LBJ Knew When It Was the Best for the nation that he should retire.

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92. There was an excellent post earlier about how replacing him at this point would be difficult if not disastrous.

No. 1, there'd be no money immediately at hand, since funds already donated to Biden cannot be transferred. The convention is fast approaching, and there is really no clear favorite. I keep hearing about Gavin Newsom, and while I like him, I don't know that he'd play well with the rest of the country. I live in deep red territory, and California is spoken of with contempt, if it is spoken of at all. Harris would also have to be replaced, because candidates cannot come from the same state.

And who exactly would the replacement be? All those mentioned poll worse against Trump than Joe does. It's a pipe dream at worst; at best a feat hard to pull off in what amounts to weeks. A bruising fight at the convention would make us look even worse. See 2016. Not helpful overall.

Here's the post, if you haven't read it already.

https://democraticunderground.com/100219072298