Subject: Re: NY Times Editorial Board -- Biden Must Exit Race
You are not going to get Democrats to vote for Republicans, and I will take it a step further and say you are not going to get Republicans to vote for *these* Republicans.

Of course, they'd have to switch to being Independents, which I'm guessing wouldn't be a problem for them. They're already former Republicans, as they are so far from the current Republican party as to be outside of it. So make it official.

As to Democrats voting for them - they're going to vote for Trump instead? Or the worm-head guy? No. Sell it right, and you'll get Democrats to vote just to keep Trump out of office. And they'll certainly appeal to the disaffected Republicans who don't like Trump. Those folks would likely vote for Trump in a Trump v. Biden race, but a Trump v. Cheney (or Kinzinger) contest would get them to switch. They'd have a fighting chance against Trump, and lord knows they'd spend the entire campaign ripping Trump to shreds. They've already demonstrated that skill in spades.

From a Democrat's point of view, there'd be policy problems for the next 4 years, but that's way better than losing Democracy altogether.

The Democratic Party has a sufficient supply of decent candidates

Who would likely be damaged for future races simply by being the one who booted Joe out of the race. Why waste a good future candidate on that? And as you said, they're not great. They're just decent.

But let's get real. Biden is highly unlikely to voluntarily step aside. And forcing him out will cause sufficient damage to make sure Trump wins. So how about another alternative - still thinking outside the box.

Harris isn't nearly as popular as Biden. What if Biden dropped her and put, say, Kinzinger in the VP spot? The first words out of his mouth would need to be something like:
My main job as VP is to make sure Biden is fit for the job. At the first hint he is no longer mentally or physically capable of being President, I'll start 25th amendment proceedings.

Then turn him loose on the campaign trail to be the designated attack dog on Trump. That will be his job at every appearance. He's way better at that than Harris could ever hope to be.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

--Peter