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US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One upon arrival at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, New York on June 29, 2024. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1719975045483AFP__20240629__34ZX2PP__v1__HighRes__UsVotePoliticsBiden.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One upon arrival at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, New York on June 29, 2024. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="white-space:pre-wrap">US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One upon arrival at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, New York on June 29, 2024. <em>Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP</em></span></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>WASHINGTON, United States — Joe Biden&#x27;s withdrawal from the race for the White House is still a rather improbable scenario, but the rumor mill is pumping out myriad possibilities as to who could replace him atop the Democratic ticket.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/6/28/biden-seeks-to-repair-debate-damage-with-fiery-speech-742">• Biden seeks to repair debate damage with fiery speech</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/6/28/biden-trump-face-off-in-first-us-presidential-race-debate-2310">• Biden, Trump face off in first US presidential race debate</a></div><p>Here is a look at the names being circulated:</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>KAMALA HARRIS </strong></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171997506830520201107-us-election-biden-harris-victory-AFP.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks on stage at the Chase Center before President-elect Joe Biden&#x27;s address to the nation November 07, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks on stage at the Chase Center before President-elect Joe Biden&#x27;s address to the nation November 07, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. <em>Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP</em></span></span></span></strong></div><div><br/></div><p>She seems like the obvious choice.</p><p>US Vice President Kamala Harris, who has been a heartbeat away from the Oval Office since Biden&#x27;s January 2021 swearing in, would be well positioned to be the Democratic Party&#x27;s standard-bearer.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/6/25/vp-harris-takes-aim-at-trump-on-anniversary-of-abortion-ruling-1445">• VP Harris takes aim at Trump on anniversary of abortion ruling</a></div><p>The 59-year-old Harris, the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, is a trailblazer.</p><p>She was the first Black person and the first woman to serve as California&#x27;s attorney general, and then was the first US senator of South Asian descent.</p><p>She is now the first woman and first Black vice president.</p><p>During her career as a prosecutor, Harris had a reputation for being tough -- a trait she could use to advantage in a campaign expected to focus on crime and immigration.</p><p>Some progressive Democrats have been critical of her strict punishment of minor offenders, saying it disproportionately affected minorities.</p><p>Harris also suffers from a dismal approval rating, which could prompt Democrats to find another solution.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/19/wildcard-candidates-threaten-to-tip-scales-in-us-election-1358">• Wildcard candidates threaten to tip scales in US election</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>GAVIN NEWSOM</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>There is no rule that a running mate automatically replaces the presidential candidate in the case of a withdrawal. This is why California Governor Gavin Newsom&#x27;s name keeps popping up.</p><p>The 56-year-old Democrat, a former mayor of San Francisco, has been at the helm of the Golden State -- the most populous in the United States -- for five years, and has made it a haven for abortion access.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/4/1/california-fast-food-workers-get-20-hourly-minimum-701">• California fast food workers get $20 hourly minimum</a></div><p>So far, he has steadfastly supported Biden and dismissed talk of replacing him, saying in the wake of Biden&#x27;s dreadful debate performance last week against Donald Trump that such &quot;conversations&quot; are &quot;unhelpful to our democracy.&quot;</p><p>But Newsom has also made little secret of his own presidential ambitions.</p><p>In recent months, he has increased his international travel, run multiple ads touting his record, and invested millions of dollars in a political action committee, fueling speculation that he will run in 2028. So why not 2024?</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>GRETCHEN WHITMER</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Another possible Democratic candidate is Gretchen Whitmer, the 52-year-old governor of Michigan.</p><p>Her state has both a strong working class population and major Black and Arab-American communities -- all key groups of voters that Biden has struggled to court.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/12/28/22/ringleader-of-us-governor-kidnap-plot-gets-16-years-in-prison">• Ringleader of US governor kidnap plot gets 16 years in prison</a></div><p>Whitmer, a fierce critic of Trump, is perhaps best known for being the intended target of a kidnapping plot devised by a far-right militia group.</p><p>Michigan will be one of the crucial battleground states in the November 5 presidential election -- a strong argument, according to her supporters, for naming Whitmer as a candidate.</p><p>Whitmer herself has dismissed speculation about any candidacy, saying Monday that she was &quot;proud to support Joe Biden as our nominee.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I am behind him 100 percent in the fight to defeat Donald Trump,&quot; she said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>JOSH SHAPIRO</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro leads the biggest swing state in November&#x27;s race.</p><p>The 51-year-old, who was elected in November 2022 with a convincing victory over a conservative rival and took office in early 2023, previously was elected twice as the state&#x27;s attorney general.</p><p>He condemned Catholic priests who had sexually abused thousands of children and prosecuted Purdue Pharma, the maker of the powerful opioid painkiller OxyContin.</p><p>Shapiro is an effective speechmaker and an avowed centrist -- qualities that could propel him to seek national office.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>THE REST</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Other names circulating include Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Maryland Governor Wes Moore and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, but their chances so far seem limited at best.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/7/3/white-house-fights-anxiety-over-biden-s-future-1024">• White House fights anxiety over Biden&#x27;s future</a></div><p>Senator Amy Klobuchar and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who both ran against Biden in the 2020 primaries, have also been mentioned.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/6/28/stumbles-and-mistruths-five-takeaways-of-biden-trump-debate-1318">• Stumbles and mistruths: Five takeaways of Biden-Trump debate</a></div><div><strong id="isPasted">— By Camille Camdessus and Aurelia End, Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong id="isPasted">RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3059828"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

<p>Here is a look at the names being circulated to replace Joe Biden in the White House race following his contentious debate performance against Donald Trump.</p>

Here is a look at the names being circulated to replace Joe Biden in the White House race following his contentious debate performance against Donald Trump.

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Who could replace Biden if he withdraws from race?

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Published Jul 03, 2024 11:31 AM PHT

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