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Flashback Quote of the Day

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“The first party to retire its 80-year old candidate is going to be the one who wins this election.” — Nikki Haley, in January.

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Extra Bonus Quote of the Day

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“What New Jersey likes more than anything is a fighter. That’s why I’m with Kamala — and why I’ll be fighting to elect her this November. Everything is on the

This Is Exactly What the Trump Team Feared

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Tim Alberta: “Biden’s departure from the presidential race this afternoon—hours after his top surrogates had insisted that he would carry on—is the culmination of a remarkable pressure campaign, launched after

Collapsing Polling Data Convinced Biden to Quit

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“President Joe Biden gave most of his aides a mere moment’s notice of his decision to quit the race for reelection on Sunday after an agonizing 48 hours poring over

Donations Pour Into Kamala Harris Campaign

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ABC News: “Barely two hours after announcing it had raised $27.5 million following President Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race and endorsement of Kamala Harris for president, ActBlue says

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Kamala Harris Takes Swift Control of Biden Campaign

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“Powerful leaders of the Democratic establishment quickly embraced Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday after President Biden’s shocking exit from the race, hoping that a seamless succession could end a

Gretchen Whitmer Backs Kamala Harris

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“Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined a call of Harris for President staff on Sunday, throwing her support to the vice president in a crucial battleground state and adding to the

Trump Is Already Backing Away from the Next Debate

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“Donald Trump ended Joe Biden’s campaign with a debate. But it’s not clear yet if there will be another one as Trump and his campaign are sending mixed messages about

Why Biden Finally Quit

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Politico: “Early Saturday, Biden told senior aides it was ‘full steam ahead’ for the campaign. But by later that evening, he had changed his mind following a long discussion with

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Trump Forced to Regroup

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“Donald Trump and his allies confronted a new electoral landscape on Sunday as President Biden ended his bid for reelection, a move that upended a period of steady political gains

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Every Democratic State Party Chair Backs Harris

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“All 50 Democratic party state chairs have thrown their weight behind Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party’s new presidential nominee,” Reuters reports.

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Biden’s Exit Leads to Avalanche of New Donations

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“Democrats greeted President Biden’s departure from the presidential race with an avalanche of cash, donating more than $30 million online on Sunday and making it the single biggest day for

Joe Manchin Mulls Run for President

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“Sources close to Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia independent, said he’s considering re-registering as a Democrat and throwing his hat into the ring to run for president,” CNN reports.

Obama Backs Open Process to Choose Nominee

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“Former President Barack Obama endorsed an open Democratic primary process at the convention next month — less than an hour after former President Bill Clinton endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris

Trump Allies Immediately Train Attacks on Harris

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“Allies of former President Donald Trump immediately began their campaign assault on Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday afternoon, prepping a wave of anti-Harris ads and mapping out lines of

Wall Street Donors Line Up Behind Harris

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“Wall Street’s Democrats are lining up behind Kamala Harris with a mixture of relief and genuine enthusiasm for a politician many of them supported in 2020,” Semafor reports. “Finance executives’

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Thoughts on Joe Biden Stepping Aside

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President Biden’s decision to drop his re-election bid puts us in unprecedented territory for a modern presidential election. It’s an enormously fascinating story and suggests an exciting time ahead in

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Trump Will Be the Oldest Presidential Nominee In History

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Donald Trump, at 78, becomes the oldest nominee in U.S. history if Kamala Harris or someone else younger than Trump succeeds Biden atop the Democratic ticket, Axios reports.

Kamala Harris Works the Phones

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“Vice President Kamala Harris is calling Democratic leaders and elected officials to try to lock down the party’s presidential nomination,” Axios reports. “Just hours after President Biden dropped his bid

Bonus Quote of the Day

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“The framers of our Constitution knew that our republic would endure only if our presidents have the character and honor to put duty ahead of self interest. President Biden deserves

Trump Reacts to Biden’s Bow-Out

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“Donald Trump responded furiously within minutes of President Joe Biden’s announcement Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race,” the Daily Beast reports. “In a phone call to

How Biden’s Staff Learned He Was Dropping Out

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“President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign staff didn’t receive official communication that he was dropping out until nearly 20 minutes after the announcement went up on social media,” Wired reports. “When

Adam Schiff Backs Kamala Harris for President

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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), who is running for the Senate, endorsed Kamala Harris for president, NBC News reports.

Congressional Republicans Demand Biden Resign

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“Almost as soon as President Biden announced his decision not to seek the Democratic presidential nomination, congressional Republicans began calling for him to resign from office in what appeared to

Democrats Floated as Alternatives to Harris Keep Quiet

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“Some of the Democrats floated as a possible replacement to President Joe Biden on the ticket quickly thanked him for service after his withdrawal — but they did not hint

Clintons Endorse Kamala Harris

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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton promptly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate to replace him, USA Today reports.

DNC Members Gather Support for Kamala Harris

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“Members of the Democratic National Committee are circulating a letter urging delegates to support Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee for president at their national convention,” Semafor reports. Axios: Why

Why Joe Biden Dropped Out

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Time: “To understand the deliberations of the President as he weighed whether to step aside, it helps to trace the path that led him here. No sooner had Biden been

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Nancy Pelosi Spoke to Biden Yesterday

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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke with President Joe Biden on Saturday about the fallout from his disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump and how it’s hurting

Kamala Harris Says She’s Running

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“Vice President Kamala Harris, who has struggled for nearly four years in President Biden’s shadow, was thrust on Sunday into the center of a remarkable political drama that could culminate