He earthquake within the Democratic Party American is already a reality after the Joe Biden’s withdrawal from re-election This Sunday through a letter. The next steps, now, focus on the current vice president Kamala Harris which is presented as the main option to succeed the current president. She will be seen at an event already scheduled this Monday afternoon.

The correspondent for laSexta in the United States (USA), Argemino Barros, explains that Harris is already in the process of gathering all possible support, among which is already Hillary Clinton, as well as donations since the support of the outgoing candidate does not guarantee your candidacy. At this moment, then, a process.

A process that begins with the 4,000 delegates who had already pledged their support for Biden to be nominated and officially become a candidate during the Democratic Convention in Illinois scheduled for August 19. It will then be known who will be the Democratic rival who will fight for the presidency against the Republican. Donald Trump in the next US elections which will be held on November 5th.

It should be noted that the popular vote, precisely, is previously translated into the thousands of delegates who are now free of commitment. However, it is possible that they will follow the voting line marked by Biden who has supported publicly to the vice president in the presidential race. In fact, it is foreseeable that this will happen since the Democratic Party in the different states is already positioning itself in this sense.

At this point, there are two options. On the one hand, there can be an orderly and negotiated selection behind the scenes, as is happening at the moment; and on the other hand, a ‘mini-primary’ These are not negative for Harris either, since she may not have any Democratic rivals to be chosen as a candidate. In fact, this option would give more legitimacy to her arrival in office, something that would prevent Republicans from accusing her of having been handpicked.

Another question is who Harris will take with her in this race to the Oval Office. Barro says that taking into account that the diversity in the democratic party has always been a pillar and Harris is a woman, black, with an elite education, urban and from the coast, everything points to her second in command being a white, heterosexual man from the interior of the US. In fact, this question has become a meme.

In this way, the names that are handled are: ShapiroGovernor of Pennsylvania; Andy Beshearfrom Kentucky; J.B. Pritzkerfrom Illinois; Roy Cooperfrom North Carolina; as well as Mark Kellisenator from Arizona. However, the good progress of Trump in the polls and the unity demonstrated within the Republican Party suggests that Democrats are saving themselves for 2028.