Even though Biden has endorsed Harris, the process is more complicated than that, and it all leads to the party’s convention in August.

The question of Biden’s viability as the Democratic presidential nominee is unsolvable. And he’s arguably made things worse trying to prove otherwise.

The risk for the president is that he has not anticipated just how much his own foreign policy might undermine his message and the strength of his personal appeal.

Iowa and New Hampshire have long cemented their status as the first-in-the-nation deciders in presidential nominating contests. This outsized influence has increasingly come under scrutiny.

Foreign capitals no doubt see this turmoil and question the long-term reliability of Washington.