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Biden will not seek reelection

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On Sunday, July 21, 2024, President Joe Biden, aged 81, announced he will no longer seek reelection to a second term. Instead he will endorse his Vice President, Kamala Harris. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president.

President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him on Sunday.

Source: CNN.com

There are 28 days to the Democratic National Convention and 106 days to the election. Some have suggested the the DNC will be open, while Harris has vowed to “earn and win” this nomination.

It’s been 56 years since a president droped out of their reelection race. Lyndon B. Johnson dropped out of his reelection race after low numbers in the first primary in New Hampshire, on March 12, 1968; Joe Biden was 25 years old and would graduate Syracuse University Law school that year.

UPDATE 8/6/2024

Kamala Harris has chosen Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, as her running mate.

The lots have been cast…let the battle begin

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On the left we have history-making campaign of Barak Obama, Senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, Senator from Maryland. Obama, the black man, is the one running for president.

On the right we have the other history-making campaignof John McCain, Senator from Arizona, and Sarah Palin, Govenor of Alaska.

Like McCain is fond of saying, no matter what next year things are going to change in Washington and history will be made.

Personally, I’m not in favor of anyone of the candidates. Some have suggested we look closely at the Vice President candidates because chances are high that the President wont finish their term. That doesn’t help! I don’t know either VP and that gives me no confidence.