In an unusual event, between Thursday and Monday, more than 3,900 Democratic delegates will have to vote for Kamala Harris to make official her candidacy for the US elections in November, against Donald Trump.
With just two months to go until the US presidential election, The Democratic Party will begin remotely choosing Kamala Harris as its candidate this Thursday and will end next Monday. This unusual development is due to Joe Biden’s recent decline to seek re-election.
The officialization of the presidential candidate takes place at the National Convention of each party. In the case of Democrats, it was scheduled between August 19 and 22 of this year. There, the conventionals voted in the primaries must cast their vote. The process had won Joe Bidenthe current president of the United States, but questions about his 81 years of age were undermining his candidacy. Finally, had to resign and the times accelerated.
Quickly, the current vice president Kamala Harris It positioned itself as the main contender and gained important support from former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Now, for try to increase his chances against Republican Donald Trump, The Democratic Party decided bring forward the election of the National Convention.
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Each time, the presidential nomination is usually held in person at the Democratic National Convention. But the short time frame left by Biden’s withdrawal less than two weeks ago means that the decision must be brought forward, with just over 3,900 delegates taking part.
The Democratic Party has not yet provided details on how the process will be monitored on a day-to-day basis or how the results will be announced. However, it is expected to be similar to the one used in 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, where remote voting was used.
Kamala Harris admits she is not the “favorite” over Donald Trump
Kamala Harris surprised on July 27 by presenting herself as an “underdog” in the presidential race against Donald Trump, at a private fundraising event for his election campaign.
Out of humility or campaign strategy, the current US Vice President prefers not to position herself as a favorite in view of this year’s presidential elections. He knows that It won’t be easy for him to position himself after President Joe Biden declined his candidacy.
Source: Ambito
