WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden drops out of the electoral race after his poor performance in the debate raised doubts, and in a series of posts on social media X, he also decided to support Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party candidate for the national election on November 5th.
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On social network X, a post was made with a letter: "While my intention has been to seek re-election, I believe that the best thing for my party and the country is for me to withdraw and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term."
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"I will speak to the nation at the end of this week in more detail about my decision," added the US president.
Then, also in X, minutes later he expressed his support for Kamala Harris as the candidate od the party: “My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.”
Voices to withdraw the candidacy
Biden's performance in the debate at the end of June raised open questions about the 81-year-old man's ability to mount a convincing campaign to defeat Trump.
Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat turned independent in May, was the latest this Sunday morning to urge to abandon his reelection bid and focus on the remaining months of his term. "I made the decision with great regret that I believe it is time to pass the torch to a new generation," said the legislator from West Virginia on CNN's "State of the Union" program.
Nearly three dozen Democrats in Congress had asked Biden to drop out of the race. Among the senators were Peter Welch from Vermont; Jon Tester from Montana; Martin Heinrich from New Mexico, and Sherrod Brown from Ohio. Manchin, although now independent, is still part of the Democratic caucus.