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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

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

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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.

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

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

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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

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Biden Plots to Salvage Campaign Many Think Is Over

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“President Joe Biden is huddling this weekend with top political aides as he plots a return to the campaign trail — and a last-ditch effort to salvage his reelection bid

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Joe Manchin Urges Biden to Step Aside

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Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) became the fourth senator to call on President Biden to leave the presidential race on Sunday, urging the president to be a “uniter” and “pass the

Trump’s Favorability Gets a Boost

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Donald Trump’s favorability rating increased to 40% following last week’s events, marking his highest favorability rating in four years of ABC News/Ipsos polling. For most of the last four years,

Trump’s Doctor Has an Expired Medical License

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“The assassination attempt of Donald Trump brought his former physician Ronny Jackson rushing to his side to render aid … but, it appears Jackson’s medical licenses are expired,” TMZ reports.

Trump Not Talking About January 6

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“Donald Trump’s rally here Saturday was Classic Trump: a two-hour, rambling mix of word salads, boasting and false claims. But it also was clear that Trump has tweaked his message

Biden’s Obama Grudge Drives His Resolve

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“President Biden’s lingering regret and anger from when Democrats pushed him not to run in 2016 is fueling his determination to stay in the race in 2024,“ Axios reports. “Several

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Decision to Step Aside Would Raise Another Question

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New York Times: “Even as the president confronts the agonizing decision of whether to drop his bid for a second term, he faces a second momentous choice if he does:

Democratic Party Chairs in 7 Swing States Back Biden

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“Democratic Party chairs of seven critical battleground states Sunday reaffirmed their support for President Joe Biden, urging their fellow Democrats to focus on beating former President Donald Trump while many

How Democrats Would Pick a New Candidate

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“If President Biden decides to end his campaign for re-election, as dozens of members of his party have demanded, there are two paths for replacing him at the top of

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Inside the Trump Campaign’s Hidden Ground Game

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“The Trump campaign’s effective takeover of the Republican National Committee has come with a new approach to on-the-ground canvassing efforts: doing more with less,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The