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Obama joining other top Democratic Party allies of Joe Biden urging him to "reconsider" his candidacy (www.usnews.com)

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Obama Tells Allies Biden Needs to Reconsider His Re-Election Bid, WaPo Reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Barack Obama has told allies in recent days that Joe Biden's path to victory has greatly diminished and he thinks the U.S. president needs to seriously consider the viability of his candidacy, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing multiple people briefed on Obama's thinking.

(Reporting by Rami Ayyub)

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[–] Justice@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 10 months ago

Pretty sure the background narrative is this weekend, maybe next week, he's gonna announce he won't be accepting the nomination and Kamala will be running for president in his place

The obvious truth is he will not be getting nominated and it causes the least harm to the DNC overall if he willingly backs out rather than just be kicked out