• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Say Biden dies tomorrow. Is it still too late to pick someone else? Would we just hand the election to Trump?

    I can see that argument being made if the election was a few weeks away, but it isn’t for 4 months. Over 100 days away. Are you really saying that nothing could be done in that time? And if you think him dying would be different circumstances than the mess we’re in now, I challenge you to ask yourself why you think that way.

    • SineSwiper@discuss.tchncs.de
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      5 months ago

      If Biden dies tomorrow, the election would be lost. If we switch out Biden for somebody else, the election would be lost. If people decide to not vote because they aren’t dazzled by their Democratic candidate, the election is lost.

      If Biden dies after winning the election, Harris takes over, and we still have a Democratic President.

      Those are your outcomes. Pick one.

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        5 months ago

        So if Biden bows out and lets Harris run the ticket then sounds like you get the same result as him dying.

        She can’t be attacked for being old and sleepy, she could probably even whip Trump’s ass at a debate because she has a functioning brain.

        She has the bonus of having access to the current election funds that Biden has because she is on the ticket already.