“I Know the Criminals”, “He Lied About Biden” –

Kamala Harris now has the nomination in her pocket. The Democratic Convention that will open in Chicago on August 18 will only be able to certify what happened between Sunday and Tuesday. The vice president, after the most important endorsement, that of Joe Biden, has quickly earned the support of the noble fathers and mothers of the party, such as Bill and Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi; of possible rivals for the nomination, such as the governor of California, Gary Newsom, of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, of Kentucky, Andy Beshear and of Illinois, JB Pritzker; of super stars such as George Clooney and Beyoncé, who has allowed her to use her hit ‘Freedom’ as the campaign anthem.

Harris has secured the majority of Democratic delegates won by Biden in the primaries and, finally, the endorsement of the Democratic leaders of Congress. “We are here today to offer our support to Vice President Kamala Harris,” announced the leader of the majority in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, and that of the House, Hakeem Jeffries. The explicit support of Barack Obama, who had made it known that he preferred an ‘open’ process for choosing Joe Biden’s replacement for the presidential race, is still missing. It is possible that in the next few hours the former president, in the name of the newfound unity of the party, will also throw his weight behind Harris. In these hours, the talks for the choice of the vice president who will support Harris in the elections of November 5 are continuing. Above all, at the moment the names emerging are the governor of North Carolina Roy Cooper, of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro and of the senator of Arizona Mark Kelly.

“I want to earn the nomination and win,” the vice president said Monday night, greeting her campaign staff in Wilmington, Delaware, at the headquarters of what until Sunday had been Joe Biden’s campaign machine. The two campaign leaders, Jen O’Malley Dillon and Julie Chavez, were confirmed by the vice president. Speaking from his residence in Rehoboth, Biden said he had made the “right decision” with Harris and assured, “I’m no longer on the ticket, but I remain committed. We’re still in this fight together, I’m not going anywhere.”

In the meantime, as of Sunday, the campaign coffers have received over $100 million. Thanks to the ‘Harris effect’, which has been able to revitalize a depressed Democratic electorate. Harris also anticipated on Monday evening what will be one of the dominant themes of the campaign. “As a prosecutor, I have dealt with criminals of all kinds” and “I know what kind of person Donald Trump is,” said the vice president, referring to her previous career in California and the many legal troubles and convictions that the tycoon has been involved in in recent years. “Harris lied about Biden’s real conditions,” was the response of Donald Trump and his vice president JD Vance.

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On Tuesday, Harris will make a new campaign stop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a decisive state for her victory in November, which has just hosted the Republican convention that crowned Trump as her party’s candidate for the third time. Biden, who has recovered from Covid, returned to the White House on Tuesday. On Wednesday evening, he will address the nation to explain in detail the reasons for his withdrawal and to talk about “what lies ahead and how I will finish the job for the American people.”