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President Joe Biden clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, clearing his path to a rematch with Donald Trump in November.
Biden’s victory in Georgia on Tuesday pushed him over the delegate threshold to become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Biden will be formally named the party’s nominee this August at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
The former president is also expected to clinch the number of delegates he needs for the Republican nomination this week.
Biden became the presumptive Democratic nominee by securing a majority of the 3,933 pledged delegates available during the primary process. Maryland businessperson Jason Palmer is the only other individual to earn delegates to the convention so far, though 20 delegates will arrive as “uncommitted” following protest votes in Michigan, Minnesota and Hawaii against Biden’s handling of Israel’s war against Hamas.
The Biden-Trump rematch is expected to be the most expensive and nastiest in modern political history, as two incumbent presidents face off for a second time this fall. Biden has consistently trailed Trump in national and battleground polling in recent months, but he holds a significant fundraising advantage over Trump.
“I am honored that the broad coalition of voters representing the rich diversity of the Democratic Party across the country have put their faith in me once again to lead our party — and our country — in a moment when the threat Trump poses is greater than ever,” Biden said in a statement from the campaign. “Voters now have a choice to make about the future of this country.”
Following Biden’s State of the Union address last week, the Biden campaign kicked into overdrive last week with a six-week $30 million ad buy and stepped up Biden’s travel to swing states. He’s stumping in Wisconsin and Michigan this week, as well as adding a stop in North Carolina with Vice President Kamala Harris later this month…..
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