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    Biden drops out of race

    Announced a few minutes ago

    Let the wild rumpus begin!

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    I just heard that when I turned on NPR for the noon news update. Three days ago I announced to my friends on Facebook that something big was going to happen in the next three days. Last week I had also posted that I felt in my bones that something big was going to happen and within two days Trump was shot at.

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    It's interesting to me that Biden didn't throw his support behind Harris in his announcement. I think the party will now have a helluva time deciding whether to back a candidate based upon sex and race or put their efforts into supporting the best candidate available.

    I know it's a cliche to say so but I'm definitely stocking up on popcorn this afternoon.


    Updated to include new info: Biden has now made a separate statement in support of Harris as the Democratic Presidential candidate. The question remains if the party will go along with this. The upcoming convention will certainly be interesting.
    "Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein

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    Quote Originally Posted by SiouzQ. View Post
    I just heard that when I turned on NPR for the noon news update. Three days ago I announced to my friends on Facebook that something big was going to happen in the next three days. Last week I had also posted that I felt something in my bones that something big was going to happen and within two days Trump was shot at.

    Maybe I have found my calling: Political News Seer
    By midweek, after the Trump shooting had a coupla days to die down, the Democratic honchos started up their full court press to remove their beloved (and perfectly capable until June 28) candidate.

    so sorry but it was a train heading into this week, his departure.

    I think my favorite “ Joe has to go” act was Nancy Pelosi calmly declaring that the president needs to make his decision soon. Her words followed Biden’s often repeated declarations he was staying in the race, five declarations within three days. That was great political leadership on her part. There is one 84 year-old politician who could endure a campaign for president, although probably not four years of a presidency.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
    It's interesting to me that Biden didn't throw his support behind Harris in his announcement. I think the party will now have a helluva time deciding whether to back a candidate based upon sex and race or put their efforts into supporting the best candidate available.

    I know it's a cliche to say so but I'm definitely stocking up on popcorn this afternoon.
    Right! That was the piece I looked for in his resignation document, his support of his running mate Kamala Harris. Not there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by iris lilies View Post
    Right! That was the piece I looked for in his resignation document, his support of his running mate Kamala Harris. Not there.
    I updated my earlier post to include his just released statement supporting Harris at the top of the ticket, although I don't think that binds the party to her in any meaningful way.
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    I'm guessing now that this decision has been made Biden can declare himself free of Covid and return to the White House tomorrow?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post
    It's interesting to me that Biden didn't throw his support behind Harris in his announcement. I think the party will now have a helluva time deciding whether to back a candidate based upon sex and race or put their efforts into supporting the best candidate available.

    I know it's a cliche to say so but I'm definitely stocking up on popcorn this afternoon.


    Updated to include new info: Biden has now made a separate statement in support of Harris as the Democratic Presidential candidate. The question remains if the party will go along with this. The upcoming convention will certainly be interesting.
    Oh, a separate statement showing support. They will likely go with Harris.

    The Mainstream media will be overjoyed to have a new candidate they can prop up. Get ready for many virtue extolling thought pieces coming from mainstream media. probably the Trump campaign will not hate the choice of Harris as their opposition.

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    I fully support his decision and I admire his courage in tolerating all the mean, bullying critics for as long as he did. Who knows though what was going on behind the scenes?

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    Biden Harris

    Vote Jill Biden for president, because it looks like she has pretty much been running things!


    This is an ad that I would expect, LOL

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