His continued appearances (e.g. at rallies and in his recent television interview with ABC) have only fuelled fears of cognitive decline, nothing they do now will allow him to win. Not to mention he has point blank refused to take a cognitive assessment and release the results. He certainly isn’t going to get any younger between now and Nov.
There are a number of options for the nomination (each with their own pros and cons) for example:
- Kamala Harris - the obvious choice and would have access to the funds and to Biden’s delegates. She polls poorly but has proven to be effective on issues such as abortion.
- Gretchin Whitmer - Governor of Michigan (a state the Dems need to win) recently reelected. She seems to be a popularchoice.
- Gavin Newsom - Governor of California. Very young, attractive and charismatic. Not likely to do well in the rust belt states due to California’s ‘woke’ policies etc.
That recent debate performance was awful for Trump and any young candidate with even the slightest vigor would have run rings around him. The issue is that Biden was just so much worse. Pretty much everyone (other than the Bidens) seem to think he needs to go in order for them to have any chance at winning.