@0xdaeda1a.bsky.social: The states have rules for being on the ballot! I do not know them all, but there are around 50 different sets, and I have seen people point out that it wouldn’t fly in x or y or Ohio or the House, and I’m pretty sure if there were a state-by-state breakdown someone (you lol) would have linked it.

This is exactly where I’ve been for the past few days—though I had a helpful conversation with someone here last night that reassured me that a switch from Biden to Harris presents as many opportunities as risks. So I’m feeling a little better about the world today.

Not that anyone is asking me, but I have no idea what the Democrats should do right now. All the options seem bad, and there isn’t one that seems less bad than the others. And as a professional opinion-haver, it’s disorienting to have no strong opinion about something so enormously consequential.

It’s the people who want to somehow skip Harris that freak me out. I think the “Biden decline” thing seems very dumb, but that the campaign has responded so poorly that 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️. But trying to skip Harris — when I’ve yet to see a detailed and credible plan for how that could even work! — seems…bad.

The states have rules for being on the ballot! I do not know them all, but there are around 50 different sets, and I have seen people point out that it wouldn’t fly in x or y or Ohio or the House, and I’m pretty sure if there were a state-by-state breakdown someone (you lol) would have linked it.

Here is some wisdom

This. Times a thousand.

#3: Surely Biden could just write a big ol' check? That is an Official Act, thus immune from campaign finance laws, right? (Or at least isn't that T's argument in NY?)

Harris solves for a big number of those, though.

She most certainly does, and she is the only option if president drops out.

My understanding is that at this stage, pre-convention, there is no legal or logistical obstacle to getting Harris on the ballot in all 50 states

Yeah, I was thinking of the “trying to skip Harris” part as needing the details. Ohio’s ballot certification deadline appears to be 8/7, before the DNC.

Ahh, that makes sense. Ohio’s legislature passed a fix so that early deadline is no longer a problem

Ohio state House passes Biden ballot fix bill despite DNC remedyabcnews.go.com Ohio's state House passed two bills on Thursday -- one of which ensures President Joe Biden appears on the state's general election ballot in November.

Ok, I swear I searched several ways and found several recent stories that a fix _didn’t_ get passed. But it’s looking like those people searched the same ways I did. The difference is I know I can be wrong and asked, lol.

It happens to us all! Also, I’m realizing I should have sent this link, from after both houses passed it and the governor signed it

Ohio's Republican governor signs measure ensuring Biden appears on the fall ballotapnews.com Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a measure to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state ballot in November.

Good to see Joe speaking from a lectern

Lecturns are cool to speak from. Apparently

But in my brain they nod to pulpits

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