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Brooklyn Dems see Joe Biden ending reelection bid as ‘passing the torch’

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Jul. 22, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld

New York pols largely hailed President Joe Biden’s decision Sunday to drop out of the race for a second term and endorse his Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him, capping off a month of wrangling over his mental fitness to campaign and serve following a disastrous debate performance in June.