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Ryuu96 said:

I know Biden is old but it feels a bit odd to talk about "what if he dies before the election" all of a sudden, I mean sure he could die tomorrow (as could anyone) but other than that it ain't like he's showing signs that he's on deaths door, Lol. The fella likely has an entire army of medical professionals around him as any president would as well.

I would like someone else younger to run but I don't see many alternatives capable of winning the election (Bernie is both incapable and older than Biden), America is still largely centrist and it's also risky to replace Biden when he's the incumbent. I do think Newsom will be the one Democrats throw their weight behind in 2028 though and from what I've seen, he would easily beat any of the current Republican challengers in debates.

I understand that in the GOP and the Democratic Party there is a "ladder" on who will be the Presidential nominee for the two parties. Is that notion correct?
Example:
2008 Obama and McCain
2012 Obama and Romney
2016 Hillary and (was originally supposed to be Ted Cruz) Trump (he came in and disrupted the "ladder")
2020 Biden and Trump
2024 (Supposed to be Gavin Newsom) Biden and (supposed to be Ron DeSantis) Trump.

Let's just say that Biden does somehow die before the 2024 election, who would be the Democrat Nominee for President?
The possibilities I can think of are:
Gavin Newsom
Dean Phillips
Marianne Williamson