Posted on 07/13/2024 12:18:30 PM PDT by Libloather
Speculation is swirling around President Biden’s political fate — and over who might replace him on the Democratic ticket this fall should he decide to drop out of the race.
Biden has insisted he’s in it to win it, and Vice President Harris would have the inside track on becoming the party’s standard-bearer, but Democratic concerns are growing that his candidacy could cost them the White House and House majority this fall.
Though a highly anticipated Thursday evening press conference after the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., was seen as a better performance for Biden than in recent weeks, the president still stumbled at several points with multiple notable gaffes.
The number of sitting lawmakers calling on the president to withdraw has grown since, and scrutiny is rising on the Democrats who could replace him on the ticket.
Here’s a look at the leading contenders:
Vice President Harris
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
California Gov. Gavin Newsom
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
That group will be running for 2028. It’s either Biden or Harris.
Who will Kamala pick for her current VP? if Joe quits he needs to also resign.
Romney
I fart in their general direction.
Good lord! Any one of these would be an unmitigated disaster! Of course, I could say the same about ANY demonrat...
What a deep bench! Kidding. Losers, all.
Yes, Maxine Waters or else the list is racissss.
How about Minnie Mouse?
More intelligent than Kamala, lots of name recognition. Could boost Disney profits and maybe swing Florida to the D column. The View could do adoring interviews, wiping away tears of worshipful support for her.
Who will Kamala pick for her current VP?
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Hillary?
Exactly. The Dems should concede 2024 to Trump and run Kamala. She’ll lose — bigly — and fade away, while Toothsome Newsom and the other Dem hopefuls keep their political powder dry for 2028.
If Kamila chose Hillary, Kamila wouldn’t live long if they got elected.
That’s how they could get rid of Kamala. No one likes a loser.
Of that list Shapiro and Beshear will be formidable candidates. I wouldn’t waste them in a likely loss to Trump this year.
The Bud Light drag queen overreach has taken Pete Buttigieg out of the running.
somewhere I read that Dr Pepper Jill and Hunter are willing to burn it all to the ground before they turn it over to Kamala
Say Toothsome Newsome three times and pretty soon it starts to sound like you’re lipthing.
Who will Kamala pick for her current VP? if Joe quits he needs to also resign.
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We don’t know who they would pick & neither do the democrats.
The new VP would have to be approved by the House & Senate by a majority vote. The Republicans currently hold the House and could nix any VP they don’t like.
Even if they get a VP through, that VP could get replaced at the convention.(Hypothetically, so could Harris but it won’t happen.)
I think they’ll keep riding with the “Weekend at Bernie’s” guy because they don’t have a choice or a plan at the moment.
Heels Up Harris
that's it. Really. She's the VP. She's president if they choose to invoke the 25th amendment. She is the only one who can access the campaign cash. She's a "woman of color" when Black women are the most dedicated voting block in the Democrat coalition. You are not skipping over a Black woman with a White man. Not in the Democrat party. No way. Anybody who thinks this can be finessed is living in fantasyland.
Andrew Yang needs to be on the list. At least he tried to PRIMARY and get in the race.
Don’t discount Big Mike.
Obama would love a 4th term.
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