Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential race, endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for nomination
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President Biden is the first sitting president to drop out of running for reelection since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 — leaving the race against Donald Trump in turmoil.

“While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for my term,” Mr. Biden posted in a statement on social media.

    • TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      I’m not holding my breath but if they want the best chance they should go with someone else. I think she’ll have a tough time beating trump

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        4 months ago

        Who? They have to be:

        • well known - they’re only getting a few months to build a campaign
        • relatively centrist - a lot of people in the middle dislike Trump, so that’s who you need to court
        • no major red flags - Trump will rip people apart, if the candidate has failings, they need to be conservative-friendly failings
        • well-funded - perhaps the most important, and Kamala has the Biden-Harris money to use

        She’s a terrible candidate, but I think she ticks the boxes above. I’m not voting for her or Trump, but I do think she’s the best option for the DNC, unless some billionaire decides to run.

              • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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                4 months ago

                It’s certainly an issue. How is he going to negotiate peace if he’s physically impaired?

                I also don’t think Bernie Sanders would do anything meaningful to change things in Gaza. His statements on the matter have basically been, “there’s no easy solution, so let’s just push for a temporary ceasefire to get humanitarian aid in.” He doesn’t have a plan to end the conflict, nor do I think he could do the job of a diplomat to bring both sides to the table (and would Hamas even listen to him, he’s a Jew and, even if he doesn’t have ties to Israel, that’s still likely an issue for them).

                • delirious_owl@discuss.online
                  1·
                  3 months ago

                  Sanders isn’t a hawk. He’s opposed to spending money on war when those funds would be better spent on social programs. He would end the funding of the genocide, which would cease without US funding.

                  Also, don’t be antisemitic. This issue has nothing to do with religion. End the occupation, free the thousands of hostages being tortured by Israel, and you’ll be much, much closer to peace

                  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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                    3 months ago

                    Yeah, I know Sanders isn’t a hawk, and I probably would’ve voted for him in 2016 largely on that issue despite disagreeing with him on most other policies. But that doesn’t mean he’d pull funding from Israel, he’d just put conditions on it (only used for defense, and maybe require not targeting humanitarian aid trucks), but money is fungible so I don’t think it would help much.

                    And to say the issue has nothing to do with religion is fanciful thinking. Yeah, Hamas claims that in their manifestos, but their manifestos are absolutely religious. They’re not necessarily anti-Judaism, but they’re justifying the conflict in religious terms. They’re anti-Zionist, and Bernie sharing a religion (on paper at least) with the US’ Zionist ally could be a significant issue for credibility if the US is to try to get involved in peace talks.

                    At the end of the day, Hamas wants Jerusalem, which isn’t happening because it’s such an important site to both Judaism and Islam. That has everything to do with religion, and it’s why neither Israel or Hamas are interested in a two-state solution. Ending the occupation and freeing hostages wouldn’t end the conflict, things would just go back to how they were: terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel. That won’t end until Hamas controls Jerusalem, and it might require elimination of the state of Israel.