{"id":34642,"date":"2024-07-02T19:52:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T02:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=34642"},"modified":"2024-07-02T19:52:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T02:52:47","slug":"who-might-replace-biden-on-the-top-of-the-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2024\/07\/02\/who-might-replace-biden-on-the-top-of-the-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Might Replace Biden on the Top of the Ticket?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/06\/28\/multimedia\/00pol-dem-alternatives-top-gfkt\/00pol-dem-alternatives-top-gfkt-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale\" alt=\"President Biden, with his back turned, walking past a blue curtain toward a blue background.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden\u2019s debate performance left some Democrats wondering who else might be suitable for the ballot in November.Credit&#8230;Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>President Biden\u2019s stumbling performance at the debate has spurred interest in replacements. Here\u2019s a roster of some possible backup candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s debate performance left some Democrats wondering who else might be suitable for the ballot in November.Credit&#8230;Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/chris-cameron\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/12\/01\/us\/politics\/author-chris-cameron\/author-chris-cameron-thumbLarge-v4.png\" alt=\"Chris Cameron\" title=\"Chris Cameron\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/adam-nagourney\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2018\/02\/20\/multimedia\/author-adam-nagourney\/author-adam-nagourney-thumbLarge-v5.png\" alt=\"Adam Nagourney\" title=\"Adam Nagourney\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/chris-cameron\">Chris Cameron<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/adam-nagourney\">Adam Nagourney<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Published\u00a0June 28, 2024Updated\u00a0June 30, 2024 (NYTimes.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>President Biden\u2019s stumbling performance in the debate against former President Donald J. Trump has some Democrats raising the possibility of nominating an alternative candidate and mulling over a roster of names. High on the list is, of course, Vice President Kamala Harris, whose status as Mr. Biden\u2019s running mate might make her an easy candidate for delegates to turn to during a difficult moment. But a crop of Democratic governors and other figures are often mentioned, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A candidate switch would most likely require Mr. Biden to step out of the race, something his campaign says he has no intention of doing. And the risks are real. Some of the highest-profile potential stand-ins listed below have never endured the vetting and road test of a presidential race. There is a long list of candidates who looked great on paper and withered on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not as easy as it sounds,\u201d said Barbara Boxer, the former senator from California. \u201cBeing vetted for president is like no other vetting. We don\u2019t know how these people would do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few of the contenders being discussed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/06\/28\/multimedia\/00pol-dem-alternatives--01-bglf\/00pol-dem-alternatives--01-bglf-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale\" alt=\"Kamala Harris, in a gray blazer, speaks at a lectern, gripping it with her left hand and gesturing with her right.\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit&#8230;Doug Mills\/The New York Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"link-311aca4d\">Kamala Harris<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice President Harris, a former prosecutor and senator of California, has at times struggled to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/06\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-vice-presidenct-legacy.html\">define her role at Mr. Biden\u2019s side<\/a>. Initially charged with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/08\/world\/americas\/kamala-harris-immigration.html\">addressing polarizing and intractable issues<\/a>&nbsp;like illegal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/25\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-border-immigration.html\">migration<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/03\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-voting-rights-laws.html\">voting rights<\/a>, she has been viewed by Democratic donors and supporters of Mr. Biden as a potential political liability. Though those concerns have eased, she has been weighed down by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/approval\/kamala-harris\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">low approval ratings<\/a>&nbsp;that are barely higher than&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/biden-approval-rating\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the president\u2019s<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, Ms. Harris has for months&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/03\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-biden-south-carolina-primary.html\">stumped for the president<\/a>&nbsp;as one of his main campaign surrogates. She has recently become the White House\u2019s lead voice as a defender of abortion rights. In March, she met with abortion providers at a clinic in St. Paul, Minn., in what is believed to be the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/13\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-abortion-clinic.html\">first visit by a president or vice president to an abortion clinic<\/a>. And Ms. Harris, the nation\u2019s first Black vice president, has worked to shore up Mr. Biden\u2019s vulnerabilities with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/29\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-atlanta.html\">Black and young voters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.nytimes.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115014792127-Copyright-notice\">\u00a9\u00a02024\u00a0The New York Times Company<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/28\/us\/politics\/joe-biden-democrats-nomination-gavin-newsom-whitmer.html?campaign_id=190&amp;emc=edit_ufn_20240702&amp;instance_id=127710&amp;nl=from-the-times&amp;regi_id=99029416&amp;segment_id=171104&amp;te=1&amp;user_id=ea6fd6b2c84b713eae97bed51e63ff04\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/28\/us\/politics\/joe-biden-democrats-nomination-gavin-newsom-whitmer.html?campaign_id=190&amp;emc=edit_ufn_20240702&amp;instance_id=127710&amp;nl=from-the-times&amp;regi_id=99029416&amp;segment_id=171104&amp;te=1&amp;user_id=ea6fd6b2c84b713eae97bed51e63ff04<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. President Biden\u2019s stumbling performance at the debate has spurred interest in replacements. Here\u2019s a roster of some possible backup candidates. 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