Pheonixdown , 4 days ago

I think you’re suggesting that he committed to being a 1-term president as part of his campaign. You might be remembering a bunch of sensationalized articles based on a Politico article where an unnamed “prominent advisor” said “he won’t be running for reelection” and a bunch of other mostly unnamed people also suggested he wouldn’t/shouldn’t run again. Which led to tons of other articles, which parroted it as fact.

The Politico article even further went on to be updated after it was first published to add a quote from Biden’s deputy campaign manager and communications director at the time, which stated Biden was “not privately considering declining to run for re-election.”

So he never made that commitment and the only official communication refuted the speculation.

Reference Politico - Biden Single Term

Slate even covered this recently in another article, where they were unable to locate any official commitment related to serving a single term.

Reference Slate - Biden Single Term

Disclaimer: I also wish we had another option, just presenting some evidence. Maybe it’ll make you feel better with your choice.