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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]

Agree 100 percent. Biden's decision to run for a second term - when he will be 86 for goodness sake - has been a gift to Trump and the Republican Party. Biden has obviously been declining for some time. Since day 1, he has been nothing like the man he was when he was Obama's VP. And after last week's debate, the entire planet can see that Biden no longer has the cognitive ability to be President - whether it's dementia or Parkinson's or something else doesn't matter. 81 year old Joe Biden has no business being in the Oval Office now much less for another four years.

But it's too late for there to be another candidate. Getting Democrats to agree on a single candidate will be impossible. Any candidate simply appointed unilaterally by a plurality of delegates at the convention will blow up what remains of a tenuous coalition. Plus the logistics of getting a new name on the ballot. And the fundraising, staffing etc necessary to run a presidential campaign. It's too late.

Trump will be president again. And Republicans will control both the Senate and the House. And it's entirely the fault of Biden, his family, and the Democratic leadership that supported such an absurd decision. Their arrogance is breathtaking.  [/quote]

Why would any state have printed or finalized ballots without an official nominee from either party, and without a named running mate for the presumptive Republican nominee?[/quote]

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