Politics

A red-white-and-blue Biden-Harris campaign sign ripped in half horizontally, so that only Harris's name remains
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Wikimedia.

How Is This Going to Work?

I get the argument that a contested nominating process would strengthen the eventual winner, but three weeks of uncertainty can destroy the morale of a campaign, if not the entire party.

A photo-collage of Kamala Harris walking in a suit, a distant view of the White House, a dark-blue "D" for "Democratic," and an outline of Joe Biden's head
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Can Harris Reassemble Obama’s Coalition?

Her path to victory depends on re-creating the sort of electoral coalition that carried the 44th president into the White House.

A photo of Biden looking downcast
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Thank God for That

Biden’s continued candidacy was an insult to the intelligence of American voters.

Joe Biden
Illustration by Gabriela Pesqueira / The Atlantic. Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty.

Joe Biden Made the Right Choice

In his painful decision to withdraw from the race, the president put his country first.