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  • Opinion: Will a 'smoke-filled room' pick Biden's replacement? History shows the convention system works

    07/21/2024 3:00:41 PM PDT · by DallasBiff · 54 replies
    LA Times ^ | 7/21/24 | Opinion by Philip Klinkner
    Now that President Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee, it will ultimately be up to Democratic National Convention delegates to formally select a new nominee for their party. While many associate the convention system with less-than-impressive nominees, such as the obscure senator Warren G. Harding, the record isn’t that bad. And even Harding managed to win the presidency