If you don’t believe the 2024 presidential campaign can get any more bizarre or anxiety-inducing, just wait.
70 percent of Americans have indicated that they don’t want the major presidential candidates they now appear stuck with. A substantial percent of Democratic voters and a majority of Republican voters don’t want President Biden to run because of his age and perceived cognitive issues. A substantial number of Republicans and a majority of Democrats don’t want former President Trump to run because of his perceived legal issues.
Next — still in media-enforced stealth-mode, but coming up fast in the outside lane — is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., running as an independent. Beyond Kennedy off in the distance is the specter of a “No Labels” candidate finally materializing.
As one steps back to study that framework, a natural question starts to come into focus — one that has been asked of me by several major players from both parties over the last few weeks: What if no presidential candidate wins the required 270 Electoral College votes?
If you don’t think that can happen, you haven’t been paying close attention to this eccentric campaign season. Such a nightmare scenario seems almost preordained at this point.
In preparation of........