"If either candidate were to withdraw after their party’s convention, members of the national committees would almost certainly be given responsibility for finding the replacement.

Hopefully no such event will occur this year since our system is ill-equipped to handle it. If it does, we may come perilously close to chaos at this summer’s conventions.

At the very least, the parties should take this year as a warning. This would be a good time for both parties to develop new guidelines for the selection of presidential candidates that allow the public to play a role in the nominating process — but keep it open well into the calendar year of the election."

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/01/31/primary-elections-frontloading-voters-00138616

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@MattFerrel @thejacenallen @LindaCollins11 No point in debating that until we know who won the primaries. We've got to fight for a good candidates in the primaries right now so we can support good candidates in the general. #primariesMatter