Jill Biden has firmly resisted calls in the past to do so, but others in the president’s inner circle also have his earIn March 1968, President Lyndon Johnson abandoned his re-election bid, citing the “awesome duties of this office”, partisan divisions in the country and “America’s sons in the fields far away” in Vietnam. “I shall not seek, and will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your president,” Johnson said.It was a remarkable moment, recalls veteran Democratic political consultant Hank Sheinkopf: “No one gives up being the most powerful person in the world,” he says. “It just doesn’t happen.”Biden v Trump: 90 miserable minutesWho won the meme wars?Biden’s performance sends Democrats into panicSix who could replace BidenTrump and Biden’s claims – factchecked Continue reading...