His purpose is to be a placeholder for whomever the party decides to put up as Veep . . . or to replace him on the ticket.
“....His purpose is to be a placeholder for whomever the party decides to put up as Veep . . . or to replace him on the ticket....”
I think that’s what you’d call a “BINGO!!”
That’s all he is; a placeholder for their VP pick for POTUS.
They put the senile, old man up against Trump saving their “heavy hitters” for the next POTUS election...assuming they’re not all hanged or shot first.
Biden’s purpose is to be a placeholder until the Dems Convention. Where he will step aside for personal reasons, and the party bosses and hacks will select the Dems VP and Presidential candidates. Bernie will not be selected.