06-27-2024, 12:51 PM
(06-27-2024, 12:41 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I'm going to sound admittedly contradictory here. I think it benefits Trump long term if Biden does reasonably well tonight. If Biden crashes and burns then the Dems could scramble for an alternative. If he doesn't he'll remain the nominee and Trump's best chance to win this November is against Biden.
Imho for the Democrats to replace him last minute Biden would have to completely break down, up to a level of not understanding the questions and babbling incoherently like a mental patient. Biden crashing and burning to that extent probably is outside of Trump's hands anyway. Also I don't think Biden is that far gone that it comes to a scenario like that.
And I have a hard time imagining a last minute replacement would fare so much better. This person would face extreme scrutiny over what exactly legitimizes him/her to be the nominee in the first place; such a move probably would tear the party apart and antagonize a lot of voters that still opted for Biden in the primaries.