What Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race could mean for Michigan residents

Those who make their living in politics may be as baffled as you are by developments within the Democratic Party regarding whether President Joe Biden should continue his bid for re-election.

“There are sometimes challenges to incumbent presidents during the primary process, and we saw that this time with a handful of people who thought they were doing a better job than Joe Biden,” said Dave Dulio, a political science professor at Oakland University. “But at this point, nothing I remember, nothing I’ve studied, matches what we’re currently experiencing in the Democratic Party.”

The calls began last month after Biden’s appearance at the debate against former President Donald Trump.

But Biden is not giving in. He promises to remain the Democrats’ leading candidate.

“As a pollster, I see no way the Democrats can win the presidency if Joe Biden is their nominee,” said Steve Mitchell, president of Mitchell Research & Communications, Inc.

If Biden ultimately decides to end his campaign, it would be easier for his party to do so before the Democratic National Convention, which begins in Chicago on August 19.

Each state has its own rules for allowing a presidential candidate to stand for election.

In Michigan, a key swing state, presidential candidates must be endorsed by their party no later than 60 days before the election. This deadline ends on September 6.

Federal law requires ballots to be delivered to military personnel and civilians overseas 45 days before the election.

According to a spokesman for the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office, the elections office is limited in its ability to remove a candidate’s name once ballots are printed.

“We have never seen anything like this in American history and it is absolutely fascinating to witness,” Mitchell said.

Trump officially accepted the Republican nomination for president on Thursday (July 18) on the final evening of the Republican National Convention.

The general elections will take place on November 5.