The Vice President Kamala Harris She is the favorite to be the Democratic candidate for the November elections thanks to the support of some heavyweights of the party after the resignation of Joe Biden plunged the campaign into uncertainty. Today, already launched, he led an event at the White House and praised the current president.
The Democratic Party has promised a “transparent and orderly process” to replace President Biden, 81, in the race.
Doubts about his health and his ability to beat the Republican Donald Trump At the polls, they forced him to throw in the towel when there are just over three months left until the presidential elections.
Democrats will now have to choose a new candidate at their convention in Chicago starting on August 19. But they may not wait until then.
The front-runner is Vice President Kamala Harris. Not only did she receive the “full support and endorsement” of Biden, but also that of former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary, former Secretary of State.
And above all that of at least seven governors, some of whom are considered potential challengers: those of California, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Maryland.
Also Kentucky’s Andy Beshear, one of the favorites to become his running mate.
Some Democratic congressmen, both progressive and moderate, have also rallied around her.
But some highly influential Democrats have not yet done so, and the time it has taken them to take a stand is surprising.
Among them are former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and influential former President Barack Obama.
“We will be navigating uncharted territory over the next few days,” Obama said in a statement Sunday.
Harris, who is black and of South Asian descent and the only female vice president in US history, does not appear to have any serious rivals.
The announcement of his candidacy has mobilized fundraising, with more than $46 million raised on Sunday alone, according to the group ActBlue.
Democratic convention delegates have been informed that a vote on Harris’ nomination will be held on August 1, more than two weeks before the convention, CBS reported.
If the Democrats fail to reach an agreement, a convention open to other candidates could be held in Chicago, but there is no indication that this will happen at this time.
The Democratic nomination has been on the ropes since Biden’s disastrous performance in the June debate against Trump, who emerged stronger and is living days of glory after surviving an assassination attempt and attending a Republican convention that worshipped him.
Biden had been determined for more than three weeks to stay in the race, ignoring calls for him to step down, until he threw in the towel on Sunday while recovering from Covid at his beach house in Delaware (east).
He said that being president has been the “greatest honor” of his life.
His withdrawal makes him the first president in 56 years not to seek a second term and the first in US history to give up that possibility so late.
Delaware State University professor Donna Patterson believes his departure has injected “energy” into the campaign.
The vice president struggled to find her place in her early years in the White House, but she stood out during the campaign for her defense of key issues such as abortion rights.
“Whoever the Democrats nominate – and I’m pretty sure it will be Harris – is going to have challenges,” said Donald Nieman, a political analyst and professor at Binghamton University in New York state.
On the Republican side, the announcement completely upsets Trump’s candidacy, forcing him to review his electoral strategy, which has been very focused on presenting Biden as a very old man who is confused and clumsy.
These arguments could backfire on the Republican if he faces Kamala Harris, almost 20 years his junior.
There is no doubt that former prosecutor Harris would push Trump hard on his legal problems and focus on defending abortion rights.
Source: Ambito
