I’m more interested in the strategy part of this. The DNC doesn’t want Bernie. Maybe, realizing that Joe probably can’t go the distance to November, they don’t want him, either. But that’s how you get to Hillary, or whomever they have decided should be the candidate.
Here's the rub to watch out for.
First, watch who is chosen to be the VP on the ticket.
Second, watch what happens if Biden has a "condition" in late September or early October.
The thing, you know, the thing, is that while constitutionally, the Vice President becomes the President if the President is no longer able to do the job (or dies), the same is NOT true for a Vice President candidate. The Vice President candidate does not automatically advance to the President candidate slot if the actual candidate dies or becomes incapacitated; The respective party has to name a new replacement candidate.
The RNC rules (rule #9) stipulate that another convention be called to designate a replacement by majority delegate vote, and if not enough time then the state RNC representatives vote.
The DNC rules have a similar procedure for filling a national ticket vacancy by a majority vote of DNC representatives.
So, the VP choice could be a head fake, since the party can swap a different person after the convention but before the election.
-PJ