This a article from the New York Post.
A number of Democrats could potentially be chosen to replace President Biden after he sparked alarm over his mental state at Thursday’s presidential debate.
Even those close to the 81-year-old president have publicly expressed concern over his performance against Donald Trump based on Biden’s mumblings, freezes, facial expressions, cough and sometimes incoherent arguments.
With a little more than four months to go before the election, the Democratic Party’s situation is largely dependent on whether Biden decides to remain in the election, if his pledged delegates stay loyal to him at the Democratic National Convention in August, and if the Democratic National Committee decides to rewrite its convention rules.
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President Biden had a disastrous debate appearance against Donald Trump on Thursday. Getty Images
A handful of high-profile Democrats could rise to the top and be chosen as the Democratic nominee, depending on those answers, even though the process would be extremely ardous.
The president’s campaign has stressed that he’s still running. But if Biden did decide to step down, he could not simply choose his successor. It would be up to the DNC to elect a new presidential and vice presidential ticket.
Names leading the pack include Vice President Kamala Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and former first lady Michelle Obama.
But there could be many more possibilities.
A recent Politico poll found that a plurality of voters, 21%, thought Harris should be the 2028 candidate. Another 10% said the same about Newsom and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, while an overwhelming 41% said they didn’t know who would be best to replace Biden in the next election.
Who could replace Joe Biden after disastrous presidential debate?
Diana GlebovaA number of Democrats could potentially be chosen to replace President Biden after he sparked alarm over his mental state at Thursday’s presidential debate.
Even those close to the 81-year-old president have publicly expressed concern over his performance against Donald Trump based on Biden’s mumblings, freezes, facial expressions, cough and sometimes incoherent arguments.
With a little more than four months to go before the election, the Democratic Party’s situation is largely dependent on whether Biden decides to remain in the election, if his pledged delegates stay loyal to him at the Democratic National Convention in August, and if the Democratic National Committee decides to rewrite its convention rules.
President Biden had a disastrous debate appearance against Donald Trump on Thursday. Getty Images
A handful of high-profile Democrats could rise to the top and be chosen as the Democratic nominee, depending on those answers, even though the process would be extremely ardous.
The president’s campaign has stressed that he’s still running. But if Biden did decide to step down, he could not simply choose his successor. It would be up to the DNC to elect a new presidential and vice presidential ticket.
Names leading the pack include Vice President Kamala Harris, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and former first lady Michelle Obama.
But there could be many more possibilities.
A recent Politico poll found that a plurality of voters, 21%, thought Harris should be the 2028 candidate. Another 10% said the same about Newsom and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, while an overwhelming 41% said they didn’t know who would be best to replace Biden in the next election.
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