There was never any doubt about it, President Biden is officially the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
Biden officially clinched the party’s 2024 nomination after primaries were held in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington on Tuesday.
With no primary challengers remaining, Biden and former President Trump will collect all or nearly all of the delegates they expect to win in Tuesday’s race, putting their respective delegates at the top of the list and leading the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates. There was a momentum to make him the person who was scheduled to be.
Position on the 2024 presidential nomination race
President Biden speaks at a policy event in Goffstown, New Hampshire The visit was Biden’s first to New Hampshire in nearly two years. (FOX News/Paul Steinhauser)
The president and his predecessor in the White House will officially become the candidates of the two major parties this summer, as Republicans and Democrats will host national nominating conventions in July and August, respectively.
As of Tuesday morning, Biden had 1,872 delegates. The president, who won 14 of 15 races on Super Tuesday last week, needed 1,968 votes to confirm his renomination.
Biden, Trump move closer to winning nomination in sweep Super Tuesday campaign
Georgia has 108 delegates with voting closing at 7 p.m. Thirty-five Democratic delegates are at stake in Mississippi, and 92 more are at stake in Washington state.
President Biden (left) speaks with supporters during a visit to his campaign field office in Manchester, New Hampshire, Monday, March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump, who is expected to clinch the Republican nomination late Tuesday night, had won 1,078 delegates at the start of the day. 1,215 people are needed to secure the nomination.
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There are 59 Republican delegates at stake in Georgia, 40 in Mississippi and 43 in Washington. Hawaii is expected to pick up 19 more delegates and host the Republican presidential caucus later in the evening.
Former President Trump speaks at the Super Tuesday election night party at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on March 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump won 14 of the 15 Republican Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses, moving him much closer to officially becoming the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. And Trump’s last rival for the nomination, Nikki Haley, withdrew from the race the day after Super Tuesday.
Mr. Biden served as a senator from Delaware for nearly 40 years, then served as vice president for eight years under President Obama before resigning and defeated Mr. Trump to win the White House four years ago.
The November rematch between Biden and Trump will be the first in a White House race since 1956, when Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated former Democratic Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson in their second match. becomes.
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