2024

So I took the Way of the Pundit and engaged in some altogether unwarranted speculation about a topic that we’ve been discussing around here…

If Joe Biden doesn’t run for re-election in 2024, who could replace him on the Democratic ticket? We need to preface our answer with an admission that pundits often like to talk about primary challenges to the President at a midterm, even when there is little to no reason to believe that the incumbent will step back. It is extremely rare for an eligible incumbent to decline to run, with the most recent case being Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968.

I have some standard contenders along with a dark horse…