The Daily Populous Sunday July 21st, 2024 night edition
Authored by telegraph.co.uk and submitted by TheTelegraph

Kamala Harris is the “only choice” to replace Joe Biden as the Democrats’ presidential nominee as there is so little time until the election, senior party figures have told The Telegraph.

The vice-president is seeing a groundswell of support among the party’s many elected officials who believe the 81-year-old president’s position is untenable.

But the question of how she would assume the position at the top of the ticket, should Mr Biden stand down, is increasingly contested.

Allies of Ms Harris are reportedly already working on a plan to secure her as the candidate-in-waiting.

But on Friday, it was reported that Nancy Pelosi, the former House speaker, favours holding an open convention, which would allow alternatives such as Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, and Gavin Newsom, governor of California, to pitch for the nomination.

She reportedly believes that a “mini-primary” of sorts would strengthen Ms Harris and avoid giving voters the impression she was handed the nomination in a stitch-up by party leaders.

Should he quit the race, Mr Biden could ask the delegates who are bound to him as the winner of the Democratic primary to switch over and endorse Ms Harris. With the backing of the party’s most influential figures, a coronation of sorts could easily follow.

kungfuweiner84 on July 20th, 2024 at 16:37 UTC »

I have a gut wrenching intuition that running Harris against Trump is an even bigger mistake.

Dogstarman1974 on July 20th, 2024 at 16:04 UTC »

This is dumb as fuck.

ajcpullcom on July 20th, 2024 at 14:57 UTC »

Dear Democratic Party:

Just fucking decide. You really didn’t think to sort this out in private? And if you do push him out, what’s the plan then? Kinda getting down to the wire, no? On the off-chance there’s ever another election after this one, maybe think things through long-term. Just. Fucking. Decide.

Thank you, Anti-magas