The leadership of the Democratic Party in the US wants president
Joe Biden to run for president before the party’s scheduled August convention. The party board confirmed similar plans to reporters. The board explained its plans by making absolutely certain that Biden would be on the ballot in every state in the November presidential election. The approach has been criticized within the Democratic Party.
The 81-year-old Biden is currently under pressure – including from within his own ranks – because of his advanced age and doubts about his mental fitness. In recent weeks, several Democratic lawmakers have called on him to withdraw from the US election campaign. Many party colleagues have also publicly expressed concerns about his chances of being elected.
Biden had already won his party’s primaries in the United States months ago. But like Donald Trump recently, he still has to be formally nominated by delegates from all states as a candidate for the actual elections. Previously, this would have happened at a large nominating party conference Democrats It happened in mid-August in Chicago.
“A power game of the highest order”
However, there is now a problem with the deadlines in the state of Ohio that would have put Biden at risk of not appearing on the ballot there if he had not been officially nominated as the candidate before the party meeting. As a result, the Democratic Party leadership has initiated the process for an early virtual vote in May.
The problem in Ohio is now solved: the Democratic Party leadership is still holding on to its plans for an early nomination. The party leadership is now facing accusations from within that it is hastily creating facts.
The New York Times wrote that a vote was scheduled until the end of July. A Democratic congressman told the paper: “Trying to suppress debate and push through the nomination is a power play of the highest order.” This will not sit well with many people.
The leadership of the Democratic Party in the US wants president
Joe Biden to run for president before the party’s scheduled August convention. The party board confirmed similar plans to reporters. The board explained its plans by making absolutely certain that Biden would be on the ballot in every state in the November presidential election. The approach has been criticized within the Democratic Party.
The 81-year-old Biden is currently under pressure – including from within his own ranks – because of his advanced age and doubts about his mental fitness. In recent weeks, several Democratic lawmakers have called on him to withdraw from the US election campaign. Many party colleagues have also publicly expressed concerns about his chances of being elected.