It’s been a month like few others in American political history.
And now we’ve seen something that most of us have never seen in our lifetimes: a sitting president and presumptive nominee for re-election bowing out of the race.
That’s what President Joe Biden stunningly did over the weekend, saying that it was better for the country for him to step aside rather than see the fight through to November against former GOP President Donald Trump.
In standing down, Biden endorsed his number two, Vice President Kamala Harris, for the Democratic nomination.
It’s a historic moment, putting in motion the possibility that America could have its first woman and its first Black woman as president.
The last time something this titanic happened in a presidential race was 1968, when President Lyndon Johnson stood down after a poor showing against Sen. Eugene McCarthy in the New Hampshire primary and amid increasing unrest over the Vietnam War.
But there are key differences.
LBJ bowed out in........