The Democratic Party is now looking for a new candidate for president after Joe Biden announced he would step down.
He has endorsed Kamala Harris, but Barack Obama says Democrats should create a process that identifies a “outstanding candidate”.
Here’s a look at who could replace him as the nominee to take on Donald Trump in November.
Kamala Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris has the backing of Joe Bidenwho called her “an extraordinary partner”.
In a post on X he wrote: “Today I want to offer my full support and backing for Kamala to be our party’s candidate this year.”.
“Democrats: It’s time to unite and defeat Trump. Let’s do it”.
Previously, the Biden campaign had been “quietly assessing the viability of Vice President Kamala Harris’s candidacy against Donald Trump in a new head-to-head poll“,” reported NBC News, Sky News’ sister network.
Harris, 59, is the first woman to serve as vice president, the culmination (so far) of a career of firsts and breakthroughs.
He was born in Oakland to immigrant parents, his father came from Jamaica to become a distinguished economist at Stanford University and his mother was a cancer researcher who emigrated from India.
Considered a pragmatic pioneer, Harris rose from local prosecutor to California attorney general and then U.S. senator before being tapped as Biden’s running mate in 2020.
He has huge name recognition and the highest polling numbers among Democrats who could be seriously considered as a candidate, sources within the Biden campaign told Reuters news agency.
He would also take over money raised by Biden’s campaign and inherit the campaign’s infrastructure, which would be helpful if he were to seek to run for president.
Her personal approval ratings could prove a hurdle, however. A recent poll gave Harris a 29% favorability rating, with 49% rating her unfavorably and 22% saying they had no opinion or hadn’t heard of her.
Gavin Newsom
The Governor of California, Gavin NewsomThe 56-year-old is an established figure in the Democratic Party and is among the names being floated as a possible successor, now or later.
However, he has now endorsed Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate, calling her “hard”, “intrepid” and “stubborn”.
“With our democracy at stake and our future at stake, no one is better able to prosecute the case against Donald Trump’s dark vision and guide our country in a healthier direction than Vice President @KamalaHarris“, he said in X.
He has a background in business, spanning restaurants and hotels, in his career prior to politics.
Newsom first gained national attention when, as mayor of San Francisco, he and other city officials began handing out same-sex marriage licenses, in direct violation of state law at the time.
His stock continued to rise, and in 2019, he won a landslide victory to reach the highest office in his state, becoming governor of California.
He is considered a strong voice within the party and a talented debater, but critics point to a poor record on a number of key issues in his state.
This includes high homelessness, drug problems, immigration issues, laws and safety, high taxes and more.
Gretchen Whitmer
The rapid rise of Gretchen Whitmer Over the past two decades – from law school graduate to Michigan governor – she has established herself as a prominent figure within the Democratic Party.
His status was solidified in 2022 with a decisive reelection and his party’s success in flipping both chambers of the state legislature, giving Democrats full control for the first time in nearly four decades.
Whitmer, 52, has been pushing the issue of abortion access in her role as co-chair of the campaign Bidensaying that he is in the “right side” of the fight for abortion despite its mediocre performance in the recent debate on the issue of reproductive rights. rights.
She blames Trump for fueling political hatred that fueled a plot to kidnap and kill her that was foiled by the FBI in 2020.
Asked if she would consider running this year if Biden were to step down, she responded with a resounding “No”.
Josh Shapiro
“Do things right” is Josh Shapiro’s motto on how he wants to govern Pennsylvania.
The governor is a rising star in the Democratic Party and is seen as one of the few governors who have been building their national profiles and positioning themselves for a 2028 White House bid before the issues with Biden.
However, the 50-year-old son of a doctor and former state legislator, county commissioner and state attorney general has now endorsed the vice president after Joe Biden to step aside.
“I will do everything I can to help elect @KamalaHarris as the 47th President of the United States“, he said in a post on X.
“The best path forward for the Democratic Party is to quickly unite behind Vice President Harris and refocus on winning the presidency.”.
Michelle Obama
Known and popular since her time as first lady when her husband Barack Obama was president, there are many on the Democratic side who would love to see Michelle Obama as the party’s nominee.
In fact, Trump supporters have become obsessed with the idea of Michelle Obama running to replace him. Biden in an attempt to diminish the president’s political viability and energize the Republican base.
An Ipsos poll found she is the only hypothetical candidate to definitively beat Trump head-to-head, and she also topped favorability charts among registered voters.
But would she be interested?
Earlier this year, his office told NBC News that he did not plan to run for office in 2024.
One of her aides pointed to her conversation last year with Oprah Winfrey to reflect her thinking and why she herself would probably never appear on a ballot.
“Politics is difficult“he said in the Netflix special.And people who get into this… they have to want it. It has to be in their soul, because it’s very important. It’s not in my soul.”.
Source: Gestion
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