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Historically, most sitting U.S. presidents who completed one full term chose to run for a second. The following presidents were eligible for reelection after completing at least one full term in office, but chose not to run: [12] James K. Polk (in office 1845–1849): kept campaign promise to serve only one term
President Joe Biden has withdrawn from the upcoming election after months of insisting he was the best candidate to lead the Democrats in November and has endorsed his Vice President Kamala Harris.
In the lead-up to the 2024 United States presidential election, there was doubt about Joe Biden's ability to run for re-election. [1] Before announcing his reelection campaign, he was facing historically low approval ratings, [2] [3] and several polls showed a majority of Democratic voters did not want him to run.
Biden reached the delegate threshold needed to secure the nomination in June 2020. [6] He defeated incumbent president Donald Trump in the general election, with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232. Biden received more than 81 million votes, the most votes ever cast for a candidate in a U.S. presidential election. [7]
“If Joe Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to serve as President. He must resign the office immediately. November 5 cannot arrive soon enough,” House Speaker Mike Johnson ...
An activist urges people to cast an “uncommitted” ballot instead of voting for President Biden outside a polling place in Dearborn, Mich., on Tuesday.
Trump, the then-incumbent president, was defeated by Biden in the 2020 election and was not term-limited to run again in 2024, making him the fifth ex-president to seek a second non-consecutive term. Trump filed and announced his candidacy a week following the 2022 midterm elections.
But the two generations are moving in opposite directions, with Biden gaining or holding steady with seniors in most polls compared with 2020, while his vote among young people is often around 15 ...