# Biden considering dropping out (Update: Biden drops out)

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**Created:** [July 3, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-considering-dropping-out-update-biden-drops-out/1003690 "2024-07-03T16:50:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-considering-dropping-out-update-biden-drops-out/1003690/18 "2024-07-03T17:31:13Z")

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There are no facts, so far, that indicate another candidate would necessarily do better. And there’s data that suggests almost nothing has changed in the polling since before the debate:

> [@Stop Panicking!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-panicking/1003447/486):
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> Comparing polls from before and after the debate seems to indicate little change:
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> [x.com](https://x.com/admcrlsn/status/1808244844239982883?t=yi4EhencEDyC0ym6eN_Edw&s=19)
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> If this is accurate, then voters probably, in general, already considered Biden old and doddering, and included that already in their judgment.

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