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The Democrats have no rules, but there's always a way My buddy and Cox colleague Mark Kaye asks an interesting question: What if Hillary’s health forces her to quit the race? What do the Democrats do? Oh sure, they could just stick Tim Kaine at the top of the ticket so he can run the country and explain the Bible to all of us. Or they could go with Joe Biden so we can all learn about shotgun safety. But Mark’s been thinking a little more creatively: Good ideas? Well, let’s all agree on this: Hillary not becoming president is...

Whether an October surprise may have come a month early, it’s too soon to say. But Hillary Clinton’s weekend health scare already has started to stir speculation about whether Democratic officials should be discussing the possibility of a Plan B, in case they need to hastily arrange for a replacement nominee. Which raises a basic question: How does that work? Democratic Party bylaws say the DNC has the power to fill “vacancies in the nominations for the office of the president and vice president” when the national convention is not in session. Under party rules, the DNC chair – currently...

Democrats have been determined to shove Crooked Hillary down the throats of the electorate and now she’ll be shoving her hefty self down theirs While Democrats are calling today’s meeting to maybe replace Hillary Clinton for the presidency, we deplorables call it a political strategy to scupper Election 2016 for populist Donald J. Trump. Trump, after all, can’t win if he can’t run. Democrats look hungrily at granting their Dear Leader Barack Obama a 3rd term in office to finish off America in his dirty, spite-inspired ‘Destruction of America’ mission.

Joe Biden is throwing some serious shade at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Hot off Hillary Clinton’s health debacle that showed her collapsing outside the Sept. 11 memorial in New York City, the Democrats are desperate to turn the tables.

Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Don Fowler urged Democrats to come up with a process to identify a potential successor for Sick Hillary. Hillary Clinton collapsed yesterday at Ground Zero in New York City. She was dragged into her waiting van. The Politico reported: It’s extremely unlikely Democrats will have to change the ticket. But even some Clinton allies say there should be a clearer process. A former Democratic National Committee chairman says President Barack Obama and the party’s congressional leaders should immediately come up with a process to identify a potential successor candidate for Hillary Clinton for the off-chance...

“Now is the time for all good political leaders to come to the aid of their party,” said Don Fowler, who helmed the DNC from 1995 to 1997, during Bill Clinton’s presidency, and has backed Hillary Clinton since her 2008 presidential bid. “I think the plan should be developed by 6 o’clock this afternoon.” ... Fowler noted that at one of his first-ever DNC meetings, in 1972, he supported a decision to nominate Sargent Shriver — a member of the Kennedy clan — to replace Thomas Eagleton as George McGovern’s vice presidential nominee, the only time either major party has...

In the wake of Hillary Clinton’s physical collapse on Sept. 11 – which her campaign blames on pneumonia – some journalists are reporting secret, high-level meetings are taking place among Democrats to consider a possible replacement for Mrs. Clinton at the top of the presidential ticket, should the need arise. Hillary Clinton collapses while being carried into a van in New York City on Sept. 11, 2016 Among the reporters making the claim is David Shuster, an Emmy-award winning journalist based in New York City who formerly worked for MSNBC. After Sunday’s episode where Clinton apparently fainted in the arms...

Scheduled campaign stops may also be dropped by the presidential candidate as she modifies her scedule following doctor's orders. The 68-year-old was rushed out of a 9/11 commemoration service today suffering from a “medical episode”, according to a law enforcement witness. A video later emerged of the Democratic presidential nominee, showing the dramatic moment when her "knees buckled" and she nearly crumpled to the pavement while waiting for a car to collect her. Now sources have claimed Democratic Party insiders are rushing to consider a replacement candidate in light of Mrs Clinton's poor health. Emmy Award winning New York Journalist...

On Sunday morning, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton left a September 11 memorial ceremony in New York City after about 90 minutes, with video showing her stumbling towards a car that took her to her daughter Chelsea‘s apartment. The Clinton camp said at the time that she was overheated after standing outside for the memorial, but there was speculation over whether there might be a more serious issue. As it turns out, there was. Image of Hillary Clinton via Evan El-Amin/Shutterstock On Sunday morning, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton left a September 11 memorial ceremony in New York City after...

Hillary Clinton's doctor now says the Democratic presidential candidate, 68, was officially diagnosed with pneumonia sometime on Friday, and has been campaigning with the serious respiratory illness for a week, leading to her "medical episode" at Sunday morning's September 11th memorial event. But what happens if the candidate’s health issues get more serious? Certainly, the Democrats always have the option of propping her up, Weekend at Bernie’s style, until after November 8th, but what if matters get progressively worse? Here's a quick primer on where the Dems could end up: When it comes to candidates (rather than office holders) the...

Cokie Roberts said Monday on NPR that there were whispers by Democratic Party establishment members that Hillary Clinton may have to step aside from the race because of her health, Mediaite reports. Clinton’s health has become the central focus of the campaign after she was forced to leave Sunday’s Sept. 11 memorial in New York and was taped almost collapsing and getting helped into a van. Her campaign later revealed she was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, leading to criticism for keeping the illness secret for two days. “People are angry at the lack of transparency,” Roberts said on Morning...

Media reporters are a relatively new breed. A breed that basically came along during the last decade when digital media came into existence, creating hundreds of more avenues for actual reporting to exist, and therefore keep an eye on. The job of media reporter is fairly straightforward: Observe the industry in all of its forms. And when good or bad reporting happens, simply call it out. If a police force is a parallel of the Fourth Estate, a media reporter exists in that context as Internal Affairs, as a check and balance for those who are supposed to speak truth...

Tim Kaine "ready to become the president" if that ever became necessary, ex-Ohio Gov Ted Strickland says in intro at Dayton Stivers High

DNC delegate: If @HillaryClinton withdraws, every indication now committee will vote to replace with Biden. @BernieSanders team scrambling

There is a great deal of consternation among both Democrats and Republicans tonight over the health condition of Cankles. There are (unverified) reports that the DNC is holding an "emergency meeting" to look into replacing her if her health deteriorates. Many Republicans fear a bait and switch with Joe Bite-me, thinking he would be a tougher candidate. I don't think so, but assume the Dems WANT to do this in the first place. There are many, many reasons why it's just impossible and/or so suicidally impractical they will drop the idea. 1) Early voting has already begun in 26 states...

Hillary would not have left the 9/11 ceremony unless she absolutely had to. She has always made 9/11 her signature issue and, amid concerns about her health, she would not have left unless she had no alternative. As she got into her car, she appeared to faint, losing a shoe as she was virtually carried into the car. She won't withdraw unless he has to. But anxious Democrats will be so worried if she fails to be able to campaign and her health escalates as an issue that they might bring unbearable pressure on her to step aside. If that...

Hmmmmm...... She's running not just for President, but for self-preservation Before we get started, please take a moment to ingest the biggest grain of salt you can find. We’re about to enter the realm of abject speculation. However, rumblings we first heard 10 days ago have grown louder, so we’ll do our best to break the rumors down. Back at the beginning of the month, CBS News reporter Hannah Chanpong (who’s currently embedded with the Clinton campaign) allegedly tweeted - and deleted - the following:

Monday on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” ABC political commentator Cokie Roberts offered her thoughts on the apparent health issues regarding Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and the how the party could be looking to handle things if a replacement is needed for Clinton. According to Roberts, there was already conversation within the party about such a possibility. “The fact that it comes now when the polls are tightening and Democrats are already saying that Hillary was the only candidate who could not beat Trump and it is taking her off of the campaign trail, canceling her trip to California – it...

Is the Democratic National Committee looking into the possibility that Hillary Clinton will step aside? Or perhaps even forcing her to? Cokie Roberts said on NPR's Morning Edition on Monday that Democrats are "angry at the lack of transparency" after Clinton's collapse on a New York City street on Sunday. "It was hours after the pneumonia diagnosis was revealed after seeing this incredibly damaging video of her being helped and stumbling into a van," Roberts said. "Look, there's a reason why the campaign's not transparent, obviously, it gives Trump ammunition and he's been setting her up for this for months....