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The Democratic Party plans to formally nominate Joe
The Big GuyBiden
...46th president of the U.S. The very model of probity....
for president in an early virtual roll call vote in early August, the Democratic National Committee said Friday, as calls for the 81-year-old leader to step down from the campaign mount.
The DNC (
If you're white you ain't right!)
...Democrat National Committee, where all those off-the-wall talking points originate...'s convention rules committee met virtually Friday and decided the vote would not take place before Aug. 1 or after Aug. 7. The committee said a final date would be set by DNC leadership after a second committee meeting next week.
The 3,896 pledged delegates will be given a 24-hour notice before the virtual ballot window opens.
There also are 700 automatic "superdelegates," which include members of the House and Senate, governors, state party chairs and DNC members. They are not permitted to vote on the first ballot unless it's determined that one candidate has an absolute majority of pledged delegates.
Biden won 99% of the pledged delegates.
The four-day Democratic convention is scheduled to start Aug. 19 in reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown
...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel...
Typically, parties nominate their candidates at their national conventions, during live roll-call votes. In 2020, the process was conducted virtually because of the pandemic.
Party leaders say the virtual roll call is necessary to avoid litigation in Ohio, which requires major parties to have a presidential nominee by 90 days from the presidential election to appear on the ballot. This year that date falls on Aug. 7.
"My goal as counsel is to ensure we address and avoid all unnecessary legal risk on the way. And that's why we need a virtual nominating process," Dana Remus, a former White House counsel advising the DNC on the process, said. "It's why the wisest, most prudent course is to have that process conclude in time to allow us to file a certified nomination in Ohio by Aug. 7."
Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison on Friday described his excitement to "renominate President Joe Biden and Vice President Kámala Harris
Former Oakland mayor Willie Brown's former mistress, then a senatrix from California former 2020 Dem presidential hopeful, and Joe Biden's wing nut...
" and to promote the "Biden-Harris ticket."
So far, 35 members of Congress have called for Biden to leave the racwe.
Late Friday, Ohio Sen. Sherrod
I absolutely trust HillaryBrown
Dem senator from Ohio who harbored the same presidential ambitions as the rest of his colleagues. At a distance he was indistinguishable from most other Dem politicians, including the females. It can be said that he waned without waxing...
, a Democrat seeking reelection, called for Biden to not seek reelection.
Other Senators seeking a change are Peter Welch of Vermont, Jon Tester of Montana and Martin Henrich of New Mexico. All but Welch are seeking reelection.
Prominent members of the House urging him to at least consider leaving the race are Adam Schiff
>...Showboating U.S. Representative for California's 28th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiff has served in Congress since 2001. He currently serves as the chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. In a manner reminiscent of Joe McCarthy, on March 22, 2017, in a interview with Chuck Todd on MSNBC Schiff claimed there was “more than circumstantial evidence now” that Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia." Todd followed up by asking if he had seen direct evidence of collusion and Schiff responded that there was "evidence that is not circumstantial and is very much worthy of investigation"...>
is Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,, Jim Hines of Connecticut and Zoe Lofgren of California. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said Biden should reconsider his decision.
Rep. Mark Takano of California on Saturday posted on Facebook: "Joe, I love and respect you. But the stakes are too high to fail. It's time to pass the torch to Kamala (Harris)."
Biden defiantly has ignored their advice during public appearances and interviews with the media.