>  MP> Biden endorsing her was also something that made it almost impossible to
>  MP> go with anyone else.  I honestly wonder if he didn't do that out of
>  MP> spite for the party pulling him out of the race.

> But it also seems like he'd have no choice but to endorse his VP. Endorsing
> anyone else would have been an admission of his administration's failure.

He could have endorsed no one.  IIRC, he didn't immediately endorse Harris.
 It would only really be an admission that there is a better choice for a
Presidential candidate than his VP.

Also IIRC, but I don't remember anyone really jumping up and saying they
were interested during the period between when he quit and his endorsement.
 There were a few who said they were not interested, though.

> But did anyone ever admit that he's in decline? I know he looks funny wanderin
> off ("I see dead people") but he doesn't seem any different from 2020 Joe Bide
> to me.

Officially, they were very careful not to.  Harris would not ever admit it
during interview questions.  However, some of those who were asking him to
step aside after the debate came *very* close.  While some of those were
celebrities (like Clooney), others were fellow Democrats (like Pelosi).

Clooney, for example, did not say "decline" specifically but did mention
that 2024 Joe was not the same person that ran in 2020 to the point where he
was no longer capable to successfully run for office.


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