July 21, 2024 01:02 PM UTC

Biden Withdraws from Campaign, Endorses Kamala Harris for President

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• by: Colorado Pols

UPDATE #3: And just like that–with the endorsement of Sen. John Hickenlooper, the entire Colorado Democratic delegation stands united behind Kamala Harris to be the next President of the United States:

We’ll be the first to say it: the swift herding of cats across the nation by Harris’ campaign into a near-unanimous Day One show of unity is one of the more impressive feats we’ve seen from the Democratic Party in years. This is a major inflection point for the 2024 presidential campaign, and Democrats up and down the ballot stand to benefit from this turnabout in momentum.

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UPDATE #2: Holy Shit! Emergency Pod activated!

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UPDATE: Reaction from Colorado Democrats:

Senator Michael Bennet (D-Denver):

Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Denver):

Governor Jared Polis:

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President Biden announced today via a letter posted online that he will no longer seek re-election and is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic nominee for President.

Wrote Biden:

“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus s0lely on filfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”

From The Washington Post:

The president will leave office with notable accomplishments, especially for a one-term president in an era of deep division. He pushed through bills on infrastructure, climate change, health care, gun control and the semiconductor industry. He pulled the U.S. out of Afghanistan, rebuilt American alliances and led a coalition to defend Ukraine against Russia. His staunch support for Israel in the Gaza war, however, sparked condemnation at home and abroad…

…In abandoning his reelection campaign, Biden joins two other incumbent presidents in modern history who chose not to seek reelection: President Harry S. Truman in 1952 and President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968.

Obviously there are a lot more questions than answers at this point in terms of what happens next. We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.