Biden drops out of race

“Resident” Joe Biden, three weeks and three days after a disastrous debate performance, dropped out of the Presidential race today. To avoid speculation that someone felt would hurt the Democratic Party worse, Biden endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris for the nomination. But by all reliable indications, this will not help.

The Biden news timeline

Yesterday evening, The Political Prepper reported that President Biden was “defunded,” while Kamala Harris can still raise funds. This confirms earlier reports of threats by major donors to withhold their funds if Biden stayed in the race. Rumors spoke of a consensus among donors that Biden not only could not win, but would drag down the ticket. Why, by this theory, should donors throw good money after bad?

This report named names: EMILY’s List and Way to Win. It also said the donors blamed Biden for his wretched debate performance. Apparently no Democrat wants to talk about another likely reason: Trump surviving a public attempt on his life. (The few who do want to talk about that, like “Joyless” Reid, accuse Trump of staging the scene.)

This morning, Sen. Joe Manchin (D→I-W. Va.) called on Biden to withdraw and “pass the torch to a new generation.” He said it on CNN’s State of the Union program this morning. Manchin was calling for an “open process” and named two possible replacements: Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Ky.) and Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.) Four other Senators in the Democratic Conference had already called for the President to withdraw.

As a further complication, Hillary Clinton, as recently as last night, was thinking of a rematch with Donald Trump.

Yesterday, a “mob” of protesters picketed the White House, demanding that the President bow out.

The announcement

The first report of Biden dropping out of the race appeared in The Guardian, which The Western Journal quoted. Other reports appeared in The Daily Caller and WorldNetDaily. But the best announcement came from Biden himself, on his personal X account:

In that post he embedded an image of a signed letter that read thus:

Over the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation.

Today, America has the strongest economy in the world. We’ve made historic investments in rebuilding our Nation, in lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, and in expanding affordable health care to a record number of Americans. We’ve provided critically needed care to a million veterans exposed to toxic substances. Passed the first gun safety law in 30 years. Appointed the first African-American woman to the Supreme Court. And passed the most significant climate legislation in the history of the world. America has never been better positioned to lead than we are today.

I know none of this could have been done without you, the American people. Together, we overcame a once in a century pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We’ve protected and preserved our Democracy. And we’ve revitalized and strengthened our alliances around the world.

It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interests of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.

I will speak to the Nation later this week in more detail about my decision.

For now, let me express my deepest gratitude to all those who have worked so hard to see me reelected. I want to thank Vice-President Kamala Harris for being an extraordinary partner in all this work. And let me express my heartfelt appreciation to the American people for the faith and trust you have place in me.

I believe today what I always have: that there is nothing America can’t do – when we do it together. We just have to remember we are the United States of America.

(Signed) Joe Biden.

That letter stopped short of an endorsement. But about half an hour later, he dropped this post:

My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.

Alex Soros (George’s son) chimed in with his endorsement:

Apparently Barack Obama left a lengthy statement paying tribute to Biden – but not endorsing Harris.

Neither, apparently, did Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.):

This announcement surprised few people, least of all Elon Musk, who boasted of having predicted this.

I heard last week that he would resign at this exact time and date. It was widespread knowledge in DC.

The real powers that be are discarding the old puppet in favor of one that has a better chance of fooling the public.

They fear Trump because he is not a puppet.

Already the President is hearing calls to take the next step, and resign the Presidency itself. American Wire News quoted a statement from Richard Hudson, Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee:

This is a scandal of historic proportions – our president is incapacitated, Democrats knew, and they lied to the American people to cover it up. Voters will neither forgive nor forget the ultimate betrayal of their trust. Judgment day is coming in November, when Americans will hand down Democrats’ ultimate punishment: Donald Trump in the White House and a larger House Republican majority.

If the president is mentally unfit to campaign, he is mentally unfit to have the nuclear codes. Every House Democrat must now answer: is the president fit to serve the rest of his term?

Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), Speaker of the House, agreed.

At this unprecedented juncture in American history, we must be clear about what just happened. The Democrat Party forced the Democrat nominee off the ballot, just over 100 days before the election.

Having invalidated the votes of more than 14 million Americans who selected Joe Biden to be the Democrat nominee for president, the self-proclaimed ‘party of democracy’ has proven exactly the opposite.

The party’s prospects are no better now with Vice President Kamala Harris, who co-owns the disastrous policy failures of the Biden Administration. As second in command and a completely inept border czar, Harris has been a gleeful accomplice — not only in the destruction of American sovereignty, security, and prosperity, but also in the largest political coverup in U.S. history. She has known for as long as anyone of his incapacity to serve.

Regardless of the chaos in the current White House, our adversaries around the globe should be reminded that the U.S. Congress, the U.S. military, and the American people are fully prepared and committed to defend our interests both at home and abroad.

If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President. He must resign the office immediately. November 5 cannot arrive soon enough.

Sen. J. D. Vance (R-Ohio), Trump’s running mate, said the same:

The Republican National Committee started planning for a possible Trump-Harris campaign last week. For their part, the Democratic National Committee pledged “a transparent and orderly process” – and an open convention.

But the Democrats have plenty to worry about. Republicans believe they can carry New York State for Trump – or at least, elect more New York House Republicans.

Analysis

Democrats have no reason to believe – nor Republicans to fear – that Kamala Harris can do better than Biden against Trump. Four years ago, Biden picked up some votes from people who felt Trump did not deserve a second term. This alone did not explain Biden’s margin of victory, but it did give him a “cheater’s baseline.”

Kamala Harris will not even have that, for two reasons:

1. Biden, contrary to the statement under his signature, ruined America, at home and abroad.
2. Harris, besides being part of that, polls worse than Biden. Instead of a senile dotard, Harris looks and sounds like a raving maniac.

Trump, for his part, did well to mention Biden only once in his record-breaking acceptance speech. A “pivot” to attack Harris rather than Biden should be easy – because Harris would continue the Biden policies. At the same time, Biden is taking a personal risk by refusing to resign the Presidency. That is, if Harris really wants the responsibility. But if she doesn’t want the responsibility now, why is she running to take on that responsibility next January?

In short, Trump and the Republicans have little to fear but their own complacency. But that complacency could destroy them, as it did in 2020. Today’s development is either an opportunity or a trap. The same election cheats, lying legacy media, and censorious “trust and safety teams” remain – with murderers to join them. Republicans would do well to pay heed.