Democrats have pathways to replace Biden in 2024, but they are narrowing
According to polls, the Democrat voting base is not happy with their presidential primary lineup; the party is reportedly looking to reinvigorate the base.
The most likely candidate is California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has toured red states, called for a national referendum on guns, and challenged presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to a debate on Fox News.
Biden’s inner circle increasingly sees Newsom as a nuisance, according to reports, though advisers say publicly that they view him as a top surrogate.
Rumors are also swirling around the popular governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer. And Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who ran for president in 2020 on the need for generational change, has maintained a high profile while serving in the Biden cabinet.
Whoever it is better hurry.
If any of these candidates want to mount a challenge, they have a few weeks left to join the race without compromising their ability to win.
Under the normal rules, many states require candidates to file a declaration by a certain date to appear on their primary ballot. Nevada has the earliest deadline on Oct. 15 – one month from today.
Fourteen more states have filing deadlines before the end of the year.
Each state awards nominating delegates to candidates, so the longer they wait to enter the race, the fewer total possible delegates they can receive.
I think the best nominee would be RFK Jr. or Joe Manchin. I think both of those candidates would both run AND govern as a moderate, unlike Dementia Joe. I doubt they would be radical enough to win the modern Democrat Socialist Party however.
