Joe Biden unexpectedly issued a statement announcing his withdrawal from the White House race. What was the immediate reason for the withdrawal from the campaign? Politico, citing interviews with 22 sources close to the president and the Democratic Party, writes about a “face-saving move” and “gloomy” internal polls for Biden in recent days. Nancy Pelosi, who recently loudly called on the leader to resign, intended to inform the public of her findings — if Biden still wanted to remain a candidate.
US President Joe Biden, despite earlier assurances that he would seek re-election, issued an unexpected statement on Sunday announcing that he was resigning from the race for president of the United States. “I believe this is in the best interest of my party and the country,” he wrote.
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Calls among Democrats for an alternative candidate emerged after the June televised debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. At the time, the world’s media reported on the poor performance of the incumbent president, who failed to dispel doubts about his alleged poor health due to his advanced age. However, Joe Biden has repeatedly stressed that he has no intention of abandoning the candidacy.
So what made the president suddenly change his mind? Politico reported. The latest internal poll of Democrats was decisive.For the first time in two months, the party has commissioned exit polls in some key states — so-called swing states, where Democrats and Republicans can’t be sure they’ll win, and where voter turnout in those states is usually what determines the final outcome of a presidential election.
As we read, “the numbers were bleak” and showed that Biden “is not only losing in all six battleground states, but his support is also slipping in Virginia and New Mexico,” where Democrats had expected to win and were not planning to spend much money on the campaign.
Joe BidenEPA/Jim Barefoot
It was primarily these results — not the mounting pressure from members of his own party — that showed Joe Biden that he was in fact unwinnable — Politico writes, though it notes that the pressure was mounting and the potential actions of Nancy Pelosi, the former House Speaker, could have planned for next week, would have put Joe Biden in a very bad position.
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Politico: Biden’s resignation is a face-saving move
According to Politico, Biden was aware that there would be growing calls for his party colleagues to abandon the race for the White House and “the sudden departure gave the president his best opportunity to show that the decision was made on his terms.”
The portal adds that “this is a face-saving move that was very important to Jill Biden.” According to people familiar with the latest talks between Democrats, the first lady was trying to “preserve her husband’s dignity.”
According to the portal’s sources, Biden’s senior advisers were preparing for Nancy Pelosi’s actions, as she worked to persuade other party members to take decisive steps to encourage the president to end the election campaign. According to Politico, there was a plan to make the Democratic poll public.Which will show Biden’s difficult political situation.
“Nancy has made it clear that this may or may not be reciprocated,” said one person who spoke to POLITICO on condition of anonymity, a Democrat familiar with the discussions within the party.
The potential choice emerged after Biden promised in a statement on Friday to continue his campaign, when some in the party believed that more direct and public opposition might be the only way to persuade the president to drop out of the White House race.
Joe Biden ends race to White HousePAP/EPA/JIM Barefoot
“He got the message.”
At least six Democrats are planning to call on Biden to withdraw from the campaign on Monday or Tuesday, according to Politico.
“We decided to respect the weekend so he could make a decision,” one Democrat who spoke to Politico said. “We were hoping that would be the case.”
The interviewer, who the outlet described as having contacted “dozens” of Democratic Party activists across the country in recent weeks, also reported that the president had “gone offline” in recent days. He had spent time with his family, perhaps a sign that he would soon make a decision on his candidacy.
“He got the message,” said one House Democrat, who asked not to be identified. In recent days, Democratic leaders in both chambers of Congress and Pelosi have been putting pressure on the president’s entourage.
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