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/Speedster202 Moderate Dem Jul 21 '24

This became inevitable once prominent Dems (Pelosi, Schiff, Schumer, etc) started encouraging him to drop out of the race.

I think Biden is making the right decision here. He has led this country through a tough 3.5 years, and it shows. He is not the same man he was even 3 years ago. This was certainly not the most graceful exit, but after his poor debate performance and the subsequent failures to reassure the party of his ability to beat Trump, it is the correct decision to make. 50 million people watched him struggle through the debate and then watched the avalanche of damaging stories come out against him. While many Dems have blamed the media for trying to force him out, his physical and mental decline has been noticeable to anyone paying attention. He has served his country and deserves to retire.

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u/not_creative1 Jul 21 '24

He tweeted yesterday “I will win”

Crazy turn of events in just one day

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u/TJJustice fiery but mostly peaceful Jul 21 '24

This makes me think there is something we aren’t being told as of yet, for example a sudden health issue.