President Joe Biden’s decision to end his re-election campaign has evoked shock and many questions in the American political landscape. At the same time, he endorsed the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor, calling on Democrats to rally around her.

The new reality of the Democratic Party

Now Democrats need to consolidate around a new candidate and unite their efforts if they want to defeat Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris is one of the primary candidates to replace Biden, especially after she received the president’s endorsement. The fact is that it is unclear whether Harris will lead the list of candidates from the Democratic Party ­– both the US and world media are writing about this quite a bit. It is the delegates of the Democratic National Convention who will determine and vote for their presidential candidate. A new candidate will be chosen at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month, when more than 4,000 delegates (party officials and activists) will gather to vote. According to rules of the Democratic National Committee, delegates can propose a new candidate from the party if they receive the signatures of 300 fellow delegates, as well as a confirmation signature from the proposed candidate. But the party is likely to rally around Harris to present a united front.

Nevertheless, it initially seems that the Democratic Party is rallying around Harris and that she will be able to win the nomination. At the same time, however, there are strong concerns about whether Harris, 59, or any other Democratic candidate will be able to defeat Trump less than four months before the November elections. After all, Trump is currently in the lead in all opinion polls in the United States, especially after Joe Biden’s decision.

Although change is fraught with risks, the new candidate can mobilise Democratic voters who had previously come to terms with the uphill battle to defeat Trump at a time when he is at an advantage over Biden across states. Before leaving, Biden was scheduled to meet with Republican candidate Trump for the second consecutive........

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