Democratic Party delegates will begin voting virtually on Thursday to officially nominate Kamala Harris as their candidate for the White House, a nomination that the vice president has guaranteed given that she has no rivals who oppose her.
Under rules set by the Democratic National Committee (DNC), voting will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on August 1 and end at 6 p.m. Eastern Time on August 5.
Instead of crowning their nominee at the party’s Aug. 19-22 national convention in Chicago, Democrats adopted the unusual nomination system because Ohio state rules set Aug. 7 as the deadline to register candidates for the ballot.
The current president, Joe Bidenwas the winner of the Democratic primaries and won almost all of the party’s 3,900 delegates, but On July 21, he resigned from running for reelection after weeks of criticism from within his own ranks. for his disastrous performance in the debate with his rival, former Republican President Donald Trump.
The announcement of the end of his candidacy shortly before the party convention, something unprecedented in the history of the United States, unleashed many doubts about the steps to follow, but Harris quickly won the support of delegates who had pledged to vote for Biden.
According to the DNC, Kamala Harris’ inclusion in the nomination vote has the support of 99% of party delegateswhile no other candidate has reached the threshold of 300 signatures to participate.
In addition to having the support of Biden, who named her as his successor, the party’s heavyweights have closed ranks with Harris, such as former President Barack Obama, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leaders in both houses of Congress, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries.
The big question to be answered is who will be Harris’ running mate for the vice presidency, whose name must also be announced before Ohio closes the ballots on August 7.
According to several American media outlets, Harris hopes to appear alongside her number two for the first time on August 6 at a rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This announcement places the governor of Pennsylvania as the favorite, Josh Shapiroalthough the odds also include Kentucky’s Andy Beshear; Minnesota’s Tim Walz; Illinois’ JB Pritzker; Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
Traditionally, the profile of the vice president seeks to appeal to voters who do not feel so close to the presidential candidate. In the case of Harris, a black woman from California, analysts expect her to choose a white man from another state in the country, especially from a region considered “swing” or who can provide a voter profile that creates a winning coalition.
For now, the latest polls indicate that Harris is closing the gap in key states, where Trump was clearly leading when his rival was Biden.
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2024-09-03 10:56:10
