President Obama Calls for Joe Biden to Drop Out
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (85053)
United States
July 18, 2024 1:47pm CST
The situation continues to worsen for President Joe Biden as more and more top officials and figureheads in his party call for him to make a reasoned decision and drop out of the race, saying he has no chance to beat Donald Trump in November.
The current top list of people calling for Biden to end his campaign are Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, the latter of whom told the president, "Our party is in peril."
And now Obama has told aides publicly that, "The president needs to reconsider his viability."
It has been suggested and widely predicted that President Joe Biden may drop out of the race as early as this weekend.
If that happens, Kamala Harris rises to the top of the ticket as she controls the campaign funds. She could also step aside and allow another candidate to emerge. But that will be something we'd have to wait and see what happens.
Because the delegates belong to Joe Biden, the decision, heedless of the pressure on him to quit, remains his decision alone to make.
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@NJChicaa (118479)
• United States
18 Jul
They are saying this stuff privately. The highest-profile Democrat I've seen call for Biden to drop out is Congressman Adam Schiff. That being said Schiff is very close to Pelosi so I can't imagine that he would have spoken out without her approval. Also notable--none of them (Jeffries, Pelosi, Schumer, Obama) have publicly encouraged him to stay in or offered their own opinion publicly.
I suspect he will drop out over the weekend and Kamala will be the nominee. I like a Harris/Buttigieg ticket. I like Biden as you know but even I have seen how disastrous this past month has been for him. COVID certainly isn't helping.
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@LeaPea2417 (37339)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Jul
@porwest What do you think will happen, will Kamala be the nominee and if so, could she beat Trump? I think if that happens, the only way she wins is through Democrat cheating to the max.
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@NJChicaa (118479)
• United States
18 Jul
@porwest I'm not clutching at straws. Show me a link to any article, video, etc. where Pelosi, Jeffries, Schumer, or Obama have publicly said that **on record**. I'm not saying that they aren't saying it behind the scenes but none of them have officially said it on the record.
Several reports I've seen have said that Harris polls better than Biden. . . but still not better than Trump.
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@porwest (85053)
• United States
18 Jul
You seem to be wanting to clutch at straws. This is ALL OVER the news. Every single network is calling each of these people out directly by name, all of it has been verified and second checked. Joe Scarborough has talked about it on Morning Joe. It's everywhere.
It has even been strongly suggested that Obama was consulted with by George Clooney before he wrote his letter suggesting Biden should drop out, and Obama gave him the go ahead even if he had not publicly, before now, stated his position.
As for what happens if Biden steps down, as I have said before, I doubt it matters. The race is over. Harris' numbers are worse than Biden's, and Harris polls lower than any other names that have been thrown out there.
The policies have not worked. The American people don't believe they are working. That's why his approval ratings are at 36%. Why would the Democrats not understand it's not just a Joe Biden problem, it's a party problem?
The American people widely disapprove of the job they've done. No matter who they put in front, if the same policies are what can be expected, they lose.
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@kaylachan (65344)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jul
I fear his pride might keep him going. He knows he's not well and his health continues to decline, but male ego won't allow him to do the right thing. I'll be surprised if he does. But, I fear he'd have to drop for that to happen.
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@kaylachan (65344)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19 Jul
@porwest For his health and safety I hope he's smart enough to realize that.
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@porwest (85053)
• United States
21 Jul
@kaylachan I think it has been made more than clear he is not thinking clearly at all about this.
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@porwest (85053)
• United States
19 Jul
There does come a time when you have to do what's right for the people you represent and your party. Although circumstances are quite different, even Nixon knew when the time came to step down. He had lost all support of his party, they told him that, and he stepped down.
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@FourWalls (65390)
• United States
18 Jul
He DOES know he can’t replace Biden, right? ![](/Content/images/emotes/lol.gif)
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@porwest (85053)
• United States
19 Jul
He is definitely impacting his ultimate legacy. There comes a time when one has to make the right decision for the good of the people and your party. If the entire Democrat establishment is telling him he can't win and Biden TRULY believes the garbage he is putting out there that Trump is the greatest threat to the nation it has ever known...
What does that say about Biden's TRUE convictions regarding that pitch? If his mere staying in the race guarantees Trump wins and that threat comes to life, why WOULDN'T you step down?
I think it is safe to assume I am NOT the smartest guy in the room, and therefore, I'm not the only person on the planet asking this question.
@2ndchances24 (7489)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
19 Jul
I've been hearing this & what gets me is there IS NO 1 that can take the place
of ANY 1 of them, that will do the right thing, & untrusting to be our next President
that can BEAT Trump cause they are ALL rotten to the CORE ! ! ! & being they
SAY he has covid doesn't make it any better, so either way their SCEWED.
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@porwest (85053)
• United States
19 Jul
What the Democrats are missing is that it's not just Biden who is at issue here. It's their POLICIES. You can't have a 36% approval rating and walk away with the idea that people are supporting what you are doing and what your vision is.
So, the problem is, even if they put someone else on the ticket, if what they will espouse are the same failed policies people have already decided they don't like, what's to make them support you one way or the other.?
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@porwest (85053)
• United States
21 Jul
@2ndchances24 Of course they won't change anything. A few things are the issue here. They THINK their policies work even when it is clear they don't. They think the American people are stupid, or at least that their base will buy their lies and fantasies. And they really don't care what the American people think or want.
They want their power. It is all that matters to them.
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@2ndchances24 (7489)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
19 Jul
@porwest your right, but do you really THINK they going
to change Anything? ? ? NO cause they have NOTHING
they WANT to change, that's why they will LOSE THEIR
voters & the election along with everything else. ![](/Content/images/emotes/happy.gif)
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@popciclecold (37904)
• United States
18 Jul
I hadn't heard that, thanks for sharing .
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@moffittjc (120850)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jul
It will be interesting to see what happens this weekend. The nation will be watching closely to see what happens over the next couple of days.
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@moffittjc (120850)
• Gainesville, Florida
21 Jul
@porwest It is definitely going to be interesting to see how this story plays out. I wonder if they keep thinking he can rebound by giving a good speech or something? It sure is a gamble though. Can you imagine what it's going to be like with him accepting the nomination at the DNC? His speech will probably be a rambling mess.
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@porwest (85053)
• United States
23 Jul
@moffittjc I explored that idea. Of course, now we don't have to see THAT convention with Biden dropping out and Harris taking the reins. She's a worse disaster for other reasons than Biden is. I am starting to tire of this roller coaster, though.
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