Biden’s plans to return to the White House have been stymied by voters who believe he is too old to be re-elected.
U.S. President Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday to compete in the election later this year and will face former President Donald Trump in a rematch, U.S. media said.
According to US media reports, Biden needed 1,968 delegates to win the nomination, a number he passed in the Georgia primary, while similar results are expected in Mississippi, Washington State and the Northern Mariana Islands.
To choose a presidential nominee, indirect elections, or primaries, are held in which voters decide the number of delegates each party convention receives, who in turn select the party’s presidential nominee. In a primary, a candidate needs a majority of delegate votes at the convention to win their party’s presidential nomination.
“Voters now have a choice about the future of this country. Will we stand up and defend our democracy, or will we let others destroy it? Will we restore choice and protect our freedoms, or will we let extremists take away our freedoms? ?” Reuters quoted Biden as saying shortly after his victory.
Former US President Donald Trump is expected to repeat similar success for the Republican Party later today after his last opponent for the Republican nomination, Nikki Haley, won one of 15 state races on Super Tuesday last week 14 games, ending her campaign.
Biden vs. Trump: Challenges
The 77-year-old is the first former US president to stand trial in a criminal case over concealing hush-money payments to porn stars, and he has been in court during the campaign. Trump faces 91 felony charges in four indictments, including attempts to overturn the 2020 election. He is also the only U.S. president to be impeached twice.
Biden’s return to the White House has been blocked by a majority of voters who believe he is too old to serve another four years. The ongoing crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, where an influx of migrants is overwhelming the system, is another vulnerability for the 81-year-old leader. The recent murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, allegedly by an illegal immigrant, has also become a flashpoint between the two parties.
The US president lashed out at his Republican rival after delivering a fiery State of the Union address, accusing him of threatening democracy. “I will not give in,” he declared, vowing to reinstate Roe v. Wade to thwart Republican efforts to restrict abortion rights.
There is institutional investment
