There are rare few quiet days in politics and today is not one of them. Tonight President Joe Biden has abandoned his campaign to win a second term in the White House, writing that ‘it is in the best interest of my party and country’ to stand down. President Biden has been fast to endorse his current running mate, Vice-President Kamala Harris, for the nomination – calling his decision to pick Harris as his second in command ‘the best decision I’ve made’.
The US President has faced growing calls from across his own party to step down after a series of suboptimal public appearances – but what finally convinced Biden to go? Well, Mr S would point to a rather interesting letter from Congressman Jamie Raskin, published this week in the New York Times. In a rather public manner, the Member of the United States House of Representatives called on his leader to duck out gracefully, writing that ‘there is no shame in taking a well-deserved bow to the overflowing appreciation of the crowd when your arm is tired out, and there is real danger for the team in ignoring the statistics’.
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