{"id":2309433,"date":"2024-07-26T11:38:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T15:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309433"},"modified":"2024-07-26T11:41:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T15:41:32","slug":"bidens-big-lead-shutting-down-two-contests-could-seal-deal-for-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-big-lead-shutting-down-two-contests-could-seal-deal-for-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s big lead shutting down two contests could seal deal for Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-big-lead-shutting-down-two-contests-could-seal-deal-for-harris-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2309433&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses how President Joe Biden&#8217;s early decision to\u2063 withdraw from the race for the Democratic nomination has facilitated the path for Vice President Kamala Harris to become the presumptive nominee. Two \u200cstates, \u2064Florida and Delaware, opted\u2064 to cancel their Democratic primaries, allowing Biden to secure delegates without any votes being cast. This strategic \u200dmove has prevented potential challengers from gaining traction. Harris is expected to officially win the nomination during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-plan-virtual-nomination-for-biden-ahead-of-chicago-convention\/\" title=\"Democrats to Hold Virtual Nomination for Biden Before Chicago Convention\">virtual roll call<\/a> by the Democratic National Committee scheduled from August \u20631 to August 7. Although there may be a chance\u200c for\u200c challengers if they can gather sufficient delegate support, \u200bthe lack of a contested primary makes\u2064 Harris&#8217;s nomination\u2062 likely, especially given Biden&#8217;s \u2062endorsement. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yes-democrats-have-made-milwaukee-a-horrible-city\/\" title=\"Democrats Turn Milwaukee Into a &#039;Horrible&#039; City\">article highlights accusations<\/a> from Florida Republicans regarding\u2064 the undemocratic nature of this process, labeling it as a &#8220;backroom deal&#8221; rather than a legitimate \u200delectoral competition.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden&rsquo;s big lead shutting down two contests could seal deal for Harris<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1713869\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> was so widely viewed as the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party that two states did not hold primaries earlier this year, and that decision could help seal the deal quicker for Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> to get the party&rsquo;s presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Harris is poised to win the party&rsquo;s nomination at a virtual roll call of the <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic National Committee\">Democratic National Committee<\/a> that will be open from Aug. 1 through Aug. 7, but if a challenger is able to amass 300 delegates with no more than 50 from one state by Saturday, the process will be delayed two days. The vice president is expected to win the nomination without a challenge after Biden dropped out and endorsed her to take his spot at the top of the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s path to the nomination was made easier in part thanks to two states, Florida and Delaware, which canceled their Democratic primaries, allowing Biden to score the delegates from both states without a single vote being cast earlier this year. The lack of delegates being designated to challengers or uncommitted, due to vote totals, helped give Harris a clear path.<\/p>\n<p>In Florida, the state Democratic Party moved to include only Biden on the ballot, thereby canceling the primary &mdash; to the uproar of the challengers to the president. The canceled primary meant that Biden had secured the delegates without a single vote being cast in his favor.<\/p>\n<p>After Biden dropped out, Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried announced they were &ldquo;fired up and ready to elect Kamala Harris this November,&rdquo; with 236 of the state&rsquo;s 254 delegates to the convention supporting the vice president.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Republican Party Chairman Evan Power accused the Democrats in the Sunshine State of bypassing the electoral process and selecting Harris via a &ldquo;backroom deal&rdquo; rather than a vote of the people.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Party Boss Fried is once again stepping on the electoral process by picking her new anointed candidate, border czar Kamala Harris, and shutting out the votes of Florida Democrats,&rdquo; Power said in a statement. &ldquo;For all the talk about &lsquo;saving democracy,&rsquo; the Democrat Party is choosing their candidate in a backroom deal, completely shutting out their primary voters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In Delaware, the Democratic presidential primary was also canceled after only Biden qualified to appear on the ballot. With Biden&rsquo;s decision to step aside, all 34 DNC delegates from Delaware backed Harris, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-strong-lead-in-two-contests-could-secure-harriss-nomination-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s strong lead in two contests could secure Harris&#039;s nomination - Washington Examiner\">party announced earlier<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe [Biden] recognized that Kamala [Harris] is uniquely qualified to be President on day one, having been in the room for many of the administration&rsquo;s key accomplishments. Our delegation&rsquo;s unanimous vote of support is an acknowledgment of that fact,&rdquo; Delaware Democratic Party Chairwoman Betsy Maron said in a statement. &ldquo;Our Delaware Delegation is eager to support Kamala Harris at the convention and ready to work as hard for her victory as they would for Delaware&rsquo;s favorite son.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The virtual nominating process will occur weeks before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, which will be held from Aug. 19-22.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1713869\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1713869\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden&#8217;s significant lead led to the cancellation of two primaries, potentially accelerating Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s path to the Democratic Party&#8217;s presidential nomination. Biden was seen as the clear frontrunner, prompting Florida and Delaware to forgo their primaries, allowing him to secure delegates without any votes being cast. Harris is expected to be nominated during a virtual roll call of the Democratic National Committee from August 1 to August 7, unless a challenger can gather 300 delegates with no more than 50 from a single state by Saturday, which would delay the process by two days. Following Biden&#8217;s withdrawal and endorsement of Harris, she is anticipated to win the nomination unopposed. The cancellation of the primaries in Florida and Delaware facilitated Harris&#8217;s nomination, as Biden was the only candidate on the ballot in both states. In Florida, the state Democratic Party&#8217;s decision to list only Biden on the ballot drew criticism from his challengers, who argued it undermined the electoral process. Florida Democratic Party Chairwoman Nikki Fried expressed enthusiasm for Harris&#8217;s candidacy, with a significant majority of the state&#8217;s delegates supporting her. Meanwhile, Delaware&#8217;s Democratic primary was also canceled, resulting in all 34 delegates backing Harris after Biden stepped aside. Delaware Democratic Party Chairwoman Betsy Maron emphasized Harris&#8217;s qualifications and the delegation&#8217;s eagerness to support her at the upcoming convention. The virtual nomination process will take place ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, scheduled for August 19-22<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2309439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kamala-harris-biden-2024-dnc.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32431,3620,34167,4021],"class_list":["post-2309433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-2024-election","tag-biden","tag-democratic-primaries","tag-harris"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/kamala-harris-biden-2024-dnc.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2309433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2309433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2309439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2309433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2309433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2309433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}