# IF it is obvious that Biden should step aside, who should take his place? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [June 29, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-is-obvious-that-biden-should-step-aside-who-should-take-his-place/1003462 "2024-06-29T00:02:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 102
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-is-obvious-that-biden-should-step-aside-who-should-take-his-place/1003462/102 "2024-07-02T20:07:55Z")
Ok, so for the sake of argument, let’s say Kamala gets the promotion. As part of the political brokering that goes into the ol’ switcheroo, the DNC powers-that-be give her and her team some guidelines for picking a running mate: white male, comes from a red-to-reddish state, has served at the state or federal level (either elected to Congress or served in a cabinet-level position), and is 65 or younger. Also has to have some level of name recognition (can’t just be a random white congressman from a random district in, say, Arizona). I’ll put forth a list of possibilities for you all to vote on, as I’m curious who you think would be the biggest asset to the ticket, from this list of dudes who fit the above criteria: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-is-obvious-that-biden-should-step-aside-who-should-take-his-place/1003462/102))_ --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-is-obvious-that-biden-should-step-aside-who-should-take-his-place/1003462)._