Biden Taps Out. Harris Taps In.

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🗓️ 22 July 2024

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On Sunday, President Joe Biden ended his bid for re-election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Annie Linskey reports on Biden’s big decision and what lies ahead for Harris and the Democratic Party. Further Listening: - Takeaways from the RNC: Trump Is in Control - Will Biden Stay in the Race? Further Reading: - How the Bet on an 81-Year-Old Joe Biden Turned Into an Epic Miscalculation - Biden Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Harris Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On Sunday at 146 p.m. President Joe Biden tweeted some big news.
0:13.0	President Joe Biden has just announced that he is dropping out of the
0:18.0	2024 presidential race.
0:20.0	It's a historical moment.
0:22.8	Joe Biden is not going to be the Democratic presidential nominee.
0:27.6	He's out of the race.
0:30.3	Shortly after, Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic presidential
0:36.4	nominee in his stead.
0:39.3	And today, Harris spoke publicly about the news at a White House event.
0:45.0	I wanted to say a few words about our president.
0:50.0	Joe Biden's legacy of accomplishment over the past three years is unmatched in modern history.
0:57.0	In one term, he has already, yes, you may cl. Now, with about a hundred days until the presidential election,
1:08.0	the race has taken a major turn.
1:12.0	Can you describe for us the moment the Democrats are in right now?
1:17.0	There is a strong urgency to act and figure out their next step as quickly as possible.
1:24.0	That's our colleague Annie Linsky.
1:27.0	I mean, look, Democrats have been, you know, starting in January,
1:30.0	they thought that this ticket and this election was set.
1:34.0	It was going to be Biden Trump, Biden Trump, the longest general election period in history.
1:40.0	And now it's going to be somebody else versus Trump, really the shortest general election period in recent history.
1:46.7	So it's a complete change.
1:51.6	Welcome to the journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Kate
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