over President Biden’s disastrous debate performance, the public calls and private hopes are mounting for him to step aside.The hard truth for Democrats is that attempting to replace Biden at the convention in August could be even more perilous than sticking with the lame horse they are riding.
Privately, top officials of his campaign embarked on a mission to assure shaken donors that, while the president’s onstage performance was lacking, he remains capable of beating Donald Trump.If Biden were to step aside, Vice President Harris would likely declare her candidacy quickly. But given her unpopularity, others would surely make themselves available as well.
They regrouped around Vice President Hubert Humphrey, who got the Democratic nomination without competing seriously in a single primary. And then came the trauma and violence of that year’s convention in Chicago.Humphrey went down to defeat in November, which is why the modern system of state-by-state primaries and caucuses was put into place. The Republicans also retooled their processes. Conventions became a formality.
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