During those eight days, the panorama changed completely: the image and positioning in the polls improved. Trump, named his running mate and was officially announced as the Republican candidate. On the other side, Biden continued with some public gaffes, culminating in his refusal to seek re-election. For the moment, all signs point to his The new Democratic candidate will be Vice President Kamala Harris, but that also remains to be seen.
Day by day: key week for the upcoming US elections
The electoral contest was completely revolutionized last Saturday: the Republican candidate survived an attempt murder during a campaign rally in Pennsylvaniawhen a young independent shot him from a nearby roof.
The image of the former president with his right ear bleeding while raising his fist quickly went around the world and became an emblem of his campaign.
Days later, Trump appeared with his ear bandaged before a cheering crowd at the Republican National Convention. He appointed Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate.
Meanwhile, Biden’s support was weakening further and further. The president’s image had been in free fall since his poor performance in the June 27 presidential debate against Trump. His own supporters They warned that the chances of the 81-year-old president beating the Republican at the polls were becoming increasingly slim. and serve another four-year term.
A key Democratic lawmaker, Adam Schiffjoined a growing list of party members who They urged the president to withdraw his candidacy. While highlighting his work at the head of the White House, he argued that the nation “was at a crossroads.”
As if it were not enough for the week of Biden, was diagnosed with Covid-19 and had to pause the campaign and isolate himself in his Delaware home to recover. In an interview published the same day, he said he would reconsider his candidacy if a “medical condition” arose.
In this context, new questions arose about her candidacy. The former president of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi He told Democrats in that legislative body that The president could soon be persuaded to drop out of the race.
In turn, the former president Barack Obama, who had Biden as his vice presidentwould have told his fellow supporters that the president should “seriously consider the viability of his or her candidacy.”
As the presidential race of Biden He was balancing on a tightrope, an empowered Trump accepted the nomination as presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention and promised an “incredible victory” in November.
In his first act since the assassination attempt, Trump told about 12,000 supporters in the key state of Michigan that received “a bullet for democracy.” He also mocked the crisis facing the Democratic Party: “They have no idea who their candidate is.”
Two polls present discouraging news for the president: one shows a sharp drop in support in contested Michigan and the other shows that Trump achieved his highest approval ratings since the 2016 campaign against Hilary Clinton.
Finally, at noon in Washington, Biden published a shocking statement on social media announcing that he would end his candidacy by appealing to “best interest” of his party and the country. After making this announcement, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party’s new candidate, while important Democratic figures, such as Bill and Hillary Clinton also supported this nomination.
Trump was not left out of the Democratic primary and pointed out on his social networks that Biden was “unfit to run” and “certainly unfit to serve.” Republicans, including the House speaker, Mike Johnsonthey considered that Biden “must resign” as president “immediately.”
The president of the Democratic Party announced that there will be a process “transparent and orderly” to replace Biden on the electoral ticket.
After this week of turmoil, the focus will now be on the Democratic convention, which will be held in Chicago August 19-22 and will finally define who will be chosen for compete against Donald Trump in the November 5 election.
Source: Ambito
