If Biden Drops Out: Imagine These Scenarios
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To the Editor:
Re “Biden Is Said to Soften on Ending His Campaign” (front page, July 19):
Here is a scenario: President Biden bows out in July. At the Democratic National Convention in August, delegates are energized. They find themselves going big and bold.
They nominate Vice President Kamala Harris for president and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a swing state, for vice president. Two women who are smart, energetic and politically astute.
Two women. It’s a shocker. All Americans take note. The presidential race suddenly comes alive.
Kamala Harris and Gretchen Whitmer are impressive as the campaign unfolds in the fall. Democratic voters come to see these tough, experienced women as the perfect candidates to take on and actually defeat Donald Trump.
The Democratic base gets fired up and organized. Its relatively youthful ticket has a sudden appeal to younger generations of voters. The campaign keeps on building steam, eventually taking on a life of its own.
The convention’s bold gamble in August pays off big in November.
David Dillman
Occidental, Calif.
To the Editor:
Re “Pelosi Presses Biden on Odds” (news analysis, front page, July 19):
As much as we love him and respect his accomplishments, Democratic and independent voters everywhere are hoping that President Biden’s Covid diagnosis might give him the medical rationale he needs to gracefully and honorably withdraw.
The most compelling idea I’ve heard for what comes next is for a “blitz primary.” Mr. Biden steps aside with a heroic speech; Kamala Harris readily agrees to join in this process as the presumptive — but not actual — nominee, so that she can earn it rather than have it handed to her.
