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Joe Biden is out. Writing in a social media post on Sunday afternoon, the President announced that he would decline his party’s nomination for a second term and instead would put his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. 

President Biden wasn’t forced out because of his obvious cognitive decline. He was forced out due to his terrible poll numbers. Poll after poll showed that Biden was trailing former President Trump in several key states, including Virginia.

Until Sunday afternoon, Biden had insisted that — horrifying debate performance aside — he would remain in the race. Now, the field is wide open as Democratic delegates may choose their own nominee without any input from the 14 million voters who cast their ballots for Biden.

Most importantly, if Biden is not fit to run for President, he is not fit to be President and should resign immediately. Biden insists that he will finish out his term, remaining in office until Jan. 20, 2025.

But for everyday Americans, the name at the top of the ticket means little compared to the policies that ticket will work to enact. VP Harris is arguably the only person in Washington worse on the border than Biden.

Harris was the “Border Czar” who was charged with leading the administration’s illegal immigration efforts. The same weak leadership we saw from Biden would continue with Harris, making our economy weaker and our country less safe.

There’s no policy daylight between Biden and Harris: Open borders, international weakness, and sky-high inflation. There’s one choice this November: President Trump. 

Gold Star Families 

After weeks of pressure and anger from Gold Star families, disabled veterans, and first responders, Senate Democrats finally agreed to pass a clean repeal of changes to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program.

Senate Democrats finally backed down after being blasted for holding two sessions — each of which cost taxpayers $50,000 or so — without taking any action.

First the House, then the Senate, passed clean repeal legislation on Thursday. Republicans were clear from the moment we saw this language in the May budget agreement: clean repeal with future reform was the only way to solve this problem.

Even House Democrats agreed. The original clean repeal bill passed the House 92-0 last month. House Republicans have always and will continue to stand with those who have given the last full measure of devotion. 

Del. Tommy Wright can be reached via email at DelTWright@House.Virginia.gov or (804) 698-1061.