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.

  • @HejMedDig
    4•3 days ago

    Maybe the least desirable outcome is the Democrats continuing to be ineffectual in anything not hyper focused on corporate profits?

    If that’s your least desirable outcome, then by logic you should vote Trump.

    This election is unfortunately not about which president you would prefer, but about which one you want to keep away from the White House

    And when I, as a person living in Europe are trying to get people to vote, should tell how much people outside of the US are apprehensive of the potential outcome of this election

    • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
      2•2 days ago

      That’s what they said last time. Biden also said he’d do a single term when his age concerns were brought up back then.

      Now look at where we are. Clearly just blindly voting for them isn’t working.

      • @HejMedDig
        2•2 days ago

        I would definitely also prefer the timeline where Bernie won the 2016 election

        And I can only sympathize with those that feel both candidates are a bad choice, but in the bigger picture, I would view one a lot worse than the other.