Washington. Even before Joe Biden resigned, Democratic leaders had already outlined the scenario for a “primary blitz” to determine his successor.
Joe Biden launched his presidential candidacy for the US Elections taken out in November. Now they need it Democrats a new candidate. Immediately after the announcement of the withdrawal, the current vice president was chosen by all sides Kamala Harris put into play, which has already signaled the successor of the Joe Biden wanting to compete.
However, Harris does not need to be officially nominated until the Democratic National Convention in August. There could also be a call “Primary Blitz” come, that is, a “lightning area code.” Advocates of this alternative model believe it could energize Democrats by highlighting young and emerging talent, inspiring the country with a powerful articulation of the party’s values and, crucially, preventing Trump from returning to the White House and launching an all-out assault on American democracy.
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“Blitz Primary” was developed before Biden’s resignation
The idea was floated before Biden’s resignation by a loose coalition of Democratic Party figures, including former senior administration officials and elected officials, major donors and current party officials. They call their plan “Lightning Area Code” – a fast-track and tightly controlled selection process that is expected to end with the nomination of a younger successor to Biden at the Democratic convention.
After Biden’s resignation, a shortlist could include five to eight young people Candidates are being investigated, coming from the Biden administration, Democratic governors and other rising stars of the party.
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Next to the vice president Kamala HarrisThose at the top of the list include Governors Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Gavin Newsom of California and Andy Beshear of Kentucky, U.S. Senator from Georgia Raphael Warnock and Biden Cabinet members such as Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg among the possible candidates.
Harris would have to compete on equal terms
A controversial aspect of the Primary BlitzThe model, however, is that Harris would have to run on a level playing field – she would not be named Biden’s successor. Allan Katz, who helped craft the plan, told the Guardian that if she emerged as the nominee, she would be “a much stronger and much better candidate than if the nomination was simply handed to her”.
The younger generation of leaders would be introduced to the nation in a series of televised town hall meetings leading up to the party’s Aug. 19 convention in Chicago. Presenters would be chosen for their dynamic skills, great for prime time public attract, especially younger voters, and Trump thus stealing the media spotlight again.
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Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and even Taylor Swift were brought into play as fantasy conversation partners.
The lightning area code model has proven popular
According to the party rules there Biden After his resignation, he returned the 3,904 delegate votes, which are now open to another candidate. Under the blitz primary formula, a vote would take place before the convention in Chicago to avoid the risk of an ugly and painful spectacle at the event itself.
Capital Inside by Jörg Quoos, Editor-in-Chief of the FUNKE Central Editorial Team
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Selection would be made by ranked choice voting. Delegates would vote only once, but would list all candidates in order of preference. Candidates would then be eliminated one by one and their votes redistributed among the remaining candidates. This process could be extended over several days to achieve maximum excitement and television exposure.
The defenders of the Lightning primaries report that the model proved popular among those they tested it on.