The Democratic Party is already unified around the need to dump Joe Biden as the nominee. There is now zero chance he will come out of the DNC convention as the nominee. The only question is will he willingly withdraw, and if so, when. One suspects that Democrats always had an open DNC convention in mind. They could select two bright young Democratic leaders to take over and lead the way into the future. One problem with that there are no bright young Democratic leaders available. The Democratic Party has no bench. Zero, Squat, Nada.
Some dream of Michelle Obama parachuting in to save the day. Others dismiss this as nonsense. But it may not matter. The real problem is that Joe is done and the Democratic convention is not until August 19. That is over a month away. A very, very, very long month.
If Joe withdraws now, the presumptive nominee will be Kamala Harris. If the 25th Amendment is used to remove Joe, welcome President Kamala Harris. If Joe dies, welcome President Kamala Harris. If Joe resigns, welcome President Kamala Harris. The only realistic possibility of a change is an open convention, where Joe withdraws at the start of the convention. Dream, dream, dream. There is zero chance Joe can hang on until then. The dam has broken. The cover-up is gone. The illusion shattered. “Goodbye Joe, you gotta go, so goodbye yah. “
Perhaps the best question is who Kamala will choose to be her running mate. My personal favorite is Pete Buttigieg. I think a Kamala Harris – Pete Buttigieg ticket is just the thing America needs. Incredibly, this is a possibility.
My hunch is that Hunter Biden will be a factor. If Joe wants to pardon Hunter, or even commute his sentence, he must do that while still President. If Kamala replaces Joe, and she pardons Hunter, it would be political suicide. So, if Joe wants to spare Hunter, there is no time like the present. Isn’t this fun?
Michelle Obama may or may not be waiting in the wings. Hillary Clinton is lurking there, but no one even glances in her direction. But if joe withdraws now, the only real choice is Kamala. And if Michelle thinks she can just waltz in during the convention and replace Kamala, well good luck with that. If Kamala is smart, she will go in hiding until this is over. The riskiest thing for her to do is take the stage front and center. The longer she can prevent public exposure the better for her.
The smart thing to do at this point is just watch, buy stock in Pepto Bismol, toilet paper and depends. A lot of Democrats will really need some or all the above, so supplies may be in short supply.
Now brace yourself because another dream ticket starring Grethen Whitmer and Rephael Warnock is being discussed. In some ways this is the perfect Democratic ticket because it would be difficult to find two people less qualified. The theory is that Witmer is a female, although white, and Warnock is more than black enough. Ability to do the job appears to be way down on the qualification list.
In any event, it is now about time, and time is running out. No one, other than Joe or nurse Jill, thinks he is capable of being President. Now the only issue for Democrats is how to defeat Donald Trump some other way. Obviously, re-electing Joe Biden is not an option. It’s about time and at this point, it is about time.
TDM