In exchange for the successive criticism directed at US President Donald Trump, due to his handling of the crisis of protests against the killing of African-American citizen George Floyd, and before that he dealt with the Corona crisis file and its economic repercussions; His Democratic opponent in the upcoming presidential election records Joe Biden as "political points", and observers expect that the balance will favor him in the presidential contest.
Biden - former Vice President Barack Obama - has been a leading critic of Trump's handling of the recent protests, accusing him of dividing the country based on race and religion.
He also sharply criticized him after expressing his hope that "George Floyd looks from the sky to see the great things that happen to his country," referring to figures that reflected the restoration of some of the Americans' jobs that they lost due to the Corona pandemic.
The Democratic candidate for the upcoming November elections was one of the first initiators to console the American people and the Floyd family, as he moved specifically for this purpose to Houston last Monday, although he had left his home in Delaware only a few times in the past period, due to the isolation measures.
Together, let's make this an era of action. pic.twitter.com/JHt3sELUCV
- Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 9, 2020
Symbolic wins
But the last of these "symbolic victories" that Biden, 77, is winning against Trump, and perhaps the most important one, is his announcement that he will nominate a woman of African descent for the first time in the history of the United States to take over as vice president, in an attempt to win black voters.
It is well known that the elements of strength enjoyed by the Democratic Party in the United States are mainly in three classes, which are the youth, women and minorities, especially those of African and Latin descent.
Biden also owes black voters - who are popular - a large part of his victory in the Democratic primary, and he realizes that their mobilization is the key to any Democrat dreaming of reaching the White House.
Biden promised his voters last March that he would choose a woman to face Trump, stressing that he was considering choosing a candidate of African descent, and he had repeated this repeatedly on subsequent occasions.
Mounting pressure
The "Washington Post" newspaper revealed last month that Biden was under mounting pressure from within his party, as he faced one of the most important decisions related to his candidacy for the presidency, which is choosing a candidate for the post of vice president.
Black Democrats have also joined in trying to urge him to choose a woman of African descent for the job, in exchange for pressure from liberal groups and activists to choose a liberal woman.
This stampede - according to the newspaper - came at a critical moment for Biden, who faces charges of sexual assault on his former employee in the nineties, which threatens - despite denying the accusations - a broad section of his supporters represented by women.
And Daniel Gillion, a professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, believes that African-American voters are "calling for a black-skinned vice president," with protesters demanding since Floyd's death demanding justice and change, which has been reflected in the bookmaking sites.
Biden said yesterday evening on "CBS" channel that the past two weeks "have increased the need and urgency" to choose a person "completely in line with" his direction.
"I want a strong person and someone who is able and ready to be president from day one," added the man - who would be the oldest president in US history if he won the presidency.
University of Virginia professor of political science Kyle Condic asserts that today "Biden has many reasons to choose a black candidate."
Biden disclosed earlier that his team is studying the names of seven women, but after the recent protests over Floyd’s killing, three of Africa’s greatest descent have won the chance to win the post, namely: his former rival in the primaries Kamala Harris, a former member of the House of Representatives Val Demings, and the president Atlanta Municipality of Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris, 55, Biden's former rival in the Democratic primary, was from the start among the front-runners as a vice presidential candidate, thanks in particular to her experience.
Harris - the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India - is the first woman and the first black skin to be elected as Attorney General of California, then in 2017 she became the first woman from South Asia and the second woman of African descent to be elected to the Senate.
However, she easily encountered Joe Biden during a democratic debate, specifically on the highly sensitive issue of his previous positions on apartheid.
The two Democrats, who have known each other for a long time, have reconciled to the cameras.
Observers believe that at a time when there are deep questions about the way the judicial and criminal system works in the United States, especially towards minorities, the past of Kamala Harris, a public prosecutor, may not be in her favor.
Val Demings
Val Demings, 63, was elected to the House of Representatives in 2017, and was particularly highlighted during the parliamentary trial aimed at removing the current President Donald Trump.
Since the death of George Floyd, her shares have risen in expectations thanks to her statements against "institutional racism", especially since she worked as a former police officer and assumed the leadership of the police force in Orlando, Florida.
During a press statement to her, Monday's Dimings said: "Frankly, if Joe Biden asks me ... I will say: Yes."
"Her previous work in the police allows her to support the police forces, and at the same time to understand the grievances of the demonstrators," Kyle Condec said.
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Despite her weak experience at the national level, shares of Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms quickly rose when she delivered an impressive impromptu speech inviting the rioters to return to their homes on May 29.
At 50, Bottoms was one of the first mayors in major American cities to support Biden's candidacy in the primary.
"If the vice president thinks I can help him win in November, and that I am the best for this site, I will seriously think about it," she told Axios news site last Monday.