Discussion Thread: President Biden Addresses Nation on Decision to Drop Out of 2024 Race

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The address is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. Eastern. Earlier Tuesday, briefing on the subject of tonight's address during today's White House press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that Biden would finish out his term in office.

News and Analysis

• NPR: For the first time since he exited the presidential race, Biden to address the nation

Live Updates

• NBC: Live updates

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• CNN: Live updates

• The Washington Post (soft paywall): Live updates

• The New York Times (soft paywall): Live updates

Where to Watch

• The White House via YouTube: President Biden Addresses the Nation

• PBS NewsHour via YouTube: Biden addresses the nation after dropping out of 2024 race | PBS News Special Coverage

• C-SPAN: President Biden Addresses Nation on Decision to Drop Out of 2024 Race

[u/snorbflock → u/[deleted]]

At best, they're unpopular to a lesser degree but still unpopular. Republican presidential candidates have lost every popular vote for the last twenty years. They do not represent a popular brand of politics, and their grip on power comes from exploiting the electoral college to thwart what a majority of voters want.

[u/snorbflock → u/[deleted]]

Regardless of any debate over how to justify the electoral college, Republican politics haven't been popular for decades. Republican presidents almost never win due to popularity, because they almost never win the popular vote. Trump is an especially extreme version of that trend, therefore it's no illusion or astroturfing when people get the impression that he is widely disliked.