Biden Withdraws from Campaign, Endorses Kamala Harris for President

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1. The Clintons have endorsed Kamala Harris ….

   Bill and Hillary Clinton endorse Kamala Harris – Live Updates – POLITICO

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2. Senator Bennet (one "T") how about your endorsement and support for VP Harris?

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3. CPR's summary article on reactions:

   Rep. Jason Crow said in a statement that Biden has always put country first. “In 2020, President Biden saved us from a second Trump term and by stepping aside he may have done so again…I am confident Americans will rise up and meet this moment.”

   Others praised his achievements. Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette, who worked with Biden when he was Senator, Vice President and finally President, said Biden’s “contributions to his country have been unparalleled.”

   Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo highlighted passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law during his time in office. “I’m supportive of his decision to pass the torch to the next generation of leaders who will steer our party and our nation toward a brighter future.”

   While Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse said he had “deep gratitude” to Biden, who he described as “one of the most effective Presidents in my lifetime.” Neguse endorsed Harris to be the Democratic nominee for president.

   The only member of the Colorado delegation to call for Biden to step down, Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen said Biden was a “true patriot who puts the interest of the country and the American people over himself.”

   The sour note:

   Democratic candidate Adam Frisch, however, called for Democrats to have some type of competitive open primary, even if it’s in a compressed timeframe with the Democratic National Convention slated to open on August 19.

   “I think it only helps whoever the candidate is going to be to go through a competitive process,” Frisch told CPR News.

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   1. Not just sour but misguided.

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4. I'm relieved but somber. I was going to vote Biden anyway despite my many reservations. Now my decision will not feel so pessisimic (unless the Dems mess up and choose someone like Robert Kennedy.) Biden was a good president with many achievements that most voters never even get to hear about because of the media and the new world of political entertainment/reality tv. However, he was showing his age. Yes, I know that Trump is even more of a old babbling man with a dash of insanity but again, our attention was Biden nonetheless. I'm admittedlly a bit excited for the next candidate, I definitely want to and hope to vote for a Dem president mainly for their new ideas, perspectives, style and policies. While the obvious abomination and disaster that Trump has always been is reason enough for people like me to go out to vote, it's just not enough for many. I want to be a cynical party pooper and say we are still doomed but I genuinely believe this will lead to something better and maybe that this will at least indirectly lead to the ultimate implosion and fall (even if gradual) of Trump and his MAGA ilk.

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5. For me this decision only reaffirms that at his very worst on his very worst day President Joe Biden was, is, and remains, an infinitely better presidential choice than Tump on his very best.

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   1. Got that right!

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