Posted on 05/02/2020 7:33:52 PM PDT by Helicondelta
Desperate times do indeed call for desperate measures. For the Democrats, a truly desperate time could come if Joe Biden is forced to withdraw from the presidential race. While the former vice president is the presumptive Democratic nominee to face off against President Trump in November, his nomination is still far from official.
Some Democrats tell me they fear that Biden’s political survival is getting more problematic with each passing day. They cite three main issues. The first is their concern that an allegation of sexual assault leveled against Biden by former staffer Tara Reade won’t go away anytime soon. If anything, it appears to be about to gain a new life.
Next, they worry that another shoe could drop regarding questions related to Biden’s son Hunter and his business dealings. Lastly, some Democrats are concerned about Biden’s age and possible cognitive issues — a concern that some also have expressed about Trump.
For those reasons, and a few more, might we envision Biden being privately talked into retiring from the race or voluntarily doing so himself? Let’s assume that happens just before or just after the party’s convention, in whatever form it is held. What would happen then?
The process is actually fairly straightforward. If Biden quits the race right before the convention, delegates would select a new nominee. If he drops out right after the convention, members of the Democratic National Committee would pick their replacement candidate.
Who might be in consideration to become the new nominee — and who would be selected as the vice presidential running mate?
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-PJ
#Don’t-Go-Joe!!!
Biden is not the nominee yet. He does not have enough delegates.
Groper Joe, Hitlery. Big Mike obama etc, I see NO ONE who could beat Orange Man.
Barak Obama is constitutionaly barred from serving as VP because he served 2 full terms as POTUS. Max time as POTUS is 9 years 364 days...IF a VP serves less than 2 years of a vacated term then two of his own.
Plainly, Zerobama cannot serve in the White House again.
Which tells how relevant the Constitution really is.
To qualify to be VP you must qualify to be president.
The end.
Not true... The VP must meet all requirements to be POTUS. Zero is termed out.
Fake news. Biden goes the distance.
That’s my understanding too, that the qualifications for being President and Vice President are the same.
So if someone is ineligible to be elected president then he or she would also be ineligible to be elected vice president.
Since Obama has already been elected president twice he’s ineligible to be elected president again.
Then again I know the 22nd amendment does not address the specific issue of being elected vice president. I think it is stated elsewhere in our laws, that one must be eligible to be president to also be vice president.
that party of fools .. if they live up to their past evil habits.. are planning something for nov.. they arent going to let biden.. the shape he is in ... doom the dem party.
i dont care who it is, but not barry... he would finish the destruction he started..
i have 2 young grandsons i pray have a better life than the progressive socialistic muslim loving lost and blind willful ignorants have planned.
It’ll never happen.
the dem party would put ‘machell’ in .. and give barry a 3rd 4 years.. since when did the dems let law stop them.. and since when did anyone try to force the dems to follow law and the constitution.
Obama’s ineligible to be VP.
They’ll run Biden all the way unless there’s nothing left to prop him up......He’ll come out of this being honored win or loose.
“Groper Joe, Hitlery. Big Mike obama etc, I see NO ONE who could beat Orange Man.”
I agree. This orgy could not beat Trump!
The DNC has nothing. They are selling “Woof Tickets”. Their only shot is idiocy of American voters. A realistic win for them is maybe putting something out that can get the next election. Biden is at the least a place holder and prayer. They know the GOP is very weak in planning and cultivating. They already gave up 2024 and the Senate is not a given. Forget about the House.
Not even with super-delegates?
He would be able to serve out the term.
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