Thanks so much, Hannah! Big surprise. And thanks for all the cartoons. Quite a few Biden ones. Saturday Night Live did a spoof of the New Hampshire primary debate, at the end of which, during closing comments, the moderator said, "Mr. Biden, you've got sixty seconds." Biden looked taken aback, and said, "My doctor told me six to eight months."
I was going to weigh in on the "abstention" issue, but will give it more thought... I mean I do agree with nemo, but it would be hard to comment without betraying my own bias (even though I'm a fair-minded guy).