US election: What if Biden leaves the race

If Biden exits, the delegates would have to find a replacement. That would mean bringing US politics back to the old days when party bosses jostled to pick a nominee through deal-making in smoke-filled back rooms and endless rounds of voting.

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US President Joe Biden looks down as he participates in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at CNN's studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. (Photo by AFP)