Published on July 22, 2024, 3:23 am

The surprising announcement of Joe Biden opting out from the 2024 Presidential Campaign has thrown a significant curveball for the Democratic party. This element of surprise compounds the already existing chaos inherent to the democratic process. Despite Biden’s withdrawal, party rules stipulate that delegates secured by him may still be required to cast their votes in his favor, at least on initial ballots, depending on individual state regulations. Consequently, this may open up an avenue for a potential spectacle, with all sorts of political antics potentially coming to light. Such an event could have been prevented if Biden had decided to withdraw post-convention.

Vice President Kamala Harris seems to be emerging as the likely Democrat nominee. However, her tenure thus far has been rife with public blunders and inappropriate behavior, making her selection challenging. Her questionable popularity amidst Democrats, combined with doubts about her competency against potential rival Trump, exacerbate these issues.

In such a tricky situation where the nominee is unlikely and unpopular yet cannot be easily replaced because of ideological commitments within the Democratic Party brings us back to square one. There are inevitable tensions teetering around the question: If Biden’s cognitive competencies are called into question regarding his candidacy in 2024, isn’t it logical that there be similar concerns over his current presidency?

This predicament leaves many Republicans questioning: Who indeed is running this country? Strangely enough, these questions can actually swing in favor of Democrats if they decide to leverage them smartly.

One way forward could involve evoking the 25th Amendment to remove Joe Biden from office and allow Kamala Harris to campaign as an incumbent president – a stand which more often than not works favorably during reelection. Should she win as an incumbent president via internal restructuring rather than through hard-fought convention rounds against other competitors, it significantly enhances her chances of winning- taking them from debatable to highly competitive.

However appealing this option might be among Democrats jostling for control of the White House in 2024, it remains a risky venture. The prerequisite for invoking the 25th Amendment requires the Vice president and a majority of the Cabinet to directly confront and challenge the sitting President’s competency—certainly not an easy feat nor something to be undertaken lightly.

The most probable outcome remains that Kamala Harris may secure nomination in Chicago, while Joe Biden continues his presidency under increasing scrutiny and centrality of Dr. Jill Biden’s influence. Nevertheless, with stakes at their peak and given Democrats’ desperation to retain power post-2020, anything is possible.

Despite the turbulence within the presidential race itself among Democrats, shifting narrative continues to grab headlines across trusted news platforms offering real news with comprehensive coverage spanning politics to Christian worldview ideals. It indeed seems like just when we think we’ve seen it all, there’s always more drama up ahead adding unplanned twists and turns along our collective journey towards Election 2024.