Two paths for Democrats to pick a new nominee after Biden drops out [Video]

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Joe Biden bowed out of the presidential race Sunday, effectively breaking the internet and stunning many across the nation. He quickly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him on the Democratic ticket, but her position as the presumptive nominee is not guaranteed.

The Democratic National Convention has two paths for moving forward and selecting a new candidate.

The first is a virtual vote that would select and lock in a new nominee before the convention in Chicago, which begins on Aug. 19.

The second option is one that neither party has faced since 1968: an “open” convention.

An open convention is when no clear leader has won the majority of delegates, so they can vote for whomever they want.

It opens the door to a chaotic scramble where candidates who don’t have much of a shot muddy the waters by throwing their hat in the ring.