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Mark Halperin: Biden Will Drop Out Of 2024 Race, Will Not Endorse VP Kamala Harris [Ian Schwartz | July 18, 2024 | RealClearPolitics] (www.realclearpolitics.com)

submitted 5 months ago by jimmydoreisalefty to c/uspolitics

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Newsmax's Mark Halperin reported Thursday afternoon that President Biden will drop out of the 2024 presidential race, will not endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, and instead call for an open convention in Chicago. Halperin told 'FRONTLINE' host Carl Higbie that advisers around Harris are fine with this because she will be seen as independent of the president. Bidenworld is contradicting this report. See below.

"They do not want what some of my sources have been calling a Kamala coronation, that the problem, in part, that they found themselves in was that President Biden was not seriously challenged for the nomination," Halperin reported. "At least one of her allies said to me, this is better, better to not be anointed by Joe Biden, better to show independence, better to show with a strong ticket, the capacity to win the nomination on her own."

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[–] XeroxCool 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Am I supposed to take uncited Newsmax "reporting" on democrats seriously?

Or any Newsmax "reporting"? You people can't tell reporting from commentating.

[–] x0x7 -3 points 5 months ago

It did get it half right.

[–] jordanlund 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's in line with the rumors I've been hearing with an added bonus of Biden's speech is already being written. Something along the lines of "can't be a full time President and part time candidate".

[–] jimmydoreisalefty -5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It is intriguing that we are both encountering the same political rumors.

Let us examine whether they move closer to the truth or simply perpetuate another rumor according to Media Insiders.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Yes, I was thinking nebulous sources could just be muddying the waters (or poisoning the well, as some would call it).