As expected, President Joe Biden announced Sunday afternoon that he will not resign from office but will withdraw his bid for another term in the White House.
“I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to step down and focus on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term,” he said. announcement Read in parts.
If the delegates choose someone other than Harris, they will have a major problem getting their message across. … If the party’s delegates decide to pass on Harris, Democratic leaders will have a hard time explaining their decision to ignore the will of their own voters.
The initial statement did not mention endorsing a candidate, but in a subsequent social media post by Biden, he indicated he was endorsing the vice president. Vice President Kamala Harris.
Biden’s “full support and endorsement” of Harris gives her an advantage in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2024, and many Democrats are likely to support Harris, who would be the only woman and only the second Black public official to serve as president or vice president.
Still, her nomination is not necessarily a certainty. vote She has suggested she would fare worse than Biden if faced head-to-head against former President Donald Trump. statement Regarding Biden’s withdrawal, Trump said he thought Harris “would be even easier to defeat.”
Others being mentioned as possible candidates to replace Biden include Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and California Governor Gavin Newsom, but both have previously said they have no intention of running for president or vice president this election season.
If the delegates choose someone other than Harris, it will create a major messaging problem. More than 14 million Americans voted in the Biden-Harris primary over the past few months. If the party’s delegates decide to pass on Harris, Democratic leaders will have a hard time explaining their decision to ignore the will of their own voters.
from now on, 4,000 Democratic delegates They have already pledged their support for Biden, and now that Biden has dropped out of the race, delegates are free to back another candidate.
Democrats have already promised to hold a “virtual roll call” in early August ahead of the Democratic National Convention, where 700 so-called superdelegates will join the fray if no one wins a majority in the delegate vote.
Democrats must finalize their nominees soon, with the party convention where candidates will be formally certified starting on August 19.
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