US Election 2024: After facing criticism ranging from age to all other things, US President Joe Biden has finally stepped back as a presidential candidate. Biden withdrew from the presidential race on Sunday. Along with this, he has supported his partner and Vice President Kamala Harris as the new presidential candidate. After this decision, sensation spread from America to the whole world. However, a lot of debate is yet to happen on Kamala Harris’ presidential candidacy.
It is now clear that former President Donald Trump will face Kamala Harris in the US presidential election. After being nominated as a presidential candidate, Kamala can become the first black woman and the first Asian American to advance on the ticket of a major political party. She said in a statement, “I am honored to have the President’s support and I intend to seek and win this nomination.”
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What’s left in the game?
After Biden announced Kamala Harris as the presidential candidate, it is almost certain that she will be the presidential candidate. But the Democratic Party’s candidate selection committee will still have to decide who will be the next candidate for the presidency. Many names are currently running in the presidential race. From the Democratic Party, there are 6 more names in the presidential race along with California Governor Gavin Newsom, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. Now it remains to be seen who the Democratic Party declares as its candidate.
Questions were being raised on Biden
Biden’s historic endorsement and Harris’ pledge to unite the party behind him came after he announced on Sunday that he was dropping his bid for re-election, following weeks of chaos within the Democratic Party. The president’s awkward debate raised questions about his ability to win a second term and govern for the next four years.
How did Biden decide?
Meanwhile, Trump told CNN that he thinks Harris will be easier to defeat than Biden. A CNN reporter said on X that Trump made this comment to the network shortly after Biden announced his decision. Biden took the final decision to drop out of the presidential race in the last 48 hours. According to CNN, a senior campaign adviser said, as he consulted family and top advisers over the telephone while recovering from Covid. A source familiar with the matter said that planning to drop out of the race began on Saturday night and was finalized on Sunday.
Biden wrote – It was a good decision to choose Kamala Harris as Vice President
Biden wrote on social media platform X that I have decided that I will not accept the nomination for the post of President. I will put all my energy into doing my duty as President. In 2020, when the party nominated me, my first decision was to choose Kamala Harris for the post of Vice President. This has been my best decision so far. Today I want to give my full support to Kamala Harris as our party’s presidential candidate. Democrats – this is the time to come together and defeat Trump.
Trump said- Biden was never eligible to be President
On Biden’s decision not to contest the election, Donald Trump said that he was never eligible to be President. Biden is not eligible to hold this position and never was. He became President because of lies, fake news and not coming out of his basement. Everyone around him knew that he was not eligible to be President.
Look at the condition they have caused to our country. Lakhs of people are illegally entering our borders. Many of these people have escaped from jail and many from mental asylums. There are a record number of terrorists among them. We will suffer more because of Biden being the President. But we will also compensate for the damage done by them very soon. Make America Great Again.
Obama said- Biden is a patriot of the highest order
Former US President Barack Obama called Biden a patriot of the highest order. He said that Joe Biden has been one of the most important presidents of America. He is also my dear friend and partner. Today we have been reminded again that Biden is a patriot of the highest order.
However, Obama did not clarify whether he would support Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate.
ActBlue raises $27.5 million in 5 hours
ActBlue, the Democratic Party’s fundraising platform, said it raised $27.5 million in small donations in 5 hours after President Joe Biden announced he would not run for office and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.
Democratic Party convention from August 19, Kamala will have to get majority
Biden has withdrawn from the race, but will remain in the post of President till January 2025. Will address the country this week. Everyone’s eyes are on the Democratic National Convention to be held in Chicago from August 19. In this, 4 thousand delegates of the party will gather to select the presidential candidate.
It is also possible that the candidate selection may become virtual before the convention. If any Democrat wants to challenge Kamala, then he will have to claim with the signatures of 600 delegates. Majority support will have to be gathered in the convention. Kamala’s candidacy can be challenged by Governor Gavin Newsom, Whitmer, Beshear and Sapio.
The Democratic Party had collected donations worth Rs 2007 crore in the name of Biden-Kamala. Now that Kamala has received Biden’s support, it is certain that she will be able to use it in the elections.
Kamala Harris will decide the candidate for the post of Vice President. The names of Senator Mark Kelly, Governor Andy Beshear and Roy Cooper are in discussion. Out of these, Mark Kelly’s name is at the forefront.
Four days ago, Biden was tested positive for Corona
On July 18, 81-year-old Biden was tested positive for Corona. The White House had said that he would work in isolation. 81-year-old Biden has tested positive for Corona for the third time. A day before this, he had said that if the doctors declare him unfit, he would be out of the presidential election race.
‘US President Biden can work only for 6 hours’
Axios’ report that came two weeks ago had raised many questions about Biden’s poor health. According to the report, Biden can work only from 10 am to 4 pm. According to the report published quoting White House employees, Biden can work only for 6 hours daily.
Earlier, during the first presidential debate with Trump on June 28, Biden was speaking without thinking on many occasions. He was seen faltering many times, due to which he lost the debate. After this, during the NATO summit, Biden called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as President Putin.
Shortly after this, he repeated his mistake and forgot the name of US Vice President Kamala Harris and called her Donald Trump.
Poll claims – Trump can win the presidential election
After the shooting of former US President Donald Trump on Sunday (July 14), a poll by American media CNN has claimed Biden’s defeat. The poll states that out of a total of 588 seats, Trump’s party Republican can get 330 seats.
Biden’s Democratic Party has claimed to get 208 seats. To become the President in America, it is necessary to win 270 seats. Earlier in 2020, Biden got 306 seats and Trump got 232 seats.
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