The Democratic National Committee is considering nominating President Biden as the party’s 2024 nominee about a month before the Democratic National Convention, a report said Monday, a move that could stifle talk of removing the 81-year-old commander in chief from the list of candidates.
Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that the Democratic National Committee is eyeing July 21 as a possible date for formally nominating Biden.
The date coincides with a meeting of the Democratic Convention’s Credentials Committee, which will be held after the rules and procedures to formalize Biden’s virtual nomination are finalized on July 19. Reportedly.
The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago on August 19 and will be held in person, but plans were already in place to nominate Biden as the candidate via electronic voting before the convention.
The Democratic National Committee announced in May that it would hold a virtual vote by Aug. 7 to allow Biden to meet Ohio’s then-postponed deadline.
In June, Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, signed a bill extending the state’s candidate certification deadline from 90 days to 65 days before the election, but Democrats still intend to proceed with the process of electronically certifying Biden’s nomination well before the Chicago convention.
The Democratic National Committee’s apparent push to nominate a presidential candidate in mid-July could help quell voices within the party calling for Biden to be replaced or for the convention to challenge the Democratic presidential nominee following his disastrous performance in last week’s debate.
The survey found that only 37% of voters believe the president is mentally fit for the job. Survey after the Morning Consult Discussion The report released Monday also showed a nine-point drop in Democrats who say Biden is fit to be president.
Biden family members, including first lady Jill and disgraced eldest son Hunter, reportedly urged the president over the weekend to continue the campaign.
During his 90-minute debate with former President Donald Trump last week, Biden spoke in a soft, raspy voice, repeatedly lost his train of thought and made several gaffes that alarmed mainstream Democrats.
The DNC and Biden campaign did not respond to The Washington Post’s requests for comment.
