Democrats quietly hatched plans for former President Joe Biden to pull out of consideration to be the party’s presidential standard bearer as early as 2023, a new book claims.
While top party officials publicly defended Biden’s fitness for office, they privately “strategized around the possibility that Biden might die in office,” according to Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes’ upcoming book, “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House,” which was previewed by the Guardian.
This contingency planning was spearheaded by former Vice President Kamala Harris’ communications director Jamal Simmons — and even included the development of a “death-pool roster” of judges who could swear Harris into office, per the book.
Biden, 82, ultimately withdrew from the 2024 presidential race last July, amid a revolt from the party over concerns about his age and mental acuity following his disastrous debate performance against President Trump.
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