- “The competition is fierce but this is a top 5 worst political take of all time,” Silver said.
- The plan MacKinnon described was simple: all President Joe Biden had to do was replace VP Harris with Newsom — after which he could resign, leaving Newsom seated comfortably in the Oval Office less the wear and tear from an actual campaign.
- Despite the plan being simple, MacKinnon noted, the situation was quite complicated.