Will Joe Biden resign?

[HTacianas]

I don't mean merely drop out of his re-election campaign, I mean straight up resign the Presidency. That would leave us with President Kamala Harris. There's murmurings out there that this could happen in the next twenty four hours.

 

[probinson]

I think that seems very unlikely barring some other public display of cognitive impairment. But I do look for him to drop out of the race. My prediction 5 minutes into the debate last Thursday was that he would be replaced on the ticket within 2-3 weeks. Time will tell.

 

[wing2000]

I don't mean merely drop out of his re-election campaign, I mean straight up resign the Presidency. That would leave us with President Kamala Harris. There's murmurings out there that this could happen in the next twenty four hours.

No.

 

[AlexB23]

I don't mean merely drop out of his re-election campaign, I mean straight up resign the Presidency. That would leave us with President Kamala Harris. There's murmurings out there that this could happen in the next twenty four hours.

If you want, I can calculate the probability, based on his age. Say, that Biden has a 100% chance of being too old to continue a hypothetical second presidential term through January 20th, 2029. November is roughly 0.5 years away. Biden is currently ~5 years from 2029. All these percentages are hypothetical, but are used to explain a concept*.

*The concept is this: "No one can speculate the future".

Proverbs 27:1 (NKJV): "Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth."

Bad Math: 100%/5 years = 20% chance of being too old for each year that passes. As November, 2024 is roughly half a year from now, then, Biden would have a 10% chance of being too old to even start his second term, if elected.

 

[RoBo1988]

If it doesn't happen this weekend, probably not.

 

[RoBo1988]

I don't mean merely drop out of his re-election campaign, I mean straight up resign the Presidency. That would leave us with President Kamala Harris. There's murmurings out there that this could happen in the next twenty four hours.

I could see a (this)Sunday night announcement of his resignation, with Harris being sworn in on Monday.

Or perhaps Friday announcement, which would give the media the weekend to fabricate his tribute.

If it doesn't happen soon, they will have to explain who's really in charge of the government.

As Tony Danza would say: "Who's the Boss?"

 

[NxNW]

I don't mean merely drop out of his re-election campaign, I mean straight up resign the Presidency. That would leave us with President Kamala Harris. There's murmurings out there that this could happen in the next twenty four hours.

Murmurings in your mind?

 

[Bumble Bee]

I saw a news statement earlier that he is staying in the race. I supposed time will tell.

 

[Bobber]

So Mr Biden gave reasons the other day why he didn't do good at the debate.

It's stunning what people will dish out hoping people will say well that sounds reasonable. One reason he cites now is too much prep time. Too much prep time????

So what is the human mind supposed to do with this? So if he didn't have enough I'm sure we'd say he just didn't have time to prepare but now it too much????

 

[Bobber]

I could see a (this)Sunday night announcement of his resignation, with Harris being sworn in on Monday.

So this raises a good question. If he's deemed not capable by even his own party to not be the President they're forgetting about what then what about RIGHT NOW? You can't say he not capable and yet here he is the President....the election is not until November.

 

[Arcangl86]

I can see a very slight chance of him withdrawing from the race, but there is no way I can see him resigning from office with only 6 months left to go.

 

[Richard T]

I think he will resign, When? At the most opportune time for the Democratic elite. Currently the dems are likely floating the names of who they want to crown for candidate. I'm skeptical that they are leaning to Harris. However, If they are going to choose Harris then they need to decide can she debate Trump? If not then they will wait until after the next debate but give her some time as President so that people may have confidence. Otherwise, could it be Hillary? Newsome, Michelle Obama? If it is one of those with name recognition then Biden will announce he is not running but he will not step down until his term is up. Why? Because elevating Harris to President but running another candidate seems messy. The democratic bench is very thin. I like Gov. Beshear from Kentucky (but no name recognition) or Joe Manchin (WV) but he is too moderate and he left the democratic party this year. If you really disliked Trump, Manchin might be one of the few to beat him. He is no puppet though and the big donors are going to insist on a more liberal candidate.

 

[RoBo1988]

I think he will resign, When? At the most opportune time for the Democratic elite. Currently the dems are likely floating the names of who they want to crown for candidate. I'm skeptical that they are leaning to Harris. However, If they are going to choose Harris then they need to decide can she debate Trump? If not then they will wait until after the next debate but give her some time as President so that people may have confidence. Otherwise, could it be Hillary? Newsome, Michelle Obama? If it is one of those with name recognition then Biden will announce he is not running but he will not step down until his term is up. Why? Because elevating Harris to President but running another candidate seems messy. The democratic bench is very thin. I like Gov. Beshear from Kentucky (but no name recognition) or Joe Manchin (WV) but he is too moderate and he left the democratic party this year. If you really disliked Trump, Manchin might be one of the few to beat him. He is no puppet though and the big donors are going to insist on a more liberal candidate.

Because of the state election laws, the only option may be swearing in Harris, and picking a VP. Andy Beshear, and senator Sherrod Brown, would be my choices, though they won't get my vote. Both would be solid picks.

 

[Richard T]

It looks like there is some flexibility if Biden pulls out willingly, His delegates can do whatever they want if it is at the convention. Plus the democrats can change the rules except for changing the timeframe of when they have to submit for ballot access. Could Democrats replace Biden as their nominee? Here's how it could happen, and why it's unlikely

 

[GoldenBoy89]

I just don’t see one bad debate performance as reason enough to resign from office. Being a good debater is not a requirement for the presidency and if it were Trump would have to resign as well. Only looking slightly better by comparison while lying through his teeth the entire night isn’t my idea of a good debate either.

 

[RoBo1988]

I just don’t see one bad debate performance as reason enough to resign from office. Being a good debater is not a requirement for the presidency and if it were Trump would have to resign as well. Only looking slightly better by comparison while lying through his teeth the entire night isn’t my idea of a good debate either.

IMO, this was by the Democrat's design. Biden's numbers have been terrible after the primaries and many media outlets are having trouble avoiding the question of his leadership abilities. The DNC were the ones setting up the early debate.

If the debate was to improve his polling, it backfired spectacularly. Now his own party is turning on him.

 

[Bobber]

I just don’t see one bad debate performance as reason enough to resign from office. Being a good debater is not a requirement for the presidency and if it were Trump would have to resign as well. Only looking slightly better by comparison while lying through his teeth the entire night isn’t my idea of a good debate either.

You've said one bad debate performance doesn't mean anything. Really? Well let's run through a list of things.

1) What if one came out stone drunk? Wall maybe tomorrow he'll be sober?
2) What if one came out and admitted they committed a homicide?
3) What if one came and said the "N" word?
4) What if one came out and said they despised gay people?
5) What if one came out and said females shouldn't have the vote:?
6) What if one came out and said they're a flat earther?
7) What if one came out and said they can't stand the Constitution?
8) What if one came out and said they defeated Medicare?
9) What if one came out and said they talked to dead people?
10) What if one came out and said they're not a good debater anymore? Did they forget that being a leader of a nation like the U.S.A means you've got to be good at talking, negotiating, and yes debating with not just Trump but leaders of other nations?

 

[GoldenBoy89]

You've said one bad debate performance doesn't mean anything. Really? Well let's run through a list of things.

1) What if one came out stone drunk? Wall maybe tomorrow he'll be sober?
2) What if one came out and admitted they committed a homicide?
3) What if one came and said the "N" word?
4) What if one came out and said they despised gay people?
5) What if one came out and said females shouldn't have the vote:?
6) What if one came out and said they're a flat earther?
7) What if one came out and said they can't stand the Constitution?
8) What if one came out and said they defeated Medicare?
9) What if one came out and said they talked to dead people?
10) What if one came out and said they're not a good debater anymore? Did they forget that being a leader of a nation like the U.S.A means you've got to be good at talking, negotiating, and yes debating with not just Trump but leaders of other nations?

What if we just took a day off from all this pointless political bickering and just enjoyed our day?

I think I’m gonna go do that instead.

 

[Always in His Presence]

I think the odds are small. Follow the money. Biden’s war chest is huge and as far as I am aware, it is no transferable because they are designated funds.

 

[ozso]

I just don’t see one bad debate performance as reason enough to resign from office.

It's not a one off though. Biden has exhibited having dementia or similar on numerous occasions. His performance during the debate simply made it undeniably obvious.