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I mean, I don't want him to withdraw, granted, I'm not a democrat, but I don't want Trump to win.
If he withdraws, I feel Gavin Newsom probably has the best chance of beating Trump (he was even called in as the hype man for Biden at the debate); all the talk I hear of taking Biden's place is Kamala Harris, and no offense, but despite polls, I don't feel she can beat Trump. They are the only two with the name recognition to really step into the roll.
If the dems had an actual primary, and Biden didn't run in it, I think there would be another very viable candidate that could beat Trump (and Dean Phillips clearly wouldn't be up to the task at this point in time, he flopped too big in the primary); there were other interested potential candidates, but they waited, and waited, and waited for the longest time for Biden to announce if he was running or not.
I feel Biden is currently the best shot to win, but if he steps down, options are quite limited. Bullying Biden into ceding way for Harris, probably will only lower the chances of defeating Trump; we are short on time, if you are going to try to force Biden out, have a clear person to step up before you do these types of polls at least, or also ask who people want to take his place.