 Reporters have dropped all pretense of being concerned about democratic process. Here, wrote New York Magazine's Jonathan Chait on the 4th of July, is what I think should happen. A small group of party leaders say Biden, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, and Jen O'Malley Dillon should decide on a new candidate over the next week. The group would present its choice and instruct delegates to ratify the nomination at the convention.