Trump won big on election night. Is his victory bad news for Biden’s legacy?
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “He should have dropped out in January, not July.” Many commentators believe Joe Biden’s decision to run for a second term before he dropped out was a key factor in his party’s defeat in 2024 “Maybe in 20 or 30 years, history will remember Biden for some of these achievements,” Thom Reilly, co-director of the Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy at Arizona State University, told PBS News. “It is hard to blame any one thing for a loss like the vice president’s when the Trump campaign deserves great credit for winning a large and resounding victory,” he said. “But it also says that Biden was headed for a loss, likely even before the debate.” Kamala Harris’s defeat has been blamed by some on Joe Biden She underscored other factors that could have led to Trump’s victory. And the way to deal with them is to flood the zone with s**t.” On his show “War Room,” he echoed Trump’s claims about Covid-19 mandates, the Biden family, and election fraud.