Things would be very different in 2024 if Biden decided to leave the race, although Democrats’ convention will return to Chicago in August.
It also means that if Biden dropped out of the race, it would largely be Biden backers who would be responsible for picking his replacement.
You can assume, for instance, that Vice President Kamala Harris would be a top contender to be on the ballot in such a scenario.
The DNC actually needed to convene a meeting to affirm Sargent Shriver as Democratic nominee George McGovern’s second-choice running mate.
Under the 20th Amendment, if a president-elect dies, his or her running mate, the vice president-elect, becomes president.
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