Crash Course: Joe Biden demonstrates the meaning of unity: The president drops out so Kamala Harris can step up

Democrats shake up the 2024 election to end a historic week — and the person most frightened is Donald Trump Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRogMC8P0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZnZudmV1eWg0cC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bjdjNDllaWJ0MSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmlb07nma7Nn77Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). ~/AASU4wA~/RgRogMC8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbTN4c2xkN2s2OC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bjdjNDllaWJ0MVcDc3BjQgpmlb07nma7Nn77Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRogMC8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZ3BoczJnamFkOC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bjdjNDllaWJ0MVcDc3BjQgpmlb07nma7Nn77Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRogMC8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcjh5aHN6eXZ4ay8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bjdjNDllaWJ0MVcDc3BjQgpmlb07nma7Nn77Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRogMC8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvNTYzZW5lZW9hdi8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bjdjNDllaWJ0MVcDc3BjQgpmlb07nma7Nn77Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~~/AASU4wA~/RgRogMC8P0RDaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdXZib2RiNnZxdy8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bjdjNDllaWJ0MVcDc3BjQgpmlb07nma7Nn77Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~ Joe Biden demonstrates the meaning of unity: The president drops out so Kamala Harris can step up From Brian Karem: The Democrats are scared. But, now so are the Trumpers. They had figured out Biden, but they are scrambling to figure out who will replace Biden. Preparing poignant hate-filled rhetoric takes time. We had to settle with Trump’s immediate reaction; Harris is the same as Biden and complicit in the “worst presidency” in history. That’s why watching the Democrats dissolve into a puddle of tears on a nationwide stage while tar and feathering their own president is both entertaining and horrifying. There is no consensus on who will replace Biden. Hopefully the Democrats will listen to the president’s recommendation for his successor, but there is no guarantee of that since his party already burned him to the ground. 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After an uninspiring debate performance sent party leaders and pundits into chaos — which was only intensified by the deepest-pocketed Democratic financiers pulling their support of the candidate — Biden will not be moving forward in his plan to beat Donald Trump, clearing the way for another candidate to pick up the fight in his stead. In an official letter from Biden posted to social media on Sunday afternoon, he writes, "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 interest 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." [Read more](~/AASU4wA~/RgRogMC8P0RnaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZ2VqOTlkM2V0dC8_bGhfYWlkPTEyMjk1OSZsaF9jaWQ9bjdjNDllaWJ0MSZsaF9lbT10cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NSU0MGdtYWlsLmNvbVcDc3BjQgpmlb07nma7Nn77Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). 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