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US Election 2024: Reports Share How Polling Data Allegedly Forced Biden to End Presidential Race
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US Election 2024: Reports Share How Polling Data Allegedly Forced Biden to End Presidential Race

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • US President Joe Robinette Biden announced he was dropping his campaign for reelection
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  • Biden quickly endorsed vice president, Kamala Harris, to take on Donald Trump, his predecessor

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Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering global affairs.

Washington, USA - A tense 48 hours of scrutinising polling data allegedly forced President Joe Biden to drop out of the United States (US) election 2024 race.

According to a report by Reuters, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed that Biden withdrew from the presidential race because the polling projection did not favour him.

Story of how Joe Biden dropped out of US election 2024 race
President Joe Biden announced he is dropping out of the US presidential race, an extraordinary moment not only for the 2024 presidential election but American history. Photo credit: Joe Biden
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Up until Saturday, July 20, Biden had been assuring his aides that he would contest in the November 2024 US presidential election. However, by Sunday morning, July 21, Biden had a change of heart.

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According to sources who spoke to the BBC, Biden made the final decision to withdraw from the race after an agonising two-day scrutiny over polling data which showed his path to victory was ending.

At 1.45 pm EDT (1745 GMT), Biden held a video call with his top White House and campaign staff. A minute later, he released a public statement that sent shockwaves through the political landscape and dramatically altered the 2024 election dynamics.

Legit.ng reports that while Biden announced that he was stepping off the Democratic ticket, that does not remove him from office. He remains the country’s commander-in-chief until either the next president is inaugurated in January 2025, or he chooses to step down at a later date.

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Mike Johnson, the speaker of the US house of representatives, asked President Biden to immediately resign.

The legislator's call came after Biden endorsed Harris for the US election 2024 contest.

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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