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July 21, 2024 01:02 PM UTC

Biden Withdraws from Campaign, Endorses Kamala Harris for President

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  • by: Colorado Pols

UPDATE #3: And just like that–with the endorsement of Sen. John Hickenlooper, the entire Colorado Democratic delegation stands united behind Kamala Harris to be the next President of the United States:

We’ll be the first to say it: the swift herding of cats across the nation by Harris’ campaign into a near-unanimous Day One show of unity is one of the more impressive feats we’ve seen from the Democratic Party in years. This is a major inflection point for the 2024 presidential campaign, and Democrats up and down the ballot stand to benefit from this turnabout in momentum.

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UPDATE #2: Holy Shit! Emergency Pod activated!

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UPDATE: Reaction from Colorado Democrats:

Senator Michael Bennet (D-Denver):

 

Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Denver):

Governor Jared Polis:

 

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President Biden announced today via a letter posted online that he will no longer seek re-election and is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee for President.

Wrote Biden:

“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And 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 s0lely on filfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”

From The Washington Post:

The president will leave office with notable accomplishments, especially for a one-term president in an era of deep division. He pushed through bills on infrastructure, climate change, health care, gun control and the semiconductor industry. He pulled the U.S. out of Afghanistan, rebuilt American alliances and led a coalition to defend Ukraine against Russia. His staunch support for Israel in the Gaza war, however, sparked condemnation at home and abroad…

…In abandoning his reelection campaign, Biden joins two other incumbent presidents in modern history who chose not to seek reelection: President Harry S. Truman in 1952 and President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968.

Obviously there are a lot more questions than answers at this point in terms of what happens next. We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

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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.

    2. Did Frisch explain how precisely that would work?

      BTW, the DNC still needs the virtual roll call no later than the end of the first week of August until they want to be ltiigating with the OH Secretary of State until November or December. (And remember, SCOTUS has been known to slow walk decisions at times.)

      There is a burst of enthusiasm right now. Let's not screw it up.

      FYI, Laura Ingraham was just talking with Josh "the Runner" Hawley who brought up their familiar refrain – well, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un are laughing at us. (I'm fairly confident that Putin does not have a video of two hookers pissing on Kamala Harris.)

      But they had a new talking point:  this was undemocratic and worse than 1/6!

      Harris needs to run on the generation gap between her and Trump. Guess which party is saddled with a Methuselah now!

       

  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.

  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 and more fit presidential choice than Tump on his very best.

  7.  

    Congressman Eric Swalwell had some choice words about the prospects of a Trump/ Harris debate. He had worked in the same Alameda county, California DA office as Harris, and he was recollecting prosecutor Harris. She was known for convicting sexual predators, especially predators on children.

    Swalwell's comment was that if Trump wanted to talk to any of his fellow sexual  predators who had gone up against Harris in the courtroom, Trmp would have to go to prison to do it. 

  8. I sampled Fox News coverage of Biden, stepping down, and was unsurprised to see that they are emphasizing "Democratic chaos", and that "anything could happen", including Biden, resigning as President, which is what Trump is pushing via his social media.

    apparently, they're hoping for some kind of glide path for house speaker Mike Johnson to assume the presidency. I sure hope Kamala 's security detail is better than Trump's was.

    1. My favorite was, "WHO IN THE HELL IS RUNNING THE COUNTRY NOW??" 🤣 Shitler's gonna need an extra big order of Depends to get through this. 
       

      Prosecutor v. Felon 2024 

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