Democrats had reportedly worked on a contingency plan to prepare for former President Joe Biden dying in office. A new book by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, titled Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House,

Democrats quietly hatched contingency plans to prepare for former President Joe Biden dying in office or removing himself from consideration to be the party’s 2024 nominee more than a year before Election Day,

Democrats reportedly had a plan to wait for Joe Biden to either "quit or die" before the 2024 election, which ultimately saw him drop out with just months to spare