Here’s What It Would Take to Replace Biden as Nominee
- Replacing incumbent without his sign-off faces daunting odds
- Move to change ticket could spark convention free-for-all
US President Joe Biden during a campaign event in Raleigh.
Photographer: Cornell Watson/BloombergDemocrats have ways to replace Joe Biden at the top of their presidential ticket after a harrowing debate against Republican Donald Trump — but doing so without their standard-bearer’s acquiescence would be a daunting task.
Party members once united behind Biden are now scouring candidate resumes and researching rules for a contingency plan to present voters with a different nominee after a universally panned performance Thursday night cemented worries about the president’s ability to serve a second term.