[Mega thread] - Biden ends bid for presidency

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Biden announced he's ending his bid for the presidency via X (formerly twitter).

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Biden wasn't viable because he has cognitive decline. Kamala will mop the floor with Trump in debates.

I would not be at all surprised if Trump refuses to debate her.

I think I remember reading an earlier analysis that says that Trump has no reason to accept debates with any potential new candidate, as it just gives them more visibility.

Absolutely. They had no reason to debate Biden again. They sure as shit won't put him on stage against her, or ANY other candidate.

This would be awesome. Give Harris a two hour uninterrupted prime time spot to let the former prosecutor make a case against electing a convicted felon and follow it with 2 hours of the oldest candidate in US history rambling. 😆

I'd love to see it. Prosecutor going after a convicted felon and rapist sounds like a great time.

Trump will visibly age on stage like Palpatine from the absolute roasting Harris would do to him

Charitable to think that Trump would agree to a debate with Harris.

Why wouldn’t he? Is he to old and scared to cope?

Both candidates are experiencing decline, and if Biden were elected and incapable of doing the job it would have resulted in a Harris Presidency anyway. It's such an odd thing to object over. We've had presidents in decline before and the country kept running just fine, (FDR, Reagan.)

Biden did a fine job in office, I'm especially proud of his union support, and his policies were spot on in my opinion. To throw him under the bus like this seems really shitty.

Do you think debates are really going to sway voters at this point? Like the people considering Trump don't already know what a blowhard he is?

Debates can energize the voter base which is what we need right now. And who knows, the debates might even convince some people.