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https://archive.is/1Psj6 https://archive.is/1Psj6 I was worried the author of this piece, Gregory Korte, was horrifically biased. But I have to give him props
by dingosity 2y ago
https://archive.is/1Psj6 https://archive.is/1Psj6
I was worried the author of this piece, Gregory Korte, was horrifically biased. But I have to give him props for gingerly stepping around verbiage which is hard to write without sounding like a hack.
My read of the DNCs bylaws implies the delegates pledged to Biden will go to whomever Biden picks, if it's not himself. But I think the point the author was making was the decision of who would replace Biden would be more of a political nightmare than an administrative / procedural nightmare. Who do you want to replace him on the ticket? Harris? Newsome? Whitmer? Pritzger? -- Whitmer and Pritzger may be decent candidates, but they don't have nearly enough national exposure. Harris gives off a Hillary-Clinton-esque cold vibe, imho. Newsome is sort of like the Boogey-man for the right, though the people he seems to upset probably are already going to vote for Trump.
I'm also thinking of what happens if Biden is elected but incapacitated before the inauguration. My guess is the VP would take his slot since they were already elected. But if people disliked Harris, would this factor into their calculation. Could the Harris bow out at the last minute to be replaced by Newsome, Whitmer or Pritzger? That would be unlikely, but it's fun to think about.
- skissane 2y ago> I'm also thinking of what happens if Biden is elected but incapacitated before the inauguration. My guess is the VP would take his slot since they were already elected Hypothetical: Biden-Harris wins the 2024 popular vote and electoral college vote, but the GOP retains control of the House. However, days before Congress meets to count the electoral votes, Biden unexpectedly passes away. What happens if the GOP-controlled House decides they will refuse to accept votes for a dead man? The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022 says they aren’t allowed to do that, but it isn’t clear if the Act is legally enforceable-if the House votes to uphold an objection to votes for a deceased man, in violation of that Act, ultimately SCOTUS may have to decide whether that Act is binding on the House. There is no guarantee the conservative SCOTUS majority would decide that it is.
- dingosity 2y agooy vey