To say that Newsome would be the Dems best alternative suggests the nature of the problem. California is a mess and Newsome is a preening narcissist. Clinton will be a sentimental favorite for the Democrats as an alternative to Biden, but in 2016 she lost to Trump, dogged by health problems and her long trail of sleaze and scandals.
Meanwhile, a sour Biden and Democratic political rivals like Harris are unlikely to make a transition to a new nominee simple or easy. And Republicans will be energized, unified, and eager for combat by the prospect of a massive victory up and down the entire ballot. Who knows, but the GOP in Congress may even pull the trigger on subpoenas and potential jailing of Garland and others.
In sum, like jumping from a sinking boat into a sea filled with aggressive sharks, for the Democrats switching Biden out solves one problem but puts them in the midst of others.
If for example, you say Trump tops out with a 7 point lead post debate bump, you plop Newsom in there, suddenly he’s ahead? Or Pete or Harris? It doesn’t feel likely just from a logical thinking point of view.
If you are someone with White House eyes, going in now this late in the game, you carry your own baggage, plus the current White House’s. It doesn’t seem likely that more than half of America would be down with that.
Yes. As I posted before, if the audio from the Hur-Biden interview reveals the same demented Biden as the debate, the so-called "transcript" would be a fraud. They will probably claim that it was accidentally deleted.