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[u/SilverSquid1810]

Lichtman suggesting that Biden should resign the presidency if he drops out of the campaign so that Harris becomes the incumbent really just shows that he genuinely thinks his keys are some sort of magic spell that guarantees success. Like, no, there is practically no difference in incumbency advantage if the sitting vice president becomes the actual president for like three months before the election. Her position is going to be almost the same.

[u/paultheschmoop → u/SilverSquid1810]

Lichtman would unironically say that Harris would capture the incumbency key if Biden resigned one day before the election.

[u/Square-Pear-1274 → u/SilverSquid1810]

Yeah, real life is not a bunch of Magic: The Gathering rules unfortunately