With Biden dropping out, what happens next?

While it had been rumored for weeks, the ouster of President Joe Biden from his own reelection campaign nonetheless sent shockwaves throughout the nation on Sunday afternoon.

Biden’s announcement also sent more or less the entire Democratic Party scrambling to catch up with the news and plan for what will be one the most interesting nominating conventions within living memory. The Democratic National Convention takes place Aug. 19-22 in Chicago and could well be the first contested convention held by either party in nearly 50 years.