"The star's bombshell New York Times op-ed, titled I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee, became a critical part of the left-wing pressure on former President Joe Biden, urging him to drop out of the presidential race. In the piece, Clooney described seeing Biden's mental decline up close, writing that the one battle he [Biden] cannot win is the fight against time. The former president dropped out of the race less than two weeks after the op-ed was published."
"I think the mistake with it being Kamala is she had to run against her own record. It's very hard to do if the point of running is to say, I'm not that person,' said Clooney. It's hard to do and so she was given a very tough task. I think it was a mistake, quite honestly."
Public pressure focusing on President Joe Biden's cognitive condition preceded his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race within two weeks of a high-profile criticism that described visible mental decline and stated that time is an unwinnable battle. The lack of an open primary left the vice president facing her own record in a general election contest with President Donald Trump, creating a difficult campaign message. The vice president's campaign was characterized as having to rebut past positions rather than present a distinct alternative. Later descriptions included events at a Los Angeles fundraiser that intensified concerns about cognitive lapses.
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