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Sharon Davis's avatar

Forget about whether or not Biden should be the candidate. I'm wondering if he should continue as President. I don't think he's up to the job. He should absolutely have a cognitive test. Merrick Garland should release the Robert Hur tapes. Let everyone hear what was said, and how he said it. After all, by now, those interviews were done almost a year ago. Let the American public determine what they're hearing. Regarding his campaign appearances and the George Stephanopolous interview--big deal. He's reading off a teleprompter at campaign stops, and the televised interview might be edited. Cheap fake in reverse.

He won't step aside. The best we can hope for is for Biden to release his delegates and let the Democrats fight it out at the convention. If I were a voting Democrat, I'd be pissed. It isn't like this Biden stuff is a revelation--staff, family, insiders, all knew about his deteriorating condition and still lied about it. If he had done the noble thing--the LBJ thing--and bowed out before the primaries started, at least Democrats could have had a discussion and examined their weak bench and coughed up someone to run against Trump. BTW--this might have changed the trajectory of the Republican race as well. For months, this race has slowly, inexorably been moving toward a rematch, which no one wanted. As a double-hater, I place myself in that camp. Trump presented himself as the only candidate who could beat Biden, just as Biden says he's the only one who could best Trump. Neither statement is true. These are two stubborn, myopic politicians jousting.

I'll say one thing--for a political junkie like me, this is gold. History is being made right before our eyes. Will we have a "Madame President"? Lord, I'd love one, but not Kamala. She is absolutely and completely incapable of being the leader of the free world. Miss Word Salad has only a 36% approval rating, compared to Joe's 39%. Still, she does poll better against Trump, probably because Joe is shedding support like a sinking ship. I just heard the even Nate Silver is saying that Biden should step aside--now. https://www.mediaite.com/politics/nate-silver-says-biden-should-resign-the-presidency-after-watching-incoherent-comments-to-george-stephanopoulos/

Just....yikes.

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Bob Maxwell's avatar

Biden should hold off until he wins the nomination and then quit so he could create a ticket that would win. For example, what about Sherod Brown or some conservative Dem as Prexy and Gretchen Widmer (?) as VP. If it goes to convention, Kamila will win along with a gender/identity correct VP and Trump wins. Let Trump keep bashing Biden, then pull a trick on him. It'd be a welcome, sensible ticket.

If a Democratic nominee withdraws after the convention, the party rules are clearer. If the nominee resigns, dies or is otherwise unable to run for president, the DNC — conferring with Democratic leadership in Congress and the Democratic Governors Association — fills the vacancy. But withdrawing from the race after the convention could pose different challenges. For starters, Democrats could bump up against ballot access deadlines similar to the one in Ohio that prompted the party to plan to nominate Biden virtually before the convention, although Ohio lawmakers subsequently moved their deadline. Also, a postconvention withdrawal would leave any new nominee very little time to organize a campaign, while allowing the hand-wringing over Biden to drag on for another two months.

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