President Joe Biden dropping his re-election campaign July 21 sent shockwaves across the East End — the uncharted waters intensifying rhetoric in the highly watched congressional campaign for the region’s pivotal swing district.
Biden’s decision came amid increasing pressure a month after his poor performance in his debate against former President Donald Trump, the Republican seeking a rematch who recently survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. The president endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is now seeking the Democratic nomination to succeed him. The question locally is how Harris replacing Biden at the top of the ticket may sway results in local races farther down ballots on Election Day, including New York State’s 1st Congressional District that includes the Hamptons and the North Fork.
