New York Times editorial board calls for Biden to drop out: His candidacy is a 'reckless gamble'

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The New York Times editorial board is calling on President Biden to "leave the race" following his disastrous debate performance.

"President Biden has repeatedly and rightfully described the stakes in this November’s presidential election as nothing less than the future of American democracy," the editorial board began Friday.

"Mr. Biden has said that he is the candidate with the best chance of taking on this threat of tyranny and defeating it. His argument rests largely on the fact that he beat Mr. Trump in 2020. That is no longer a sufficient rationale for why Mr. Biden should be the Democratic nominee this year."

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The Times offered a blunt assessment as to how voters perceived the president, declaring, "Biden is not the man he was four years ago."

"The president appeared on Thursday night as the shadow of a great public servant. He struggled to explain what he would accomplish in a second term. He struggled to respond to Mr. Trump’s provocations. He struggled to hold Mr. Trump accountable for his lies, his failures and his chilling plans. More than once, he struggled to make it to the end of a sentence," the editorial board told readers. "Mr. Biden has been an admirable president. Under his leadership, the nation has prospered and begun to address a