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This, as far as I can tell, isn't true. If someone can talk enough delegates into supporting them instead of Biden -- instead of talking the media into running stories about wealthy donors and a handful of congresspeople who want Biden to drop out -- then the nomination can be theirs.
Yes, they would have to challenge Biden and mount a campaign. That's how it works. Usually nominees fight each other, sometimes fairly hard. They might also after that have to challenge Trump or get in a war or something. If they are hoping for the process to be nice to them and for Biden to just kind of clear the way so they don't have to do any work he has already said that (for now at least) he will not.
Again, it's incredibly notable to me that there's this incredible level of energy being spent on how Biden shouldn't be the nominee and almost none being spent on who should be the nominee instead. The first one will hurt the Democrats, and the second one might be a useful path forward in a difficult situation, and about 90% of what's in the media is the first one. So what does that tell you?
Look man, I don't know. Maybe Biden dropping out would be best. All I'm saying is that the things Biden is saying make a lot more sense to me than the things the media is saying.
Multiple news stories have said they're bound, and I'm skeptical that anyone would want to test "in good conscience" in the voting regulations and invite a lawsuit. According to this article even those who personally think a different candidate would be better feel obligated to vote for Biden.
Plus, nearly a third of the states have explicit laws about it. You can't possibly believe this is a contest being presented in good faith. "Let's have a contested convention, where the decision will be by delegates hand-selected for loyalty, with wording that sounds like they don't have a choice but maybe they do, and for a third of them would invite criminal danger."
Hm
You may have a point. I read more about it, and it's not really clear cut. You're right that the states have laws about what has to happen, but the Supreme Court has also said that they can't tell a political party how to run their nominating process. The delegates are pledged to Biden, but also, ever since 1984 they don't have to vote for him if their conscience bothers them. But also, knowledgeable people have looked at the situation and said, it doesn't really matter what the rules are because they just wouldn't do it.
I think in practice, it's a mess. I do somewhat stand by my statement that it doesn't make a lot of sense for Biden to just kind of leave the cockpit and trust that someone else will wander in and start flying the plane again, without anyone affirmatively saying, yes it is me, I will do it, I got it. But I do also get what you're saying and it has a lot more validity than I thought at first.