Clear Path: Kamala Harris is Poised to Secure the Democratic Nomination without Challenge
Late Monday evening, the Associated Press (AP) released the results of a Democratic Party delegate survey revealing that Kamala Harris has unofficially secured enough delegate votes to be the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. This development comes after President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the race, throwing his support behind Harris.
According to the AP report published on July 22, Harris has amassed 3,107 delegates, surpassing the required 1,976 delegate votes needed at the convention. The survey highlighted that no other potential nominee was mentioned, indicating a clear path for Harris to claim the nomination.
(Below) An Associated Press survey, conducted immediately after Biden's exit from the presidential race, shows Kamala Harris has secured more than enough pledged delegates to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination.
Democratic Party: Destroying Democracy in Their Nomination Process?
The Democratic Party's nomination process has a recent history of controversies, particularly allegations of rigging to favor certain candidates. The 2016 primary process faced severe criticism for perceived biases towards Hillary Clinton. Accusations included too few debates — when there is a debate Clinton is fed questions beforehand — and giving the Clinton campaign undue control over DNC hires and resources. Additionally, there were attempts to restrict top-tier advisors from joining competing campaigns.
In 2020, the primary was set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 lockdowns and seemed unstoppable for Bernie Sanders until the South Carolina primary, which significantly boosted Joe Biden's campaign. The Iowa caucus that year took three days to count votes, with precincts using a phone app called IowaRecorder, designed by a company led by former Hillary Clinton staffers. A New York Times article described the app results as "riddled" with errors, inconsistencies, and impossibilities, casting more doubt on the fairness of the primary process.
Now, in 2024, critics argue that the Democratic Party's handling of Joe Biden's resignation and the subsequent installation of Kamala Harris amounts to a coup. They claim there is nothing democratic about Harris's rise to the frontrunner position. All primary votes were disregarded, as Harris didn't run for nomination in the primaries, yet she now stands as the leading Democratic candidate. News outlets have not reported on Jason Palmer and Dean Phillips as contenders, despite their participation in the Democratic primary.
(Below) Fox News contributor Lisa Boothe claims that the Democratic Party is far from democratic, arguing that Biden's resignation was a coup d'état with Kamala Harris as a central figure in the coup.
AOC's Revelation of a Party Coup
In early July, before Trump's assassination attempt, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) revealed via a TikTok video that Democratic Party leaders were not only taking steps to remove Biden from the ticket but also aimed to oust Kamala Harris. AOC's statement suggests unethical workings in the Democratic party and underscores a chasm-size split in loyalty regarding their top-ticket candidates. The following video has been removed from AOC's social media.
(Below) In a July 10th video, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14) claims that key figures within the Democratic Party are trying to remove both Biden and Harris from the presidential ticket.
The Chaos of the 2024 Presidential Election
The 2024 presidential election this Summer is marked by unprecedented political chaos:
- The first general election presidential debate revealed significant concerns about President Biden's mental capacity.
- Former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt.
- The U.S. Secret Service stonewalling on fundamental questions on why they knowingly exposed a former president to an assassin sniper.
- Biden's exit from the race a mere month before the Democratic convention.
Harris' Polling and Challenges Ahead
After Biden's exit, a Forbes poll shows Harris performing slightly better than Biden against Trump. However, the poll also indicated that her fundamentals as a candidate are significantly weaker than Trump's. This suggests that the early uptick in her poll numbers might be short-lived.
The Forbes pollster stated that it is unlikely Harris has enough time to overcome her fundamental shortcomings, especially with absentee voting set to begin just two weeks after the Democratic Convention.
(Below) HarrisX CEO Dritan Nesho notes in the following Forbes interview that Kamala Harris' polling fundamentals are significantly weaker than Trump's and questions if the vice president has enough lead time to catch up.
Now that Harris has taken over as the Democratic frontrunner, telltale signs show she faces an uphill battle. One poll shows her trailing by as much as nine points behind Trump. As publishing, the Real Clear Politics polling average for the presidential general election has Trump polling ahead of Harris by 1.6 points.
With Kamala Harris as the unofficial Democratic presidential nominee, her campaign faces a tough road ahead. Mail-in voting is mere weeks away. In that time, she'll need to work diligently to close the gap with Trump in battleground states.
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