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1/ President Biden's decision to withdraw from the nomination is unprecedented in the modern presidential primary era. There are no legal impediments (yet!) for Democrats to choose another candidate right now...
Here are the three Election Law cases I'm watching in the Supreme Court for OT 2024:
[case not yet filed, relief sought in October]
[case not yet filed, relief sought in November]
[case not yet filed, relief sought in December]
3/ Democrats are planning a virtual roll call to nominate the candidate and hope to conclude that process before August 7, which would greatly truncate any opportunity for deliberation to choose a new candidate.
8/ If Harris is the nominee, it is worth noting that as a California inhabitant she would likely not choose another Californian as her vice presidential candidate. The Twelfth Amendment requires presidential electors to vote for at least one candidate who is not from their state.