Biden's out. What's next?

Plus: How are you getting to the State Fair? [Plus: How are you getting to the State Fair?] View this email as a [web page]( [Star Tribune]( [Essential Minnesota logo] ESSENTIAL MINNESOTA [Essential Minnesota logo] ESSENTIAL MINNESOTA Good morning, Minnesota! What a week the past 24 hours have been 😪 On to the news 📢 [Eder Campuzano] By Eder Campuzano TODAY’S TOP STORIES - [Joe Mauer is inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame in front of thousands of Twins fans]( - [Minneapolis principal's 'sandlot' baseball team works social muscles during summer break]( - [Minnesota tribe's cannabis dispensary doesn't require marijuana to be safety tested]( - [Yuen: Why it's not rude to ask your houseguests to take their shoes off]( - [Willpower aside, exercising requires budgeting time and money](   President Joe Biden caps a half-century in office, announces he won't seek re-election Demetrius Freeman/Washington Post It's Joever. President Biden announced Sunday that he's dropping his re-election bid nearly a month after a disastrous debate performance raised concerns among Democrats about his ability to challenge former President Donald Trump. The president made his announcement with a letter he posted to X shortly before 1 p.m. I was on the treadmill when my wife approached me and pointed to her ear — I was wearing earbuds — and told me the news. I took a quick scan of the gym and most of my fellow Sunday exercisers were also scrolling on their phones, eyebrows raised. [image] Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune Meanwhile, our Star Tribune Sunday crew began tearing up plans for the Monday newspaper and calling Minnesota politicos for reactions. Like most elected Democrats who weighed in on the news, Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith joined Rep. Betty McCollum in endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the top of the ticket. Days earlier, McCollum joined the chorus of Democrats calling for Biden to step down in response to his debate performance. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Dean Phillips also endorsed Harris. Phillips, if you'll remember, was the only elected Democrat to challenge Biden during the primaries, bringing the president's age into question during the campaign. So, what's next? The Democrats will hold their convention in Chicago in about a month, where the party's eventual nominee will become official. Until then, rumors are swirling over who Harris will choose as her running mate — she's largely favored to take the top of the ticket as several Democrats have come out to endorse her. Gov. Tim Walz, who endorsed Harris this morning, is among the names being floated as a possible vice presidential pick, along with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper. Related coverage - [Gov. Tim Walz backs Kamala Harris, as vice presidential speculation grows]( - [With Biden out of presidential race, big-name Minnesota Democrats move to Kamala Harris]( - [Brooks: Don't cry because it's Joever, smile because I'm about to tell you my incredibly wholesome naked Joe Biden story](     GOING OUT - [In Duluth, you can take a vintage train up the St. Louis River, then paddle back]( - [Big names Kate DiCamillo, Louise Erdrich, Edwidge Danticat and Alice Hoffman are Talking Volumes guests]( What's happening today 🗞️ Our politics team is still calling sources to get a handle on what Biden dropping out means for Minnesota. Look for those stories in the coming days. 🗞️ Rob West will be sentenced in Wisconsin for his role in the dismemberment of Ricky Balsimo's body, which was found in the depths of Lake Superior near Grand Portage in 2021. Reporter Christa Lawler will have the story from the courtroom later today. 🗞️ The Vikings have their first training camp today and will host their first news conference since one player died and another was arrested. Our Sports desk will have coverage this afternoon. [Share this newsletter with friends]( Do you enjoy Essential Minnesota? Encourage your friends and family to [sign up](. You also can share it using the links below. Are you gonna go my way? (I'm going to the State Fair, btw) Proper planning prevents poor performance. And we all want to be at our peak, planning-wise, next month when the Minnesota State Fair returns to Falcon Heights. The question we should all be asking ourselves is: How do I get a bucket of Sweet Martha's cookies as fast as humanly possible? Tim Harlow has the details on all [the ways you can get to the Great Minnesota Get-Together here](. Nielsen Studios Inc., Minnesota State Fair MORE FROM THE STAR TRIBUNE - [Suspect arrested in setting of several dumpsters ablaze along Lake Street stretching toward Uptown]( - [How a flamingo inspired a Minneapolis PR expert to rebrand her Lola Red agency]( - [Rochester's redesigned Peace Plaza raises accessibility concerns]( On This Day in 1982 Darlene Pfister/Star Tribune The Paris Olympics kick off on Friday, so why not start the week with an image of pure athleticism? In this Star Tribune file photo from July 22, 1982, we get a peek of the Kaiser Roll 10K, which was held in Minneapolis. This year, bad weather forced three wheelchair racers to pull out of Grandma's Marathon as the region was slammed with rain in mid-June. Luis Francisco Sanclemente won the competition with a time of 1:22:07.     IN OTHER NEWS - [‘We can’t ignore the reality’: northern Minnesota community works together to prepare for wildfire]( - MinnPost - [Activists call on Don Samuels to take down ‘anti-woman’ ad featuring Ilhan Omar]( - Sahan Journal THE MINNESOTA GOODBYE dberthia via Reddit And I thought I was lucky for my sighting of two fireflies. Reddit user dberthia shared this frame from Grand Marais just before the weekend, in which a veritable plethora of fireflies — or do you call them lightning bugs here? — floats through the sky. To say I'm jealous would be an understatement. Thanks for reading Eder Campuzano, reporter David Taintor, editor [Email]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Manage email preferences]( • [Subscribe to Star Tribune]( • [Privacy Policy]([Unsubscribe from this newsletter]( [Unsubscribe from this newsletter]( [Manage]( your preferences | [Opt Out]( using TrueRemove™ Got this as a forward? 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