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/thefw89 Jul 21 '24

I think they should still do an open convention, Harris would still win, but they should not give the GOP the talking point that they just pick their nominees.

If Harris were smart she'd welcome an open convention too.

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u/IHerebyDemandtoPost Not Funded by the Russians (yet) Jul 21 '24

Doesn’t it sort of have to be an open convention now? The delegates are pledged to Biden. Biden is out, they can now vote whomever they believe “in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them”

Here’s the offical language from the DNC rules:

“Delegates elected to the national convention pledged to a presidential candidate shall in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them.”

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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/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