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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's pretty much legally impossible for the Democrats to put anyone else on the state ballots at this point. Any attempt to swap candidates will be met with a raft of lawsuits in the state courts.

Even if Joe Biden resigns and Harris becomes POTUS 47 and she takes over the campaign apparatus and funds (legally allowed since she is named on FEC documents), she will likely face lawsuits in state courts because the names "Joe Biden/Kamala Harris" are on the ballot. States may need to change laws to add a new VP candidate to the Democratic ticket. All of it will be challenged in court and then we will have the very undemocratic process of the Supreme Court saying who gets to run for POTUS/VP.

In short, this is concerning because states do not appear to have a seamless mechanism for replacing a candidate on the ballot if someone dies after they have won the state nominating race. It is effectively an unconstitutional extra requirement to someone running for POTUS or VP. It's a much bigger problem than Joe Biden. [/quote]
Democrats are in huge trouble.[/quote]

If they are stuck with Biden, then they should demand that both Biden and Trump submit to a thorough battery of neurological and cognitive exam administered by an independent panel of neurologists and cognitive specialists and present the full detailed results side by side, along with demanding equal time from the media, for every word in print or second on air that they devote to Biden's "issues" they need to do the same with Trump.  That would be the only sensible, fair and equitable option.[/quote]
Joe has already said NO WAY. Too bad for the Parkinson’s specialist repeatedly coming to the WH. The meds typically need constant tweaking.[/quote]

It's already a matter of record that he was checked for Parkinsons in February, and does not have Parkinsons and is not being treated for Parkinsons.[/quote]

Then what does Biden have? I'm a lifelong democrat who is outraged by this coverup--I watched the entire debate and don't believe any of the spins (i.e. a cold, Donald talking too loud, too much international travel weeks before the debate). Biden should have not sought reelection. Period. Furthermore, Biden continuing on the ballot will destroy our chances of retaining the majority in the Senate or recovering majority in the House. He needs to pull his candidacy immediately, otherwise, the democrats are gifting the election to Trump and his cronies. [/quote]

My husband is a doctor with a special interest in Parkinson's. No tremors are visible, but there is significant whole-body stiffness that has appeared recently. Tremors are usually the first visible sign of the disease, even one well-managed by medication. The kinds of verbal flubs from Biden are NOT indicative of Parkinson's, but are more general, age and fatigue-related weaknesses.

His opinion is that Parkinson's, if Biden has it, is at an early stage. But that his lack of mental acuity, spacey-ness and confusion exhibited at times in public are not Parkinsonian in nature. They may be due to generalized mild cognitive decline and physical fatigue due to the high-pressure nature of the job.

So in the end, it doesn't matter at all whether it's Parkinson's or not. There has been accelerating and visible decline this year, and the poor man is simply not fit to seek re-election.

I don't understand why that's not obvious to all. After all, it's not as if he was the only one in his party able to take on Trump!
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Appreciate the analysis. But really, the visible decline this year?  It’s been going on for a lot longer than that, for anyone who was paying attention.[/quote]

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