Vice President Kamala Harris declared her intention to “earn and win” the Democratic presidential nomination after President Joe Biden‘s announcement that he has withdrawn from seeking reelection. Harris is considered the favorite to replace Biden on top of the Democratic Party’s ticket, especially after Biden endorsed her in a follow-up statement to his withdrawal. In […]
Former President Barack Obama honored President Joe Biden‘s decision Sunday to exit the 2024 race, but he notably split with the president when it came to immediately endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden endorsed Harris, who is set to inherit Biden’s nearly $100 million campaign war chest, roughly a half-hour after announcing his decision on Sunday. […]
President Joe Biden spent months ignoring and downplaying accusations he lacked the mental stamina to serve another term in the White House. However, after the sole presidential debate against Donald Trump broadcast to the entire nation Biden’s fragility, the president couldn’t outlast the pressure from fellow Democrats who struggled to defend his candidacy. A steady drumbeat […]
Democrats across the spectrum were divided Sunday about President Joe Biden dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, a historic decision for an incumbent president. After Biden announced his decision to exit the race, Democratic lawmakers and pundits either applauded Biden for making the decision to drop out, or expressed their outrage that the president […]
While it had been rumored for weeks, the ouster of President Joe Biden from his own reelection campaign nonetheless sent shockwaves throughout the nation on Sunday afternoon. Biden’s announcement also sent more or less the entire Democratic Party scrambling to catch up with the news and plan for what will be one the most interesting […]
While Kamala Harris is the Democratic Party’s heir apparent, clinching critical support from President Joe Biden after he dropped his reelection bid, some on the left insist an open convention is still on the books this August. Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison appeared to indicate that the choice to replace Biden would be made […]
Democratic political strategist David Axelrod praised President Joe Biden for ending his bid for reelection after arguing for weeks that he needed to drop out of the election. Biden announced that he would not seek reelection in a statement posted to X. He later gave his full endorsement to Vice President Kamala Harris. Axelrod said […]
President Joe Biden’s historic move to drop his reelection bid – and endorse vice president Kamala Harris, has led to immediate speculation about who might be her running mate. Here are a few options for Harris if she takes the helm of the party, though there will be some notable omissions, including Govs. Gavin Newsom […]
Former President Donald Trump reacted to President Joe Biden announcing he would not seek reelection by claiming that Biden was “not fit to run for president.” Biden announced he would drop out of the campaign Sunday, after weeks to pressure from within the Democratic Party, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him at […]
President Joe Biden threw his full support behind Vice President Kamala Harris Sunday as Democrats’ best chance to beat former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Biden’s Sunday exit from the race comes after weeks of Democrats’ publicly pressing him to make way for a younger Democratic nominee. The president had steadfastly stated his […]
