US President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race comes just 100 days before the November 5 election, after which Vice President Kamala Harris has vowed to become a candidate and win the election.
According to the AFP news agency, Vice President Kamala Harris would naturally be the first choice to replace Biden, whose support Biden announced after his withdrawal on Sunday.
In a statement after Biden’s announcement, Kamala Harris said: ‘With this selfless and patriotic act, President Joe Biden is doing what he has done his entire life: doing everything for the American people and our country. put above.’
“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and I intend to seek this nomination and win it,” he added. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party and our nation to defeat Donald Trump.’
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have also endorsed Kamala Harris.
Party Chairman Jaime Harrison said in a statement that in the coming days, Biden’s fellow Democrats will begin a transparent and systematic process to move forward as a ‘United Democratic Party’ with a candidate who will replace Donald Trump in November. can defeat.
Here’s a look at the future process and potential candidate for the new nomination to replace the 81-year-old Biden.
Republicans react
According to the British news agency Reuters, after the potential nomination of Kamala Harris, the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will try to show the “swing voters” how serious his potential new rival has been on immigration and the cost of living.
“Kamala Harris will be easier to beat than Joe Biden,” Trump told CNN shortly after Biden announced his withdrawal on Sunday.
Trump’s campaign has signaled he will take on Kamala Harris over Biden’s immigration policy, which Republicans say the Biden administration has led to a sharp increase in the number of people crossing the southern border illegally from Mexico. is responsible for
The Republicans’ second attack on Kamala Harris will be about the economy. Opinion polls consistently show Americans are unhappy with high food and fuel prices, as well as interest rates, which have made it more difficult to buy a home.
A convention in chaos
To nominate an official presidential candidate, elected delegates from all 50 states, US capitals, and federal units attend their party’s nominating convention to officially select a candidate.
In the previous convention, Biden won the primary vote by a large majority. About 3,900 party delegates attended the party’s August 19 convention in Chicago to reiterate their support.
Party leaders previously planned to officially nominate Biden through a virtual roll call before the convention because of potential legal issues surrounding Ohio.
With Biden withdrawing from the presidential race, it is unclear when the primary convention will now take place, but the approval of the name of his replacement will ultimately rest in the hands of the delegates.
Jaime Harrison said: ‘Our delegates are ready to take their responsibility seriously in electing a new candidate. This process will be conducted under the rules and procedures established by the party.
The last-minute change could return American politics to the old days when party delegates engaged in a game of tug-of-war to elect a candidate through endless rounds of deal-making.
On March 31, 1968, then-President Lyndon Johnson made the shocking announcement in the midst of the Vietnam War that he would not seek re-election.
Who can be the new candidate?
The June 27 debate came shortly after Biden’s disappointing performance against Trump, with concerns about his age and ability to defeat Republicans in the polls, and senior party leaders publicly calling for new candidates. Did you express yourself?
According to experts, Vice President Kamala Harris will be the first choice to replace Biden, whom Biden also announced his support after his withdrawal on Sunday.
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Third party possibilities?
Can a strong third-party candidate emerge after Biden withdraws? So far, no independent candidate in the country’s history has posed a threat to America’s dominant two-party system.
In 1992, Texas billionaire Ross Perot ran as an independent presidential candidate, winning about 19 percent of the popular vote.
But because of the country’s electoral system, he didn’t get a single Electoral College vote that matters the most. Only 538 members of the Electoral College ultimately decide the winner.
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2024-07-22 11:41:08
