Risky story: who could be a candidate from the Democratic Party Melania Golembiowska Former US President Barack Obama did not directly support Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential candidate. However, the Democrats do not have much time before electing a new candidate. This opinion 24 Channel was expressed by political scientist and international affairs expert Maxim Nesvitaylov, noting that the democrats want an official election procedure. It's risky for them to just confirm Joe Biden's decision.Who could be the Democratic candidate< /h2>
Nesvitaylov said that recently, in addition to Harris, there were other candidates for this position, namely Gavin Newsom and Pete Buttigieg. However, they spoke out in support of her. Theoretically, they may still change their minds.
The Democrats should consolidate around their candidate in the coming days. I don't think they will delay the election until the party convention in August, the political scientist emphasized.
Why the Democrats Want an Official Procedure
According to Nesvitaylov, the Democrats want the decision-making procedure regarding who will be their presidential candidate to be public. The candidate must have a certain level of legitimacy.
Biden has been campaigning for almost a year now, his people supported him, they voted for him in the primaries. He is now withdrawing his candidacy and simply saying that Kamala Harris or someone else will replace him is a risky story, the political scientist explained.
He said that theoretically Harris has the greatest legitimacy among the Democrats, because she spent the entire Biden election campaign by his side. However, the Democrats will still want to conduct a certain official procedure in order to settle on one candidate, based on objective factors.
Obama may be skeptical about the vice president, because she is not remembered for any serious personal achievements in her position. She is not the most influential among the Democrats. Kamala had her own area of responsibility – resolving the migration crisis in the United States.
She did not cope with this task very well. There are no other significant achievements. It turns out that her candidacy is associated exclusively with the achievements of the Biden administration, Nesvitaylov noted.
