Can Biden be replaced as Democrat nominee? Who could replace him?
Can Biden be replaced as Democrat nominee? Who could replace him?
A poor debate performance has fuelled Democrat unease about Mr Biden's candidacy.
The first presidential debate is done and the aftermath has not been good for the incumbent, Joe Biden.
Some Democrat politicians and operatives reportedly texted CNN commentators with hopes that Mr Biden, 81, would step aside. Some floated the possibility of going to the White House and publicly stating concerns about him remaining as candidate.
But if Mr Biden were to drop out, it would be a free-for-all. There is no official mechanism for him or anyone else in the party to choose his successor, meaning Democrats would be left with an open (Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago from August 19-22.
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Stacie Abrams
Abrams can't win local elections, she has no shot at a national level.
A black women not being able to win the governorship in Georgia doesn’t necessarily mean she can’t win election period
I believe that candidates from a given area are expected to perform disproportionately-strongly in the state that they're coming from. Sometimes I've seen Presidential candidates coming from large states, with commentary that they'll bring that state's support to the table.
That being said, I don't have numbers available.