I think the DNC is worried and willing to skip moving unlikable Kamala into the slot. Willing to face what ever backlash from black voters for putting in Hilary or whoever instead of Kamala.
If by “the slot” you mean “presidency”, I completely agree with you. There is something about Kamala that produces this visceral dislike reaction, even and maybe especially among women. I have opined as to what it is, but that’s not my main point.
My main point is, what if Joe literally drops dead in the next 100 days. I honestly have zero concept of whom could be plugged into Biden’s spot, but if we are talking about a cast of characters, I do not see HRC being excluded. Look, people are talking about Michelle, which is right up there in the absurd category, but as frickin weird as this whole thing is, the Overton window on what is acceptable has widened quite a bit.
Now one could say that if Joe croaks, Kamala auto-inherits the job but nobody thinks that is an attractive option. I am saying that women could be nearly universally assuaged if Hillary were to be plugged into the running and Kamala re-given the VP slot as a consolation prize. And even if Kamala assumes office for 17 days and is demoted to VP in advance of the actual election as HRC is plugged in, there really is no bridge too far when it comes to how stupidly things could actually play out.
I am not arguing for or against, nor am I taking odds, I am making a “possibility” prediction. You and I both know that the lead-up to the election will quite possibly the most bizarre thing the country has ever seen. That much seems knowable.