Maroon Phoenix: Not only is this smart forethought, but it also signals that they have a plan and a candidate and VP ready to go if Joe does die before we get to vote!

I think that the people who ignored or yelled at those who pointed out that A LOT of voters thought Biden was too old for another term should do some self-reflection but I don't think they will have the humility to do so.

I got so much shit on here when I voiced that concern, and pointed out it doesn’t seem like there’s a real plan for what to do if he, say, drops dead before the election

I’m really uneasy with how they have relegated Harris to the background. His odds are about even to survive the term, if he wins it. They should be running together as a team. I also think she should announce who her VP would be ‘just in case’ and all 3 of them should be the face of the campaign.

Not only is this smart forethought, but it also signals that they have a plan and a candidate and VP ready to go if Joe does die before we get to vote!

There is no mechanism making Harris the candidate if he dies. Like, I see people assuming this a lot, but this is not a situation there’s a law ready and waiting for. I think she’d have to be chosen at the DNC, and probably some states would still refuse to put her on the ballot

True. She just seems like the most realistic option if the October surprise ends up being a funeral. The GOP would make legal challenges galore for sure. I’d like to think the Democrats are planning for those too, but obviously they are not.

I think she is the most realistic alternative, I just don’t think any nominee switching is actually realistic at this point

Yeah Ohio is already denying Biden a place on the ballot unless the DNC push their convention forward www.cleveland.com/opinion/2024...

With Biden being denied a clear legislative path to the Ohio ballot, Democrats need to turn to the courts without delay: editorialwww.cleveland.com It’s patently unconstitutional to let what amounts to an Ohio paperwork procedure block voters’ opportunity to find Joe Biden on the state’s ballot – just as it would be to block voters’ opportunity t...

…this seems like it should be a bigger deal in the news than it has been??

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Oh good!

The lead up to the “resolution” was fucking ridiculous and I had missed Ohio passed a law to fix it, I thought Dems were just gonna do the roll call before the convention

Yeah but Republicans writing laws for anti democratic purposes is just background radiation now

Biden not being on the ballot in a major swing state seems bad! To me. But what do I, a leftist, know

The fact that worst case scenario is this gets decided by A SCOTUS that just made presidential crimes legal is just the cherry on the cake.

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