Did he give up his candidacy because he is too old? Did he give up because he is convinced that he cannot beat Donald Trump? President Joe Biden will explain the reasons that led him to abandon the race for reelection in a solemn speech this Wednesday, July 24, starting at 6 p.m. (Guatemala time).
He will do so at a prime time: at 8:00 p.m. local time (00:00 GMT) from the Oval Office of the White House, after ending on Tuesday 22nd, almost a week of confinement in his beach house to recover from Covid-19.
Biden, 81, will explain why he decided to throw in the towel on Sunday, July 21, in a letter published on social media X despite having promised to see the race through to the end.
His health is on everyone’s mind. In fact, his party pressured him to step aside precisely because of doubts about his physical condition and mental agility since his disastrous performance in a debate against Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Harris in Indiana
Vice President Kamala Harris has replaced Joe Biden in the race less than four months before the election.
On Wednesday the 31st he will travel to Indianapolis, in the center of the country.
Backed by a large number of Democratic personalities and congressmen, she is almost assured of the nomination in August at her party’s convention, and will officially become the Democratic candidate for the presidential elections on November 5.
At a rally in Wisconsin on Tuesday, the former prosecutor outlined the central themes of her campaign: the right to abortion, health coverage for all and parental leave.
“Do we want to live in a country of freedom, compassion and the rule of law or in a country of chaos, fear and hatred?” he proclaimed, accusing his opponent of being in the pay of billionaires and of wanting to weaken the middle class.
Harris also dwelt on the myriad of legal cases involving Donald Trump and outlined the role she will play in the campaign: that of a former prosecutor against a criminal, taking advantage of the fact that Trump was convicted in May in a criminal case.
Trump remains mobilized
His Republican opponent continues to tour the country to capitalize on his success at his party’s convention in Milwaukee, which officially enthroned him as its candidate.
On Wednesday evening he will hold a rally in North Carolina and on Friday he will address an association of ultra-conservative youth in Florida.
The septuagenarian will then fly to Minnesota, a state in the Great Lakes region, for an event with his running mate JD Vance.
For four days, Donald Trump had the party at his command for his third bid for the White House.
But the former president is now forced to rethink his electoral strategy, which has been too focused on establishing himself as an energetic leader in the face of a declining Joe Biden.
The Republican candidate has already committed to participating in a debate with Kamala Harris, whom he considers an “easier” rival to beat than Biden.
Polls published since the vice president entered the race have been quite disparate, with the two candidates neck and neck.
The latest poll, published on Tuesday by Reuters/Ipsos, nevertheless gives the Democrat a slight advantage (44% of voting intentions against 42%).
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