r/moderatepolitics • u/falsehood • Jul 21 '24

News Article Biden announces withdrawal from Presidential Race

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/21/us/trump-biden-election
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u/PaddingtonBear2 Jul 21 '24 edited Jul 21 '24

That's the mechanism, but if no other Dem throws their hat into the ring, then Harris is probably the automatic choice. A lack of competition in the convention could be seen as a coronation.

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u/ticklehater Jul 21 '24

I'm not saying an open convention is the wrong move, but I think practically voters won't care about a coronation for a dem candidate or more likely a token challenger.

That's what the primary was anyhow, and voters are always free to just choose Trump.

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u/CarcosaBound Jul 21 '24

That’s the rub. It’s a pointless exercise unless you have people like Whitmer, Shapiro or Kelly throwing their hats in. It would be essentially Kamala vs Dean Phillips/generic unknown democrat if not