LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WITHDRAWING FROM 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE

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July 21, 2024
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LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WITHDRAWING FROM 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Chair Gaines: “We will honor his legacy by beating Trump this November”

BATON ROUGE, LA — Following today’s news of Joe Biden’s announcement that he will not seek re-election as President, Louisiana Democratic Party Chair Randal Gaines today issued the following statement: 

“I, and all Louisiana Democrats, would like to thank President Joe Biden for his remarkable leadership. After we win this year’s election, history will remember Joe Biden and his outstanding record of progress for our country, his dedication to American democracy, and as one of the greatest Presidents in the history of America.  

“We are confident that Joe Biden’s legacy will inspire his successor to preserve and continue to advance his transformative economic, international, and legislative accomplishments, and that he will employ his experience and vast knowledge to ensure that Vice President Kamala Harris will continue to deliver tremendous leadership for our great nation as our next president.

“Joe Biden’s choice to step aside and endorse Kamala Harris isn’t just a leadership change; it’s a bold statement of our party’s future direction. Kamala Harris is now at the forefront of our battle against the extreme right-wing agenda that threatens our democracy, our rights, and our values — and we will honor Joe Biden’s legacy, and the decision that he has made today, by throwing our full support behind her in beating Donald Trump again this November.

We will reunite, realign, and refocus as a party, and continue to advance forward, stronger and more determined than ever.”

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