Joe BidenPresident of the United States, made the historic decision to withdraw from the presidential race ahead of the elections on November 5Since then, the Democratic Party has opened a process of replacement of candidatesomething that will have to be defined in the short term.
Among the dance of names, Kamala Harris – current Vice President of the United States -, is one of the main candidates to replace Biden. The Democrats will have to meet in their next national conventionto be held in August, for confirm the replacement.
What will Biden’s replacement process look like?
The last Sunday, Joe Biden finally decided not to compete for re-election against Donald Trump. It is the first time that a candidate has withdrawn after achieve a majority of delegates in the process of primary elections.
In this context, the process of choosing a replacement has begun. To do so, the authorities of the Democratic Party will have to meet during their next session. national conventionto be carried out from August 19-22.
There, the Democratic National Committee – in charge of organizing the convention – will stipulate certain rules to replace Biden. The most important thing to know is that the replacement will be submitted to a vote of the Democratic Party delegates.
Total, There are 3,937 Democratic delegates. The successor must have the support of at least 1,968 of the 3,937 Democratic delegates to secure his nomination
Biden would have a great ability to determine his replacement since he currently controls approximately 3,908 of the 3,937 delegates, although he could also give freedom of action. The laws of each state decide how these delegates should be chosen and 14 of them force, initially, to vote for the candidate who won the state primary.
Kamala Harris, the main target
The vice president of USA, Kamala Harrisis emerging as the successor to Joe Biden for the presidential candidacy of Democratic Party after the American president gave a stepped aside in his quest for re-election and made his support public.
In his letter to the American people, Joe Biden He stated: “Although it has been my intention to seek re-election, I think the best thing for my party and the country is for me to resign. and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term.”
After this initial message, Biden referred to the future of the Democratic Party. In his letter, the President of the United States showed his support for Kamala Harris ahead of the Democratic convention in Augustwho will be tasked with choosing the Biden’s new successor candidate“My first decision as a party candidate in 2020 was to choose Kamala Harris as my vice president. And it has been the best decision I have ever made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be our party’s nominee this year. Democrats: It’s time to unite and defeat Trump. Let’s do it.“, wrote the current President.
After this, the American vice president communicated through her X account (formerly Twitter) that it is “an honor“have the support of the president and that has the”intention to win the nomination” of the Democratic Party.
Kamala Harris served from 2004 to 2011 as a prosecutor in San Francisco. She was then elected two-time California prosecutor (2011-2017) and became the first woman to lead judicial services in the state of California. In 2017 she was elected to serve a seat in the senatewhich made her the only African-American woman to hold a position in the upper house of the United States Congress and, finally, In 2020, she was chosen as vice president on a ticket with Joe Biden.
Source: Ambito
