MP> Honestly, at that point, I think she was the only one they had left.  My
 MP> understanding is that all of the campaign money raised by the
 MP> Biden/Harris campaign could legally only go to Harris, since she was on
 MP> the ticket that raised it.

That makes sense.

 MP> Biden endorsing her was also something that made it almost impossible to
 MP> go with anyone else.  I honestly wonder if he didn't do that out of
 MP> spite for the party pulling him out of the race.

But it also seems like he'd have no choice but to endorse his VP. Endorsing anyone else would have been an admission of his administration's failure.

 MP> The mistake they made that they had time to correct was going with Biden
 MP> to begin with.  I don't buy that they didn't know he was in decline. 
 MP> They just hoped they could keep him going enough until he could get
 MP> elected again.

But did anyone ever admit that he's in decline? I know he looks funny wandering off ("I see dead people") but he doesn't seem any different from 2020 Joe Biden to me.

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