against the pathological liar and make him go apoplectic.

 

Undoubtedly the cult realizes their dreams of autocracy died today. The felon must know that, too. No more self pardon. ALl the trials will take place.

 

We're moments away from the felon frothing at the mouth screaming on his Truth (sic) Social "UNFAIR!" and "RIGGED".

[Skipalongcassidy]

13 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

I see the silly cult members in the House are saying Biden should resign right now, "since he is not running again".

 

Using that cultish lack of logic, I suppose every President who wins a second term should immediately resign, since he or she would be unable to run for a 3rd term.

 

Obviously the cult in the House knows this is really bad news for the felon, so they are scrambling to come up with new ways to attack.

 

I wonder just how foolish they can look. They always surprise, as their idiocy knows no bounds.

You and your cult keep referring to trump in derogatory lies... he is not yet a felon... the appeal has been filed and will most likely be upheld as the biggest legal farce of all times... so keep lying and being divisive from your almighty "moral high ground"... until your not... then we would expect if you were honorable people that you withdraw your lies and apologize... however I DOUBT ANY OF YOU ARE SO i am not holding my breath 

[tilaceer]

4 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Joe didn't endorse her... the cabal in charge of the white house did... this is scary...  

Unfounded rubbish....again.
Do you really believe that some "imaginary cabal" influenced Biden to these publish these comments on Twitter ?

 

Nearly 30 minutes after he delivered the news that he was folding his campaign, Biden threw his support behind Harris.

 

“Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year,” he said in another post on X. “Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump.”

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[Chomper Higgot]

55 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

I see the silly cult members in the House are saying Biden should resign right now, "since he is not running again".

 

Using that cultish lack of logic, I suppose every President who wins a second term should immediately resign, since he or she would be unable to run for a 3rd term.

 

Obviously the cult in the House knows this is really bad news for the felon, so they are scrambling to come up with new ways to attack.

 

I wonder just how foolish they can look. They always surprise, as their idiocy knows no bounds.

Cult?

 

There is no Cult of Biden, no Democrat Cult.

Edited July 22 by Chomper Higgot

[Chomper Higgot]

38 minutes ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

You and your cult keep referring to trump in derogatory lies... he is not yet a felon... the appeal has been filed and will most likely be upheld as the biggest legal farce of all times... so keep lying and being divisive from your almighty "moral high ground"... until your not... then we would expect if you were honorable people that you withdraw your lies and apologize... however I DOUBT ANY OF YOU ARE SO i am not holding my breath 

Correcting you.

 

Trump is a convicted felon.

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

I look forward to hearing who the Democrat line-up will be.

[Tug]

56 minutes ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Joe didn't endorse her... the cabal in charge of the white house did... this is scary...  

what’s scary to you?her being a lawyer?her rising to be the DOJ for the state of California?the 5th largest economy on planet earth and it’s only a state.perhaps it’s her being elected to be a senator for our state?I know it must be that she is the vice president of the United States of America.now we know that pales in comparison to being a New York City trust fund baby there’s an accomplishment for ya ehh?or getting 400 million $from da da ehh?obviously I’m being sarcastic,the fact of the matter is she’s far more qualified than trump she’s smart enough to delegate authority when needed she has a superb team in place allready and we will be just fine with her as president and the women will be delighted our enemies not so much.

[Tug]

13 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

I look forward to hearing who the Democrat line-up will be.

I’m hoping it will be Kelley in the vp spot that would be a trump destroyer ticket!!

[herfiehandbag]

1 hour ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

You and your cult keep referring to trump in derogatory lies... he is not yet a felon... the appeal has been filed and will most likely be upheld as the biggest legal farce of all times... so keep lying and being divisive from your almighty "moral high ground"... until your not... then we would expect if you were honorable people that you withdraw your lies and apologize... however I DOUBT ANY OF YOU ARE SO i am not holding my breath 

Umh, surely, since he stands convicted, until or unless his appeal is heard (and possibly granted) he remains a felon?

[Chomper Higgot]

51 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

Umh, surely, since he stands convicted, until or unless his appeal is heard (and possibly granted) he remains a felon?

Yep,

 

Election 2024 former prosecutor v Convicted Felon.

 

Trump’s supporters didn’t think about the consequences before ranting for Biden to step down.

[placeholder]

2 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

You and your cult keep referring to trump in derogatory lies... he is not yet a felon... the appeal has been filed and will most likely be upheld as the biggest legal farce of all times... so keep lying and being divisive from your almighty "moral high ground"... until your not... then we would expect if you were honorable people that you withdraw your lies and apologize... however I DOUBT ANY OF YOU ARE SO i am not holding my breath 

Donald Trump  was convicted of a felony. Therefore he's a felon.

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fel·on1
/ˈfelən/
noun
a person who has been convicted of a felony.

https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+the+definition+of+a+felon&sca_esv=6205b46f4b2e847c&sxsrf=ADLYWILWVCHLzKxbLpJUF_WI3VP8qJS2MQ%3A1721616365815&ei=7cedZsGrMbnk5NoPpKawuAM&ved=0ahUKEwiB1rHf0LmHAxU5MlkFHSQTDDcQ4dUDCA8&uact=5&oq=what+is+the+definition+of+a+felon&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiIXdoYXQgaXMgdGhlIGRlZmluaXRpb24gb2YgYSBmZWxvbjIPEAAYgAQYQxiKBRhGGPkBMgoQABiABBgUGIcCMgUQABiABDIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yCBAAGBYYHhgPMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIIEAAYFhgKGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIpEAAYgAQYQxiKBRhGGPkBGJcFGIwFGN0EGEYY-QEY9AMY9QMY9gPYAQFIgwpQ-gVY-gVwAXgBkAEAmAFgoAFgqgEBMbgBA8gBAPgBAZgCAqACbMICChAAGLADGNYEGEfCAg0QABiABBiwAxhDGIoFwgIpEAAYgAQYQxiKBRhGGPkBGJcFGIwFGN0EGEYY-QEY9AMY9QMY9gPYAQGYAwCIBgGQBgm6BgYIARABGBOSBwMxLjGgB50O&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

 

 If a higher court a  higher court reverses his conviction then his status as a felon will be erased.

 

So, instead of falsely accusing others of lying, why don't you stop living in denial?

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[pegman]

So who is the old one now?

[marin]

2 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

You and your cult keep referring to trump in derogatory lies... he is not yet a felon... the appeal has been filed and will most likely be upheld as the biggest legal farce of all times... so keep lying and being divisive from your almighty "moral high ground"... until your not... then we would expect if you were honorable people that you withdraw your lies and apologize... however I DOUBT ANY OF YOU ARE SO i am not holding my breath 

What about this cult, the great cult of the totally uneducated that are the core Trump supporters.  

[illisdean]

Does Biden have any idea or a single dose of reality now? I suppose it's fair for all Biden luvin bidenites to blame Trump for dementia joes humiliating demise. Great day to NOT be a Biden supporter.

 

Hang tough puddin brains.

 

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

2 minutes ago, illisdean said:

Does Biden have any idea or a single dose of reality now? I suppose it's fair for all Biden luvin bidenites to blame Trump for dementia joes humiliating demise. Great day to NOT be a Biden supporter.

 

Hang tough puddin brains.

 

 

 

What bit of ‘There is no Cult of Biden’ do you not understand?

[illisdean]

20 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Donald Trump  was convicted of a felony. Therefore he's a felon.

You would be wrong again, as per usual. You again have NOTHING except wishful feelings and desperation and don't forget ignorance based gaslighting.

 

But rejoice if (very iffy chance Trump becomes a felon and this case survives) Trump becomes a felon for incorrect book-keeping entries he will do so as the 47th POTUS. Now how fitting and appropriate would that be, you got to be totally enthralled and luvin that scenario to the n^th degree.

 

I can see the headlines:

["Meet our 47th POTUS, felon, and gunshot victim, assassination survivor.... DONALD J TRUMP".]

 

 

Link to felon status

NY Post: Yale law prof

[placeholder]

Imagine 4 years of the Presidency being held by someone who claims he has absolute immunity from any acts he has committed while in office. Someone who castigated his attorneys general for putting allegiance to the law ahead of their allegiance to him. Now that's scary.

 

[Chomper Higgot]

Brace for incoming misogyny and thinly veiled racism.

 

It’ll be along as soon as the ‘talking points’ have been handed down. 

[Chomper Higgot]

2 minutes ago, illisdean said:

You would be wrong again, as per usual. You again have NOTHING except wishful feelings and desperation and don't forget ignorance based gaslighting.

 

But rejoice if (very iffy chance Trump becomes a felon and this case survives) Trump becomes a felon for incorrect book-keeping entries he will do so as the 47th POTUS. Now how fitting and appropriate would that be, you got to be totally enthralled and luvin that scenario to the n^th degree.

 

I can see the headlines:

["Meet our 47th POTUS, felon, and gunshot victim, assassination survivor.... DONALD J TRUMP".]

 

 

Link to felon status

NY Post: Yale law prof

What do the court records say?

[connda]

[illisdean]

59 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Election 2024 former prosecutor v Convicted Felon.

 

Biden's campaign said this:

 

"Biden campaign warns: "Convicted felon or not," Trump could still be president

 

The funniest thing about that Biden campaign statement now, is there is no more Biden campaign as dementia Joe threw in the towel, and quit saying "I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down..." (notice party comes before country in a biden world)

 

 

 

 

 

[Tug]

Just now, illisdean said:

 

Biden's campaign said this:

 

"Biden campaign warns: "Convicted felon or not," Trump could still be president

 

The funniest thing about that Biden campaign statement now, is there is no more Biden campaign as dementia Joe threw in the towel, and quit saying "I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down..." (notice party comes before country in a biden world)

 

 

 

 

 

Perhaps you being a foreign national you can’t seem to see the selfless spirit and love of country Joe Biden is manifesting nor the selfless patriotism not the least surprising it’s lost on you and your ilk meh 🫤 

[Chomper Higgot]

4 minutes ago, illisdean said:

 

Biden's campaign said this:

 

"Biden campaign warns: "Convicted felon or not," Trump could still be president

 

The funniest thing about that Biden campaign statement now, is there is no more Biden campaign as dementia Joe threw in the towel, and quit saying "I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down..." (notice party comes before country in a biden world)

 

 

 

 

 

Put a pin in that word Dementia.

 

And while I do realize you’ve not yet received your ‘talking points’ it might be a good idea to wait for them to be handed to you rather than banging on about anything the now non existent ‘Biden campaign’ might or might not have said.

[illisdean]

14 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

What do the court records say?

Currently, not much pending Trumps appeal based on his presidential immunity victory complements of SCOTUS and now Marchand has agreed with SDNY Bragg to postpone sentencing (for a yet to be defined felony) on Sept 18. This is another huge victory for Trump and democracy, especially when this case gets tossed.

 

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/02/g-s1-7860/former-president-trumps-criminal-sentencing-in-new-york-delayed#:~:text=Former%20President%20Donald,later%20this%20month

[frank83628]

4 minutes ago, Tug said:

Perhaps you being a foreign national you can’t seem to see the selfless spirit and love of country Joe Biden is manifesting nor the selfless patriotism not the least surprising it’s lost on you and your ilk meh 🫤 

you seriously wrote that, or was it sarcasm?

[Chomper Higgot]

2 minutes ago, illisdean said:

Currently, not much pending Trumps appeal based on his presidential immunity victory complements of SCOTUS and now Marchand has agreed with SDNY Bragg to postpone sentencing (for a yet to be defined felony) on Sept 18. This is another huge victory for Trump and democracy, especially when this case gets tossed.

 

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/02/g-s1-7860/former-president-trumps-criminal-sentencing-in-new-york-delayed#:~:text=Former%20President%20Donald,later%20this%20month

Nevertheless, Trump remains convicted.

 

Here’s a clue:

 

He’s appealing his conviction’.

 

 

[CharlieKo]

People are overlooking the fact that RFK Jr will run against Harris for the Democrat nomination as President. He would make a far better President than Harris. He could beat Trump also!