Cornel West predicts Biden will drop out: 'He's going to have an LBJ moment'

Left-wing intellectual and independent presidential candidate Cornel West has suggested that President Joe Biden will not be a candidate for the 2024 presidential election, insisting that the commander-in-chief would decline to seek reelection.

"I’m not even sure whether I’ll be running against Biden. Biden — I think he’s going to have an LBJ moment [and] pull back," West told Politico, further speculating that either Vice President Kamala Harris or California Gov. Gavin Newsom might replace him. "He’s running out of gas."

West appeared to reference former President Lyndon Baines Johnson's decision not to seek reelection in 1968, which he announced amid souring public opinion of his leadership due in part to the then-ongoing Vietnam War.

The independent's candidacy has largely remained a fringe effort, with polling consistently suggesting that he would attract 1-3% support in a general election.

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