A president’s decision to bow out of a reelection effort at this stage would not only throw a wrench into the electoral process, it would complicate presidential transition efforts. Underdeadlines established in the 1963 Presidential Transition Actand its amendments, that process is already supposed to be underway. By now, agencies should have designated career employees to serve as transition directors, and the General Services Administration is supposed to have reported to Congress on transition activities. After the party conventions, GSA provides office space to the major party candidates for transition planning.
