The Democratic National Committee is reportedly trying to expedite its technical nominating process to ward off any challenges to President Joe Biden’s nomination next month.
This latest scheme by team Biden is just another desperate attempt to survive the avalanche of calls for him to step aside after his disastrous debate performance. If they pull this off, the aging president just needs to fend off the pressure for a couple more weeks, according to Axios:
Once Biden secures votes from a majority of the nearly 4,000 delegates, it becomes nearly impossible to oust him from the Democratic presidential ticket. The DNC plans to train state party chairs next week on how to conduct secure electronic voting. Voting is likely to open on July 29 and conclude by August 5, insiders say.
In late May, the Democratic National Committee announced plans to nominate its ticket through a virtual roll call weeks before the party’s convention in Chicago, starting August 19. But they conveniently left out the exact date.
Biden, stubborn as ever, resists calls to step down, insisting he’s the best candidate to beat former President Donald Trump. “I’m the nominee of this party because 14 million Democrats like you voted for me in the primaries,” Biden said Friday in Detroit. And with the recent shift in media focus to the assassination attempt on Trump and Trump’s selection of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate, Biden’s chances of being nominated in Chicago seem stronger.
However, the Democratic Party is far from unified. Politico Playbook reported Monday that dissent within the party may resurface in the weeks leading up to the DNC.
There are signs the effort to sideline Biden could gain momentum. With Trump now seen as a more sympathetic figure, the fear of losing both chambers of Congress is growing among Democrats. Senior party members are convinced that Biden will lose the election. While Biden’s campaign clings to head-to-head match-up polls showing a tight race, savvy political insiders point out that in multiway polling including third-party candidates, they’re trailing — and have been for months.
