Biden Drops Out

[johnnyplankton]

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Source: Washington Post

President Biden is ending his presidential campaign, a momentous decision that upends the 2024 presidential race.

“I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the reminder of my term,” Biden said in a statement.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/21/election-2024-biden-trump-campaign-updates/

[Easterncedar]

1. Heart breaking and fear spiking

This is bad bad bad

[LiberaBlueDem]

19. It is bad

But we must carry on,

Newsum is hereby nominated

[claudette]

2. So sad

I’m praying he is recovering from COVID and not getting worse

[OnDoutside]

3. Dear God 😲, we're f**ked now.

[Jilly_in_VA]

4. NOOOOOOO!

If the party nominates Harris, there will be nothing but racist and misogynist attacks from here on in. Count on it.

[William Seger]

20. And if they DON'T nominate Harris, they should expect Black voters to stay home

As someone here said, they don't seem to have thought this through.

[SheLiberal]

5. Heart Breaking

My heart is breaking right now and I am so scared right now.

[Igel]

6. Well, I certainly didn't expect that. n/t

[Politicub]

7. One of the greatest presidents of my life

Perhaps the greatest for the progress he led us through over his term in office.

I am heartbroken. I know this decision was made lightly.

[Roc2020]

8. That's bad.

[SWBTATTReg]

9. If true, I'm really angry at those 'democrats' who pushed to get Pres. Biden off the ticket. I hope that these

know-it-all idiots have another viable candidate in line already, a serious candidate in mind.

Idiots. I've lost all faith in these so called 'democrats', doing the dirty work of republicans, in encouraging Pres. Biden to leave the ticket.

[JoseBalow]

10. Let the Harris bashing begin

[justgamma]

11. leave it to Democrats

to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

[WinstonSmith4740]

12. This is awful

The bastards won this round. If they don't nominate Kamala, we might as well just write it all off.

Get your passports renewed, folks.

[anamnua]

13. Joe Biden is a great American.

This act of selfless patriotism is the measure of the man. His legacy will live on -- a crucially important part of which was saving the world from Trump. I have no doubt that he will continue to play a vital, albeit different role, in achieving this one more time.

[electric_blue68]

14. A Brit Phrase I Almost Never use: I'm Gobsmacked!

😱😢😢😢😢😢😢

[joanbarnes]

15. he better do some radical shit with his new powers before he leaves....

start with pardoning Hunter

[Dopers_Greed]

16. Horrible mistake

Dems have just handed the election to Trump

[BonnieJW]

17. I am heartbroken and terrified

I can't help but think there are dark days ahead. Pray

[llmart]

18. I feel bad for Biden but he may have a very good reason - probably health related.

Having said that, I will still vote for whichever Dem is on the ballot and still vote a straight Dem ticket. They could put Mickey Mouse up and I'd vote for him over that convicted felon!

P.S. They need to have Kamala as either/or because we need to have the female and black vote.

[bromeando]

21. Biden

They ran a good man out of office

[Lasher]

22. Locking LBN duplicate.

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