The Democrats seem to be headed toward a repeat of their 1968 convention. If you recall (56 years ago this month) the candidate with a winning number of primary votes going into that convention suddenly withdrew - due to his assassination. The convention in Chicago turned into complete chaos as the Democrats argued over who would replace Bobby Kennedy on the ballot. In that time the divider was the war in Viet Nam. In our time it's the war in Gaza. The acrimony that was generated split the party and led to Richard Nixon's first-term win.
The first question the Democrats should get agreement on before they try to remove the current primary winner is: who is the replacement? If they can't get unanimous agreement among themselves on that - before they pressure Biden to back out - then they should keep their mouths shut!!!
The focus of all elections - and particularly this one - should not be who is the name the party puts forward for President; it should be the contrast of policies and actions, and how those policies and actions will acutely effect the lives of the voters going forward. There are plenty of cogent contrasts, but women's abortion rights and health has been a clear winner in terms of turning out the vote. The question of continuing our democracy or giving in to an authoritarian dystopia also seems to be a clear motivating issue for many voters.
We are in this mess because too many people do not understand how our Constitutional government works. They say "democracy," but when it comes to voting they already vote for a King. You can see this in the way the choices for president are talked about. Virtually all the kitchen-table issues are projected onto the office of President even though significant power and responsibility for actually making those issues a reality rest with, and cannot happen without, Congress.
Even in the Executive Office, where the President does have power, the actual work is carried out by his (or perhaps in the future her) staff and advisors. When voting for the President it is this policy team that is actually being elected. Reagan completed the last two years of his second term while he had Alzheimer’s, which he later died from, because his team continued governing during that time.
So unless, or until, the Democrats can get their act together and run at all levels (Representative, Senator, President) on their clear winning policy issues, rather than focusing on actors and personalities, we are likely to wind up this November looking forward to the billionaire 2025-Plan policies fronted by their Reality TV actor who is entertaining the masses all the way to the ballot box.
The qualities the President is required to display are not those of leadership but those of finely judged outrage. For this reason the President is always a controversial choice, always an infuriating but fascinating character. His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Chapter 4)