The historic presidential campaign promises to be whirlwind. After Joe Biden withdrew from the race for the White House, less than four months before the election, Democrats must elect a new candidate to face former Republican President Donald Trump. Outgoing vice-president Kamala Harris, 59, immediately presented herself as the logical favorite, and declared on Sunday on X that she wanted to take on this role. “I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party – and unite our nation – in order to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025,” she declared, shortly after Joe Biden’s about-face.
In view of this Democratic nomination, Jaime Harrisson, the head of the party, announced in a press release that “a transparent and disciplined process to move forward, as a united Democratic Party, with a candidate who can beat Donald Trump in November” will be undertaken in the coming days. To do this, nearly 4,000 delegates from the 51 states must meet in Chicago, Illinois, from August 19 to 22 to vote on their replacement candidate.
These delegates, elected during the various primaries and caucuses, were overwhelmingly chosen this year (around 85%) to support the candidacy of Joe Biden and thus place his name in the ballot box in Chicago. However, despite very significant support at the moment, there is no guarantee that these delegates will also support his vice-president, who will need a simple majority to represent the Democrats in the next elections.
