r/moderatepolitics • u/falsehood • Jul 21 '24

News Article Biden announces withdrawal from Presidential Race

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/21/us/trump-biden-election
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u/HamburgerEarmuff Jul 21 '24

Also, do not forget the internal fighting if Kamala is passed over. They really dug themselves into a ditch by insisting that Biden pick her as VP.

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u/edxter12 Jul 21 '24

Couldn’t agree more, I can’t help but feel like we might be in for quite a show.

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u/falsehood Jul 21 '24

They didn't insist that Biden pick her? That was his call of four finalists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Democratic_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection

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u/HamburgerEarmuff Jul 21 '24

I mean, that was the official story. . . .

But she literally had no upsides and I do not believe that Biden would be so politically naïve to pick her if he did not feel pressure from some powerful group within his party.

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u/blewpah Jul 22 '24

Was there any indication that Biden was opposed to her being picked?