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Ross Douthat

Biden should step aside – but what is the safest way to do so?

Hanging on or handing over to Kamala Harris both contain huge risks. There is a third choice if the President wants to take it.

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Joe Biden should not be running for re-election. That much was obvious well before the special prosecutor’s comments on the president’s memory lapses inspired a burst of age-related angst. And Democrats who are furious at the prosecutor have to sense that it will become only more obvious as we move deeper into an actual campaign.

What is less obvious is how Biden should get out of it.

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Ross Douthat is a columnist for The New York Times. Connect with Ross on Twitter.

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