China News Service, Washington, June 6th (Reporter Chen Mengtong) On the 5th local time, former US Vice President Joe Biden won the majority of votes required by the National Congress in the Democratic presidential primaries and officially won the party's presidential candidate Nomination qualifications.
Biden said in a statement that evening, "This is a difficult period in American history, and anger and split politics are not the answer. This country urgently needs leadership in order to unite us."
Data Map: Former US Vice President Joe Biden. China News Agency reporter Chen Meng Tongshe
On June 2, primary elections were held in 7 states including Pennsylvania and Washington, the capital. According to statistics, Biden’s cumulative vote rate means that he has received the support of 1991 “committed delegates” from the Democratic National Convention and locked in the nomination of the party’s presidential candidate in advance. On the Republican side, Trump has won the required number of party representative votes in mid-March.
This will be the third time for 77-year-old Biden to run for president. In this year's presidential primaries, Biden's election "opened low and walked high" until the fourth leg of South Carolina to stabilize his position, and then established the victory on the "Super Tuesday" in early March. With the last competitor, Federal Senator Sanders resigning on April 8, Biden became the only presidential candidate for the Democratic Party.
The American media believes that the reason why Biden successfully won the primary election is due to the strong support of voters of African descent. According to a Fox News survey, Biden has a 75% approval rate among African Americans who have registered to vote. The analysis believes that for Biden, how to inspire African voters to actively vote in November will test their campaign strategy.
The Associated Press believes that another major reason for Biden's victory is that his policy proposition is more moderate and easier to attract middle voters.
Prior to this, Biden’s former competitors Sanders, Warren, former “partner” Obama, current Speaker of the House of Representatives Pelosi and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton have expressed their support for him, showing Unity within the Democratic Party.
Biden likened the November election to the "soul war" in the United States. He said in a statement, "We will participate in this election with a united party. From now until November 3, I will work hard to win the votes of all Americans every day, so that we can win this country together. The battle of souls and the reconstruction of the economy."
With less than five months left before the US presidential election, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has not yet been completely controlled, and the preparations for the National Congress of the Democratic and Republican Parties have not been finalized. Trump and Biden's campaign rallies have not been restored. Coupled with the recent death of African-American man George Freud, which triggered nationwide protests and demonstrations, this year's US election has many uncertainties in terms of agenda and issues.
As the suspense of the presidential candidates of the two parties in the United States was announced, Biden's candidate for vice president became the focus of attention. In the context of the current high attention to racial issues, American public opinion believes that the probability of Biden choosing an African or ethnic minority woman as a running partner has increased. Possible candidates include Federal Senator Harris and Federal Representative Val Demings. (Finish)