Democrats Might Need a Plan B. Here’s What It Looks Like.

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 Democrats Might Need a Plan B. Here’s What It Looks Like.

The political and procedural steps for how to pick a new presidential nominee.


By Charlie Mahtesian and Steven Shepard

02/12/2024 05:00 AM EST

So far, Democrats have vigorously avoided any discussion of a Plan B for their presidential nominee. But special counsel Robert Hur’s report may have forced their hand.

Fairly or not, Hur’s stinging characterization of President Joe Biden as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” and “diminished faculties” has thrust the president’s age and mental fitness into the debate. Coupled with the widespread perception that Biden is too old for another term and the fact that he frequently trails former president Donald Trump in swing state polling matchups, it’s raised serious questions about whether Biden is positioned to lead the party in November — and whether Democrats need a contingency plan.

Because of procedural and political hurdles, it would not be easy to simply swap him out. The likeliest outcome is that Biden stays on the ticket. But it is also possible to envision different scenarios where the party does indeed nominate someone other than Biden at its August convention or even picks an alternative afterward to compete in a historic general election.

Here’s how it would work.

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[Fishrrman]

Heh.

I predicted this scenario months ago, right in this forum -- before anyone else, anywhere.

Actually, that was even before I made these two (archived) posts:
https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,518548.msg2942634.html#msg2942634

and
https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,520587.msg2953946.html#msg2953946

[Free Vulcan]

It boils down to one principle: Kamala never sees one day as President, nor has another term as Biden's VP. Biden either hands off his delegates at convention, or he picks another VP that will ultimately replace him sometime the next term.

The wildcard is Jill. She believes she is American royalty and the aristocratic, elite god class, and I don't think the imperious queen will give up till Old Skeezy is in a coma or dead. If that were to happen anytime from now to the election, a free-for-all of players and scenarios are possible depending on when it happens.