President Biden’s performance in Thursday night’s presidential debate—in which he repeatedly appeared to lose his train of thought and sounded hoarse—has raised the question of what would happen if Biden were to step aside as the Democratic Party’s nominee.

       Biden has won more than enough delegates in party primaries this year to secure the nomination, and the president would need to exit from the race for any replacement to be possible before the November general election. If he were to quit the race, it could make for a particularly dramatic Democratic National Convention in August, complete with many rounds of voting and hotel lobby politics.

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