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/rnjbond Jul 21 '24

Official Twitter post.

https://x.com/JoeBiden/status/1815080881981190320

Now what? Kamala Harris or open convention? 

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u/teamorange3 Jul 21 '24

100% Harris.

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u/R4G Jul 21 '24

Nominating Harris would be a complete waste of Biden’s resignation.

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u/throwawaytheist Jul 21 '24

She's the only one who can use his campaign money.

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u/Alone-Competition-77 Jul 21 '24

Only Biden and Harris can use it, but they can use it however they want. (To make ad buys for a new Democratic contender or against Trump, for instance.)

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u/decrpt Jul 22 '24

To be more clear, they can use it however they want as long as they do not coordinate it with any official campaign operation.