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.

  • @Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    24 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
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      24 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.