# President Biden Dropping Out of Race

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** kamala-harris\
**Created:** [July 21, 2024, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-biden-dropping-out-of-race/1004540 "2024-07-21T18:05:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-biden-dropping-out-of-race/1004540/349 "2024-07-23T17:45:39Z")

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I haven’t been keeping up with this thread, but I wanted to quote myself from another thread:

> [@Thoughts on an old ThelmaLou thread from August 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-an-old-thelmalou-thread-from-august-2017/1004668/11):
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> I didn’t want Biden to resign. I’m 75 years old and I live around plenty of people in their 80s who are quite sharp. But I also feel relieved that that issue is now off the table. I think Biden will go down in history revered for his enormous courage and especially humility in taking this step. It is the antithesis of trump, namely, to put your country ahead of your own pride. I am dazzled by the level of character that Biden has shown, but not surprised.

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