@surfingthepast.bsky.social: He can’t resign the presidency that would not only look very weak but would put Mike Johnson next in line.

New: on one level, what needs to happen is pretty simple. Dems need to persuade Biden to suspend his campaign. But the “how?” of the succession is not as simple as so many pundit and donor fantasies, and requires methodical thinking.

A Methodical Approach To The Democratic Succession Crisiswww.offmessage.net In a void of important information, half-baked ideas are flourishing. This is a complicated decision, and only Joe Biden can make it.

The “Biden stays” scenario is profoundly unwise because the idea that Biden “had a bad night” is delusional. Obama showed it’s possible to get wrong-footed at a debate and recover. Biden is largely incapable of clear extemporaneous speaking in general.

A Methodical Approach To The Democratic Succession Crisiswww.offmessage.net In a void of important information, half-baked ideas are flourishing. This is a complicated decision, and only Joe Biden can make it.

But part of what makes the “how?” question so hard for onlookers to assess is that nearly all of us are working with incomplete information. For instance: What’s the true state of Biden’s health? www.offmessage.net/p/methodical...

Assuming there isn’t more to that story, only then do we get to other complexities like: Will Harris have to step into the presidency? Can another candidate easily access the money? Is a crash-primary really more legitimate than a more normal succession?

A Methodical Approach To The Democratic Succession Crisiswww.offmessage.net In a void of important information, half-baked ideas are flourishing. This is a complicated decision, and only Joe Biden can make it.

I am not confident in the commentariat’s ability to answer those questions optimally. It’s up to Biden to weigh these competing factors and express his wishes. He should treat it as the most consequential decision of his one-term presidency.

A Methodical Approach To The Democratic Succession Crisiswww.offmessage.net In a void of important information, half-baked ideas are flourishing. This is a complicated decision, and only Joe Biden can make it.

I swear dumbest party Only way to do this is for him to resign — if he won’t do that voluntarily just shut up

He can’t resign the presidency that would not only look very weak but would put Mike Johnson next in line.

I KNOW!!!! This is bad bc they are stuck. The only thing to do is see this thing through bc there are no good options. Bc the good options were there 18 months ago but people didn’t want to do it out of fear. Well here we are

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