This Wouldn’t Be the First Time an Incumbent Stepped Aside. Here’s What Happened Last Time.
Any move to replace Biden just four months before the election carries considerable risk.
After Thursday’s presidential debate debacle — widely regarded as a low point for President Joe Biden, who appeared feeble and sometimes confused — many Democratic elites and nonpartisan pundits are suggesting a break-the-glass-in-case-of-emergency move that resided on the margins of conventional political thought just a week ago: The incumbent president, they argue, should step aside in the interest of the country, and delegates should name his replacement at the upcoming Democratic National Convention.