U.S. President Biden finally couldn't resist the pressure from both inside and outside, and announced that he would withdraw from this year's U.S. election. He also decided to fully support his deputy, U.S. Vice President Harris, and let her nominate as the Democratic presidential candidate. When Biden announced his withdrawal from the election, his contest with Trump actually had a result.
However, withdrawing from the election at this time may be a relief for Biden, but it will be a headache for the Democratic Party. There are not many days left before the election. Once Biden withdraws, the Democratic Party will have to temporarily change its generals. Think about it, the Democratic Party launched Biden, the old man, four years ago. It was purely helpless. If he leaves now, it is likely to ruin the Democratic Party's election and even affect the 2026 midterm elections. For the Democratic Party, which candidate to launch this year will be the key to determining this year's US election and even the direction of American politics in the next few years. In this case, the outside world's attention is naturally focused on Harris, the "designated successor" when Biden leaves.
Whether Harris can move up to the next level depends on the attitude of the "bigwigs" in the party. Biden's sudden handing over of the "baton" to Harris is a big deal. On the one hand, although Biden has been criticized for his poor performance recently, this does not change the fact that he is the president of the United States and a senior member of the Democratic Party. He said that he would fully support Harris to compete for the Democratic presidential nomination, which will definitely influence many people in the party.
In addition, Biden lost the contest with Trump, and the Democratic Party's election situation is already quite bad. Now they have to focus on winning the election first, and stop messing around internally. Think about it, Trump made the Democratic Party suffer enough in the past few years. If he can win the election, given Trump's temper, the Democratic Party will have a hard time in the next few years, and political reckoning is inevitable.
So after Biden announced that he would "quit and let someone else do it", the Democratic Party chairmen in 50 states all supported Harris as the party's presidential candidate. Harris' team also kept making calls to get more support within the party. At the moment, Harris has already started her campaign. However, in this case, the reactions of several "bigwigs" in the Democratic Party are different. Clinton and Hillary clearly support Harris and say they will fully support her. Obama thanked Biden for his efforts and supported the opening of the nomination process, but the former US president did not mention Harris at all, which may mean that Obama is still wondering whether to support Harris.
In general, after Biden's voluntary withdrawal, this round of the US election has gone wrong again. Although everyone generally thinks that Trump has the upper hand, it is hard to say who will win before the final result comes out.
