The move dramatically reshapes a White House contest that has been shaken repeatedly in the last month.
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"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," Biden wrote on X. Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said the American people would soon hear from the party on next steps and the path forward for the nomination process. It was the first time in more than a half-century that an incumbent US president gave up his party's nomination.
Democratic state party chairs held a Sunday afternoon call to discuss backing Harris as the party's nominee. Several participants said Harris has the full support of the chairs.
Governor Gavin Newsom of California, who had been mentioned as a possible replacement for Biden at the top of the ticket, threw his support behind Harris. "At around 1.45pm today, the president told his senior team that he had changed his mind," the source told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.Polling shows that Harris performs no better statistically than Biden against Trump.
Biden's campaign had USD95 million on hand at the end of June, according to a Saturday filing with the Federal Election Commission. Campaign finance law experts disagree on how readily that money could be shifted to a Harris-led campaign. But he set his sights on a second term in the belief that he was the only Democrat who could beat Trump again. In recent weeks, his advanced age became more apparent. His gait became stilted and a childhood stutter occasionally returned.
The former president is due to be sentenced in New York in September, having been convicted of trying to cover up a hush-money payment to a pornographic movie star. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges and claims all are politically motivated attempts to block him from returning to power. A person looks at a screen, as news on US President Joe Biden's announcement that he is dropping his re-election bid is displayed, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, US, 21 July, 2024.Penang's Ban On Foreigners Cooking These 13 Dishes Will Now Cover Private Hawkers Too Currently, the ban only covers hawker centres and food courts under the Penang Island City Council .
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