Jamal Simmons, a former communications director for Kamala Harris, made an unlikely suggestion on CNN’s “State of the Union” about how the vice president might still have a chance of becoming president in 2024. Simmons proposed that Biden could resign the presidency in the next 30 days, which would make Harris the president of the United States. Simmons argued that this move would keep Harris from having to oversee “her own defeat” when the presidential election is certified in the Senate, and “it would dominate the news at a point where Democrats have to learn” to grab the public’s attention. However, there is no evidence that Biden would consider leaving office before the end of his term. Others have joked about Biden clearing a potential path for Harris, such as a co-host of “Pod Save America” saying that Jimmy Carter, who has been in hospice care for over a year, had said he was hanging on to vote for Harris. Simmons said that this would be a moment “to change the entire perspective of how Democrats operate,” but not everyone on the panel was convinced, with one saying Simmons was “writing the new season of ‘House of Cards.’”

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        I mean, Biden dropping out already caused a fuss with people who bought the “Don’t let the old man win” merch because it suddenly changed from an anti-Biden slogan to an anti-Trump slogan

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        It’s a funny thought, but what would it actually do?

        Funnel more wealth to Trump when they just shell out more cash for another round of merch?

        Or would they just roll with it and talk about how petty and impotent Dems are?

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      She might have the balls and lawyer know-how to abuse the legal protections Trump placed on presidents. But it’s all highly fantastical as Democrats lost the elections so obviously.