Thursday’s debate in Atlanta, Georgia, was the president’s shot to bat away concerns about whether he can effectively serve a second term, one that would end well into his eighties. Instead, battling a cold, Biden appeared raspy and hoarse onstage while appearing to forget words at times and at other times seemingly losing track of his points altogether.
Democratic sources who spoke to The Independent and a wide range of other media outlets after the debate were in panic mode. Some openly fretted about whether it was possible for their party to do the unthinkable: replace a sitting, incumbent president on the ticket after he breezed through primary season virtually unchallenged.
“Horrible,” one Democratic strategist told The Independent. “Need to have [Kamala] Harris take over. Cleanest option.” So is it possible? And who would replace Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ballot? The short answer is yes, it is possible. But it would be messy.
Joe Biden is not technically the Democratic Party’s nominee for president. Not yet. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is set to hold its nominating convention from 19 to 22 August. Thousands of delegates, elected officials, union leaders, activists, party bigwigs, lobbyists and others will descend on
Chicago for a four-day convention wherein Biden (or somebody else) will officially be nominated on the floor.
The president (or his replacement) will then accept the nomination and deliver a keynote speech on the final night of the convention. Here’s the catch: the outcome of that nominating process is already Biden’s, unless he refuses it.
Bu hikaye The Independent dergisinin June 29, 2024 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye The Independent dergisinin June 29, 2024 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap
Biden In Post-Debate Health Check To Placate Democrats
Joe Biden was said to have undergone a medical check-up after last week’s debate as he revealed the prognosis to a group of 20 governors, sources Say.
Misfiring Rivals In Search Of The Quality Of Compromise
Didier Deschamps needs a lone trophy to finish a unique grand slam. He has won the World Cup and the European Championships as a player, the World Cup as a manager.
PM Must 'Honour Pledge Of Safe Route For Afghan Allies'
Coalition of lawyers and refugee workers write to new leader
Starmer's Biggest Issues As He Takes The Keys To No 10
The incoming PM’s in-tray will be more daunting than usual due to a rotten economic inheritance, writes Andrew Grice
CIRCUIT TRAINING
A Formula E driver’s fitness regime is not for the unhealthy, faint-hearted or hungover, as Olivia Petter discovered when she spent a day working out with McLaren racer Sam Bird
Anti-tourism protests won't keep me away from Mallorca
Like the holidaymaker laying down his beach towel at the crack of dawn, protests against overtourism in Mallorca have started even before the summer season has got going.
Backrow bravado may help England conquer All Blacks
It is a little over 60 years now since England embarked on their first Antipodean adventure, a squad led by Mike Weston following previous French, Scottish and Irish tours to make a belated arrival in the Southern Hemisphere in 1963.
Germany could regret late goal as they brace for Spain
It is something that Julian Nagelsmann doesn’t even want to be mentioned around the German camp, but it’s now impossible not to consider.
Dart's tie-break tears leave Boulter down and wiped out
It is the deciding tie-break, and Harriet Dart is losing 6-2 and on the edge of defeat when she walks to the back of Wimbledon’s No 1 Court and begins to cry.
Centre Court rises to start of Murray's long goodbye
The result quickly faded from memory, as a standing ovation for the losing team signalled the start of a long farewell.
