Interesting. I guess it’s not surprising that they’d reserve as much discretion for themselves as possible, but their hands may be tied. Once Biden/Harris is nominated, the states will print their ballots and it will be very difficult to get any substitute onto the ballot in many states. Their best bet will be to tell voters to vote for Biden/Harris and since Joe won’t be sworn in even if he wins, Harris will succeed to the Presidency automatically under the 25th amendment.
On the other hand I would not be surprised to see Dem chicanery if the Biden/Harris ticket won. They might try to get their electoral college electors to vote for their chosen substitute instead of either Biden or Harris. And if people complain about that, they’d say that it means the electoral college should be abolished.
If Nominee Bidet is declared disabled, and if they follow da rulez- and remember there are tons of Dem ultra left looneys who would go rogue if da rulez weren’t followed - Jaime Harrison MUST meet with the leaders and report back blah blah blah.
The REAL power is with the Politburo, erm Committee, which “is authorized to fill the vacancy”. It says nothing about reflecting the will of the Democratic leadership of the United States Congress and the Democratic Governors Association.
If Trump is playin 9D chess, he should dispatch a street team of reporters and jam mics into the faces of Jaime Harrison, Executive Director: Sam Cornale, Deputy Executive Director: Roger Lau, Political Director: Alana Mounce, Chief of Staff: Anatole Jenkins, Vice Chair of Civic Engagement and Voter Participation: Keisha Lance Bottoms, Vice Chairs Michigan Medusa/Gretchen Whitmer, Tammy Duckworth, Ken Martin, Treasurer: Virginia McGregor, Secretary: Jason Rae, and Finance Chair: Chris Korge,
And livestream asking them “who will you appoint as Nominee when Joe is declared disabled after the Convention?”