Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren floats 'mini-primary' with candidates vetted by Obama, Clinton if Biden drops out | 19 July 2024 | Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) floated having former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton vet candidates to replace Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket Friday before battling it out in a "mini-primary." Lofgren, 76, explained in an interview with MSNBC that the Democratic Party would have to act fast to find a new candidate to put on the top of the ticket should the 81-year-president drop out of the race, which the congresswoman has already called on him to do so. "There will have to be quick steps," the California Democrat said, noting that Kamala Harris should be considered as a top option.