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Americans are worried, and I don't think they're convinced that either party is the be-all and end-all for all of those issues,
There're a lot of people in the country who just want to see one happen, and they're very excited about the prospect of an open convention,
We even had the former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi saying that he should step aside, and it's very difficult for him to plot a way forward in the election if he didn't have support of those party elites and especially of big party donors,
She might be saddled with many of the things people didn't like about the Biden administration,
I think what caused him to exit the race really is the pressure that he was getting both from party donors and from party elites,
said political scientist Daniel Cassino, professor of government and politics at Fairleigh Dickinson University The Democrats are heaving more than a sigh of relief,
said Steven Okun, founder and CEO of Singapore-based public affairs consultancy APAC Advisors I think Kamala Harris actually put herself in a very good position by getting out so quickly with all these endorsements immediately. She's going to try and cement this by putting out fundraising numbers,
She is going to bring much more energy to the ticket than he could have,
said Okun, though he questioned whether Harris will even become the nominee President Biden's approval rating is historically low, and it is very hard to overcome that when you run as an incumbent,
Both can appeal to moderates. Both can appeal to independent suburban women, probably more or in a different way than vice president (Harris) can,
I’m nothing but proud of my Pop.”
Granddaughter Naomi Biden Neal said on social media I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges,
I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party — and unite our nation — to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda,
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."
Biden said in another post on X I know he wanted to fight and keep going and show that he could beat Donald Trump again, but as he heard more and more input, I think he was wrestling with what would be the best for the country,
Coons said in an interview with The Associated Press Team — I wanted to make sure you saw the attached letter from the President,
Zients wrote in the staff email In isolation, Democrats would be better served to look beyond Harris, ideally to a governor with a more moderate image. But Biden’s endorsement, the compressed timetable, and the difficulty of passing over an African-American woman will presumably make that very difficult, if not impossible,
At least the centerpiece of the Democratic campaign will no longer be a flagrant falsehood that nearly everyone recognizes as such,
the editorial board concludes Biden should take the next logical step and resign the presidency,
the editorial board wrote Democrats wouldn’t be in this fix if Biden and his family had taken full accounting of his aging when they decided to run again last year and if the White House, Democratic leaders, the press, and various other insiders hadn’t undertaken an effort to cover up Biden’s state,