Booting this incumbent and hoping his VP will succeed is like firing the cook and hoping the dishwasher will give you Michelin-quality food

No. It's more like firing the head chef who's putting dish soap in every course and yelling at anyone who points it out that he's just as capable as he ever was.

The junior chef slated as a temporary replacement might not be very well-liked, and not even a very good cook, but at least she won't poison the guests while alienating the staff.

Plus, due to arcane restaurant edicts the kitchen is required to either hire from their own ranks or hire a chef who shits directly into the mouth of every patron, threatens all the LGBTQ+ workers and tries to physically prevent people of color from entering the restaurant.

And for some unfathomable reason, most of the guests would rather eat shit than dish soap.