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

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**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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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-considering-dropping-out-update-biden-drops-out/1003690/1829 "2024-07-19T20:16:33Z")

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> [@iiandyiiii](#):
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> So far, the polls don’t indicate that Trump’s lead has widened.

Not true. There’s been a noticeable bump recently:  
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/SIo8Twh.png "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/SIo8Twh)

However, it’s mainly due to an increase in Trump support rather than a decrease in Biden support. So it may be a temporary RNC convention bump.

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