From Delaware to the White House: Biden's Political Journey Concludes

President Joe Biden withdrew from the Presidential Election on 21st July and has endorsed Kamala Harris as the Presidential Nominee for Democrats. After months of speculation on whether Biden would be fit to serve another term, immense pressure from within the Democratic Party regarding his health and doubts growing after the debate with Trump on June 27, where he spoke in a raspy voice and failed to put together words and thoughts and deliver them, brought out the question among voters and panic among the Democrats about whether he was fit even to finish the presidential campaign. 

In a letter posted on X, Biden wrote, “While it has been my intention to seek re-election, 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 the remainder of my term,”. He also thanked Harris for “being an extraordinary partner” in his letter and then endorsed her in a subsequent post.

 

Reacting to Biden’s decision, Trump called Biden "the worst president in the history of the United States by far." Biden’s decision to exit the presidential race less than four months before the voters head to the polls is unprecedented. The last sitting president to forsake a re-election bid was Lyndon Johnson. But his announcement came in March 1968, eight months before that election. 
 

Biden started from Delaware County in 1970 and assumed the chairmanship of the Judicial Panel and the Foreign Policy Committee. He dedicated 36 years to the Senate, served two terms as the Vice President under President Obama, and then won the Presidential Election and became the 46th President of the United States. After more than half a century of public service, Biden’s political career has come to an end.

22 Jul 2024
Sneha