# What's the best scenario/ timing for Biden to step down?

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**Created:** [November 21, 2023, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-scenario-timing-for-biden-to-step-down/993466 "2023-11-21T10:01:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-scenario-timing-for-biden-to-step-down/993466/17 "2023-11-21T14:23:55Z")

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> [@Cardigan](#):
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> And giving up the advantages of incumbency would be a BIG strategic mistake for the Dems, no matter what fresh face they provide.

Definitely. Here’s what I think the best scenario would be. Biden _resigns_ immediately, not just declines to run. Perhaps he has an apparent serious health issue that normally could result in the 25th being invoked and for the good of the nation, resigns instead. So Harris succeeds him, giving her the incumbency advantage. For best effect in the upcoming election, she’d need to immediately face some crisis, ideally one obviously precipitated by the republicans, and deal with it handily.

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