Three weeks have passed since the president Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performanceone that sparks Public and private calls from Democrats for him to pull aside.
Although Biden has repeatedly rejected these calls the number of Democratic lawmakers calling for his ouster continues to rise.
It’s impossible for the Democrats to remove Biden without his consent — convention delegates are chosen based on their loyalty to their nominees, and Biden won the right to help elect every delegate pledged to the convention.
However, The Democratic Party rules Describe what would happen if Biden dropped out before officially running “virtual roll call” before the convention) or if available vacancy on national ticket After Biden officially secured his candidacy.
Note that if this unprecedented situation occurs, it is possible for the party to vote to change any rules regarding candidate replacement. And if that happens after the convention, it’s possible that state laws could complicate efforts to replace Biden on special ballots.
What could happen if Biden drops his candidacy: