President Biden Dropping Out of Race

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@Shoeless

I don’t understand the talk about someone besides Harris getting the nomination. It can’t be anyone but Harris. As Biden’s running mate she gets his campaign cash, right? If the Democrats nominate someone else don’t they basically start from scratch in the fundraising department?

Not wanting to foster parallel conversations, I’d point you to some conversation about this in the other thread:

Selection of the new Democratic Presidential Ticket

A couple things: this only applies to the Biden/Harris Presidential Campaign account – not to funding held by the DNC or Biden-aligned PACs, who are free to redirect their spending however they like. The informed commentary I’ve seen opines that Harris would be able to take over the Presidential campaign account because her name is as much on it as Biden’s. But it is unprecedented, and I’m sure it’ll end up in court. If for any reason she couldn’t, Biden’s campaign could refund the money t…