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Joe Biden faces increasing pressure to quit the race, but has spent a lifetime overcoming the odds

President Joe Biden now is weighing whether to bow to the mounting pressure to exit the presidential race

By COLLEEN LONG
Published - Jul 19, 2024, 03:19 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 19, 2024, 03:19 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — To borrow a favorite phrase from the man himself, President Joe Biden is at an inflection point.

Is his on-the-ropes reelection campaign about public service or his ego? About securing his legacy or shaping the future? Such opposing forces of American politics have been clashing with each other since his awful debate with Donald Trump.

Biden now is weighing whether to bow to the mounting pressure to step aside. His decision will be based not just on this moment but on his long history in public life and the extraordinary personal struggles he has endured since the dawn of his political career.

His party’s swelling crisis of confidence in Biden’s capacity to beat Trump is confronting his legendary self-assuredness. The next days will prove to be critical.

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