Why is Biden still the President

Thanks.

Thanks!

Yep, I forgot about Johnson, deciding not to run in '68.

I agree that the "Democratic membership had no say," but not that it was "a decision taken by those who hold power in the Democratic party." All the news reports say the same thing, that it was a personal decision made by Biden in consideration of all the advice and feedback he had been given, some public, some private, and in consultation with his family. Why do you think that? Even a Biden in full dementia would seem unlikely to let others siphon off control. Have you ever dealt with a willful dementia patient who's been accustomed to being in control their entire life? I just can't see a modestly compromised Biden ceding control to others. Delegating more, yes, but giving up any control, no. I think that brings us more in agreement.--Percy

I hope he realised just what he’s been doing - at least in part. At least we were spared the usual pretence that debate here is just personal attacks. But we didn’t get any sort of apology either.

I'd venture to say that not all the news reports say the same thing. Sure that's the position of the democratic party. Don't you think it's a bit odd that he didn't come out and make a formal announcement but through a post on twitter just hours after announcing that he was definitely staying in the race.? Pres. Biden withdrawalHere is a quote from that wiki page.

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These concerns increased after the first 2024 presidential debate, between Biden and Republican Party candidate Donald Trump on June 27, 2024. Biden's performance was widely criticized, with commentators noting he frequently lost his train of thought and gave meandering answers, had a faltering appearance, spoke with a hoarse voice, and failed to recall statistics or coherently express his opinion on several occasions.[2] Biden subsequently faced calls to withdraw from the race from fellow Democrats[3] and from the editorial boards of major news outlets.[4][5] By July 19, 2024, more than 30 senior Democrats had called for him to withdraw

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Well, we have od idea what pressure they put on him.

I'll apologise for being slow in responding but I have been tied up recently.

Find a *news* report saying something different. No, that's the news. I find many, many things about modern administrating and campaigning odd, especially the use of social media. I have no idea what's considered the proper way to release information anymore. My account and Wikipedia's say basically the same thing. If you think you see meaningful differences you'll have to point them out. Obviously I expressed things in my own words, just as whoever wrote the Wikipedia account expressed things in theirs. And of course my account, never intended as part of an entry in an on-line encyclopaedia, was more brief and less detailed. And what conclusions do you draw from this information that we have "no idea" about?--Percy

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I'll apologise for being slow in responding but I have been tied up recently.

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That’s not what you should be apologising for.

Sure it was Biden's decision but he was under serious pressure to pull out by senior democrats. Without their support the campaign was hopeless and so they left him no real choice but to pull out.Here is an NBC report.
Biden's withdrawalThe news reports were mainly what the the Democratic released, the rest was all speculation. I simply conclude that there was so much pressure put on him that re withdrew against his will essentially along the lines of that NBC article. That is simply my opinion from as an interested observer.
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Here is an NBC report.
Biden's withdrawal

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Note that it agrees with what I was saying:

In the opening post you wrote:"What I want to know is why the Democratic party came to the conclusion that President Biden was cognitively impaired and should step down as the candidate but, leave him still in office."What is the actual position of the Democratic party? Their conclusion was that Biden was politically damaged and couldn't win. They did NOT conclude that Biden was cognitively impaired. So your premise from the opening post doesn't stand.Was Biden forced out of the race in some manner? Yes, absolutely. Without pressure he wouldn't have left the race. So what?

First of all, please show the times. Secondly, we all believe something until we don't The moment we change our mind is instantaneous. Do you have precognition of when you are going to change your mind?

I never offered that link. It must be yours.If by "no real choice" you mean that Biden couldn't see a path to victory for him, then sure. This is the exact same link again, your link. There was probably a cut-n-paste error. Many spoke publicly, but more importantly, when it comes to a choice between actual news and speculation, you're choosing speculation. You can apply the techniques you're using to literally anything. "Doesn't it seem odd to you that..." is the equivalent of Donald Trump's "They're saying..." With this approach no evidence is needed. ​
I'm not going to read a bare link. If you'd like to make the arguments the article is making in your own words and offer the link as a supporting reference then that's up to you. I suspect it says pretty much the same thing as what I and Wikipedia already said. I read a number of articles at the time, and while they all had their own way of expressing things and their own slant, they all reported the same facts.Your points and arguments must make sense to you, otherwise you wouldn't be making them, but to me you're coming across just as you did in the Choosing a faith thread, as disingenuously offering speculation and the absence of facts to argue positions that have little to no support.--Percy