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Cut-off for Democrats to replace Biden: A state-by-state breakdown for running alternate candidates
Daily Mail ^ | 7/07/24 | Katelyn Caralle

Posted on 07/07/2024 12:11:11 PM PDT by Libloather

With just four months until the presidential election, Democrats scramble to decide if they should replace President Joe Biden with a different candidate on their ticket in November.

After the 81-year-old stumbled, mumbled and blank-stared his way through his debate with Donald Trump in Atlanta last month, Democrats are concerned about his mental fitness and viability as a candidate.

The Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois is August 19-22 and will conclude with the party choosing its nominee for 2024.

It's now unclear if that will still be Biden.

Some names being floated as his replacement are California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and – more begrudgingly – Vice President Kamala Harris.

DailyMail.com breaks down how Democrats can oust Biden and the state laws regarding ballot printing and when it might be too late for the Party to choose a replacement for the incumbent president.

Biden is the sole candidate who is officially eligible for nomination at this stage, according to the party rules that will be formalized during the first day of the Convention on August 19.

Those within the Democratic Party have acknowledged that current rules make it hard for other candidates to earn the nomination this year and if Biden doesn't agree to step aside, the prospects become essentially impossible.

Delegates were finalized at selection on June 22 and were chosen on a state-by-state basis to represent support for the president in the nomination process. It's unlikely they would shift their backing.

There are 43,933 pledged Democratic delegates for 2024 and to win the presidential nomination a candidate must earn a majority of them – estimated at 1,968 this year.

But many say they aren't changing this late in the game.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alternate; candidates; democrats; states
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Hang in there Brandon. Four measly months. You can do this. Unity. Let's go Brandon.
1 posted on 07/07/2024 12:11:11 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Like they would go by these laws.


2 posted on 07/07/2024 12:12:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Libloather

Oh please. A Special rule committee will be spring uo in every state assembly to drag Brandon’s ass over the finish line. And I include Red states. Ohio just did it.


3 posted on 07/07/2024 12:16:53 PM PDT by CaptainK ("If life's really hard, at least its short")
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To: Libloather

1,968 is a majority of over 43,000 delegates?


4 posted on 07/07/2024 12:18:06 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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"There are 43,933 pledged Democratic delegates for 2024"
Off by a factor of 10. Some crackerjack editors at the Daily Mail.
5 posted on 07/07/2024 12:18:26 PM PDT by brookwood (Fossil Fuels Are Climate-Affirming)
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To: Libloather

The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to be held August 19 to 22, 2024, in Chicago.

That leaves plenty of time to replace Biden but not much time for the replacement to campaign and debate.

The big question is whether they can convince Michelle Obama to participate in a highly staged mini-campaign for 6 weeks.


6 posted on 07/07/2024 12:23:20 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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To: nickcarraway

Exactly!!! There isn’t an election law written that a judge will uphold.


7 posted on 07/07/2024 12:24:12 PM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: Libloather

If he dies all these pesky problems go away.

Is there a pool out there?


8 posted on 07/07/2024 12:24:49 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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Can one or 2 of our states play hardball?
What would Lee Atwater do?

50 states. Most won’t matter. We only need one or 2 to make a difference. THE difference? We’re dealing with republicans here.


9 posted on 07/07/2024 12:31:43 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Libloather

Cut off? Democrats do what they want when they want.


10 posted on 07/07/2024 12:38:03 PM PDT by exnavy
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To: Dilbert San Diego

3,933 pledged delegates and 739 superdelegates.

1,968 to win on first round. Biden has 3,800+ pledged delegates.


11 posted on 07/07/2024 12:39:41 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: Libloather

I remember back in the early 2000’s when democrats replaced their New Jersey Senate candidate literally months after the state-imposed deadline, they just got some liberal federal Judge to rule the deadline would disenfranchise voters or some such nonsense. So, in reality there is no deadline, I suppose there may be a practical deadline once it’s too late to print new ballots or early voting starts. But that would be way up in early October.


12 posted on 07/07/2024 12:40:34 PM PDT by apillar
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To: jjotto
And those superdelegates are not elected, just party insiders. They have 16% share.

By comparison, Republicans have 6.6% extra delegates that consist mostly of party chairs.

Big difference. To me the biggest example of why it is bad is people like Donna Brazille. No one elected the liar and cheat. And they stoled the nomination from Sanders in the past. The party needs to fix this.

13 posted on 07/07/2024 12:46:41 PM PDT by Reno89519 (I'll go out on a limb: Trump & Gabbard 2024 or Trump & Sanders 2024)
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To: Libloather

If they get Biden to walk, it would be the about the dumbest thing they could do to try to replace him with anyone with a pulse.


14 posted on 07/07/2024 12:47:53 PM PDT by whitney69
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To: CaptainK

There is no way the rat candidate is locked in all these states when they have not even had their convention.


15 posted on 07/07/2024 12:48:38 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Libloather

Jill and Brandon will not go quietly into the night. First upstarts who start formal proceedings for anything resembling replacing him in a state will meet the hellfire, IMO.


16 posted on 07/07/2024 12:48:50 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Libloather

I think this has been the plan from day 1 before 2020...

Joe would be president, and then be assassinated at the very last moment before his 2nd term in order for the dems to garner the sympathy vote.

Even Joe knew this going in.

Just one big distraction after another to fool We the People into thinking we still control who is president.


17 posted on 07/07/2024 12:50:57 PM PDT by Safrguns
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To: Reno89519

Superdelegates don’t get a vote in first round. Bernie’s revenge.


18 posted on 07/07/2024 12:51:35 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: Libloather

maybe the real problem ...

..is that the LynchMoboCrat party ...

...has had runbeck print up all 100 million joe ballots long ago ....

and dont have time or paper or ink enoufh to print up another 100 million ballots...
..

.. with someone elses names on them.

.


19 posted on 07/07/2024 12:57:10 PM PDT by cuz1961
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To: jjotto
First round goes to Biden.

But if Biden drops out beforehand, does that still apply?

I don't think they can automatically go to Harris as she has not been nominated to be VP yet.

20 posted on 07/07/2024 12:57:35 PM PDT by Reno89519 (I'll go out on a limb: Trump & Gabbard 2024 or Trump & Sanders 2024)
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