The president often had a weak, raspy voice during his first debate against Trump, in what Democrats had hoped would be a turning point in the race.

  • @retrospectology
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    116 months ago

    There doesn’t have to be a strong candidate, just anyone stronger than Biden who’s basically zombie-crawling across the floor.

    He absolutely can be replaced at this stage, and by nearly anyone.

      • @retrospectology
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        16 months ago

        This is the way the DNC set their rules up, they’ve been ok using the system to kneecap progressives, I see no reason that they shouldn’t do that to Biden. I’m not precious about the DNC and I have no illusion that it’s democratic, so they just need to stop pretending they’re being held back by principles and just pull the levers they always pull to control the convention outcome.

    • @btaf45
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      6 months ago

      He absolutely can be replaced at this stage, and by nearly anyone.

      He absolutely can’t be legally replaced unless he agrees to that. And the replacement would automatically be Harris unless she agrees to allow someone else. The DNC charter says that only the voters can select the nominee. Changing that charter this close to an election likely wouldn’t stand up in courts. The only way to replace Biden would be to convince him to step down.

      • @Ensign_Crab
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        66 months ago

        The DNC charter says that only the voters can select the nominee.

        They argued in court that they could ignore this.

        • @btaf45
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          06 months ago

          Nope. They argued in court that they could alter their charter.