Quote (duffman316 @ 13 Sep 2016 14:59)
Think they'd be able to get people out to vote for candidates who haven't been campaigning?
To be clear, I think it's unlikely Clinton drops out of the race.
But if Clinton was replaced with Biden or Kaine, Trump would likely become the favorite.
There is a lot of be said for party loyalty, though. Democrats like Biden and Kaine would probably still do much better with Blacks, Hispanics and women than Trump, albeit not as good as Clinton.
It's obviously a situation the DNC wants to avoid at all costs, though, because as you pointed out, either of those two options (Biden and Kaine) would not have been campaigning for that long.