Joe Biden announced Friday that he has enough delegates for his nomination as Democrat candidate to face Republican President Donald Trump in the November presidential election in the United States. "I will devote every day to fighting to get your votes so that together we can win the battle for the soul of our country," said the former vice president.
Joe Biden, 77, crossed the threshold of 1,991 delegates allowing him to ensure his nomination by his party while the counting of a series of Democratic primaries continued on Tuesday. He was already considered the presumed candidate after the rallying in April to his candidacy of the champion of the left, Bernie Sanders. The country is currently experiencing massive protests after the May 25 homicide of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by a white police officer.
Contrasting reactions to the protests of the past few days
“This is a difficult time in the history of America. And Donald Trump's angry and sowing policy is not an answer, "he wrote on the Medium platform after the announcement of the crossing of the decisive threshold for the number of delegates. “The country demands loud and clear leadership. Leadership capable of bringing us together. Leadership that can bring us together ”.
Joe Biden's reaction to the protests contrasts with that of Donald Trump who threatened to deploy the military. Joe Biden has multiplied declarations, repeatedly denouncing "institutional racism" and promising to tackle it in his first 100 days of power if he defeated outgoing Republican President Trump on November 3.
A big lead in polls
During a meeting with black religious and political leaders organized last Sunday, his first participation in a public meeting since mid-March when the coronavirus pandemic suddenly paralyzed the presidential campaign, Joe Biden had denounced the presidency of Donald Trump and the problems of racism and inequality plaguing the United States. "The bandage was torn off by this pandemic and this president," he said. Several participants in the meeting urged him to choose a running mate who would become the first black vice-president if he won in November. He reiterated to them that "several African American candidates" were on his list.
Vice President Barack Obama for eight years, Joe Biden is very popular with black Americans, a key electorate for any Democrat hoping to win the American presidential election. But he did not escape criticism for his past positions or comments that caused outrage. Like when he told a radio host in May that he was "not black" if he was thinking of voting for Donald Trump. Joe Biden quickly apologized.
An average of the national polls established by the RealClearPolitics site currently attributes to Joe Biden a 7.1 point lead over Donald Trump for the election. By far the biggest difference between two presidential candidates five months before the election since the 2000s.
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