So, who will be the Democratic nominee?

I ask because I heard a long-time Biden supporter today state that her candidate is in “real trouble” due to the combination of a continuous stream of gaffes and a sexual assault allegation that needs to die but doesn’t seem ready to.

A week ago she was staunch, dismissing these issues as minor and partisan.

Is #DropOutBiden realistically possible? What would be the process of finding his replacement, and who might it be?

He’s going up against Trump who dwarfs him in gaffes and sexy assault allegations. He’ll be fine.

No, it isn’t.

This is a desperation play either by Sanders supporters who are trying to sneak in and win the nomination or by Trump supporters who feel that they can’t beat Biden and want a weaker opponent.

There are one or two other outside parties who also have an interest in sewing chaos. No reason it can’t be all of the above.

New York State is cancelling its Democratic presidential primary because it is completely unnecessary, given that Biden has the nomination sewed up. They aren’t wrong.

#DropOutBiden? There is no there there.

If Biden did something that he shouldn’t have, he should step down.

Whether he will or not, no idea.

No idea what the Democratic party would do, if he did step down.

If he didn’t do anything, it’s probably just as well that the accusation is getting the press that it is now. By voting time, no one will remember it.

No, lots of people will remember it. Hannity and Ingraham and Carlson will yap about it incessantly.

The staggering hypocrisy involved will not bother them in the least.

Someone in Trump’s camp will do his or her best to make sure Trump keeps his mouth shut about it (and doesn’t tweet about it). The effort may or may not be successful.

Again, the sheer hypocrisy will not bother Trump’s base at all.

If Biden quits logically it would go to Sanders but I think some would prefer Warren.

There is nothing sexy about Trump, not even his allegations. :stuck_out_tongue:

But OP is talking about a “longtime Biden supporter.”

Biden will be the nominee. I think the biggest “real trouble” I can think of regarding Biden is that he’s squarely in the most “at risk” demographic for dying of COVID19 complications. As are Trump and Sanders. There’s a little bit of poetry in that regarding America’s decision making capabilities …

The nominee will be Biden. Hillary will not be indicted… ooops sorry wrong year, no Biden won’t be forced out from dementia or whatever nonsense is spewed from the Intercept.

Your long term Biden supporter sounds like a Bernie supporter. So many of the ‘very concerned’ people on Twitter today have decided that this the end for Biden. They all have red roses on their Twitter handles and if you scroll their timeline, you’ll see stuff about how the nominee isn’t decided yet and Bernie can still come back.

Never. Warren is a pathetic joke who came in 3rd in her own state. The 70-75% of us that rejected Bernie despise him and we know exactly what his surrogates are doing.

My extended family asks me to brave the virus, go out, and buy a case of soda pop. They vote
Coca Cola 52%
Green Fanta 17%
Pepsi Cola 15%
Est Cola 9%
RC Cola 7%
Ooops! The 7-Eleven is out of Coca Cola. Which alternative soda pop should I choose?

Ummm… not Green Fanta because no one (outside Thailand) has ever heard of it or tasted it?

People either voted for Sanders or they hate him? Strange logic.

Ginger ale

Is this a trick question, like “Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?”.

Why? Isn’t that true for Trump?

Trump is not a traditional president or candidate. To me the hatred of Trump is beyond what you normally see from the other party.

Staggering hypocrisy cuts both ways on this one. If you were pissed about Kavanaugh, you can’t give Biden a pass without being a hypocrite.

I’ll vote for him anyway. What choice do I have? I’ll tell myself that at least women will be better off than they would be with Trump in the White House. I’m sure it’ll be fine.

But I’m not going to pretend that I’m OK with the allegations, or the way the media have hurriedly brushed them aside. I never liked Biden, and personally I’m pissed that these allegations weren’t addressed earlier in the primaries before everybody pussed out and handed him the nomination.