Never underestimate Joe Biden

And VP Harris says she plans to 'earn and win' the nomination [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Monday, Jul. 22, 2024 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [I worked with Biden for years. Make no mistake about why he’s stepping down.]( //link.msnbc.com/click/36140758.90440/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9iaWRlbi1pbnRlcnZpZXctcmVhY3Rpb24tbWl4ZWQtcmNuYTE2MDQ3OT9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDI0MDcyMiZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Bc888c293By Jen Psaki On Sunday, President Joe Biden made the historic decision to step aside and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place in November. Yet more proof that Aaron Sorkin himself would not have been able to script the president's career. Biden's story is packed with enough tragedy and fortitude to last a lifetime. Just weeks before he was set to be sworn in as the youngest member elected to the Senate in 1972, Biden's wife and one-year-old daughter were killed in a car accident while shopping for a Christmas tree. He survived a brain aneurysm, an embarrassing exit from his 1988 run for the presidency, the loss of his son Beau and the conviction of his other son, Hunter. But that is far from the full story of his life. His career has been defined by stubbornness and tragedy and by proving many, many doubters wrong. And all of that is why his decision to step back from the Democratic nomination right now is so powerful. Time and time again, Joe Biden proved his incredible strength by getting back up after being knocked down. This time, he shows it by stepping aside. This is a preview of Jen Psaki's latest article.//link.msnbc.com/click/36140758.90440/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9qb2UtYmlkZW4tZW5kb3JzZS1rYW1hbGEtaGFycmlzLXNlbGZsZXNzLXNlcnZpY2UtcmNuYTE2Mjc0Nz9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDI0MDcyMiZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Cd1b0fe30[Read the full column here.](     SPECIAL COVERAGE [Alternate text] [SETH MASKETT]( [Biden is out. Now comes the hard part.]( In order for this decision to be proven clever, and not catastrophic, what comes next has to be far better thought out than what came before. [Read more.]( [KATY TUR]( [VP Kamala Harris says she plans to 'earn and win' presidential nomination]( She praised Biden for his “extraordinary leadership” and says she will do everything in her power to unite the Democratic Party. [Watch.]( [RACHEL MADDOW]( ['An act of selfless devotion': Maddow reacts to Biden's withdrawal from race]( Maddow talks about how the Democratic party can reorganize after Biden's exit from the presidential race. [Watch.]( [ANDY CRAIG]( [Stop panicking. Replacing Biden on ballots isn't a problem.]( Fears about Democratic ballot access are ill-founded and misunderstand how the party’s presidential nomination works. [Read more.]( [JOY REID]( ['We need all hands on deck': Rep. Crockett not taking a Harris victory for granted]( Rep. Jasmine Crockett talks with Joy Reid about her singular devotion to the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris. [Watch.]( [STEVE BENEN]( [Why Biden is retiring, but not resigning]( For some Republicans, the president’s decision not to seek a second term isn’t enough: They want him to resign, too. [Read more.]( [STEVE KORNACKI]( [Steve Kornacki breaks down Kamala Harris's starting point in polls as race reboots]( Steve Kornacki talks with Rachel Maddow about how Kamala Harris polls against Donald Trump in comparison to Joe Biden's polling. [Watch.]( [DOUGLAS BRINKLEY]( [Kamala Harris is the right choice to continue Joe Biden’s legacy]( Now that Biden isn't running, the vice president is Democrats' best weapon against Trumpism. [Read more.]( [JOE SCARBOROUGH]( [This is exactly what Donald Trump feared]( The former president has always considered himself to be the ultimate disrupter. But this time, the disruption is on the other side. [Read more.]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] On Saturday, Sept. 7, you can attend “MSNBC Live: Democracy 2024,” our premiere fan event in Brooklyn, New York. Hear thought-provoking conversations about the most pressing issues of our time, and take part in a sit-down dinner for an insider’s view of this critical moment in our democracy. 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