President Biden said in an interview released on Wednesday that he would re-evaluate whether to stay in the presidential race if a doctor told him directly that he had a medical condition that made that necessary.
Mr. Biden has said repeatedly that none of his doctors have told him he has a serious medical condition. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the White House physician, wrote after the president’s physical in February that Mr. Biden is “a healthy, active, robust, 81-year-old male who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency.”
But his disastrous performance at a debate with former President Donald J. Trump last month, which prompted a wave of calls by Democratic allies to step aside, raised questions about his health and acuity.
My money’s on Newsom.
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Gross.
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That’d be pretty electorally disadvantageous. Both names on the ticket from the same already guaranteed to be blue state.
I don’t know who it would be, but Newsome would be pretty far down on my list of options.
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President and VP can’t be from the same state. More precisely, electors can’t vote for both a president and VP from the same state as themselves.
That goes on to explain in detail why my first sentence makes the second sentence true, especially for democrats and California.
