# Biden considering dropping out (Update: Biden drops out) **URL:** \ **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")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2044
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-considering-dropping-out-update-biden-drops-out/1003690/2044 "2024-07-20T20:39:41Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > And even in the highly biased NYT list of “should step down” we have “I _fear if he fails to make the right choice, our democracy will hang in the balance.”_= doesn’t say should step down. This kind of playing the ref is a pet peeve of mine. Everyone makes mistakes, But if the New York Times published that someone was calling on Biden to drop out, and that wasn’t the case, the mischaracterized politician would ask for a correction, and would get it. As for the [specific example of yours I quoted above](https://www.axios.com/2024/07/11/brad-schneider-house-democrats-biden-2024), this is from Rep. Brad Schneider, who also said, in the same statement: > [@](#): > > I am forever grateful for his leadership and service to our nation. The time has come, however, for President Biden to heroically pass the torch to a new generation of leadership Taken literally, this sounds like a call to resign. But I cannot find the full original statement, and so am not sure. It certainly is a call to drop out of the presidential race. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-considering-dropping-out-update-biden-drops-out/1003690)._