The internal party race has been decided two months after the start of the primaries in America. The Democrats go with Joe Biden in the election campaign against President Donald Trump. An overview of the electoral system and the most important topics.
The latest developments
Left senator Bernie Sanders has officially pledged his support to the only remaining presidential candidate, Joe Biden. He called on all Americans to support Biden’s presidential candidacy – as he does – Sanders said on Monday at a joint online appearance with his previous opponent. Donald Trump is the most dangerous president in the recent history of the United States. It is important to ensure that Trump has only one term. “We need you in the White House,” said Sanders to Biden’s address. He would do everything to make it happen. Sanders had dropped out of the Democratic presidential race last week.
As expected, Biden won the primary in Wisconsin and Alaska. The Wisconsin election had taken place before Sanders’ exit, but its outcome was not announced until Tuesday (April 14). Accordingly, according to the count of almost all polling stations, Biden won with 63 percent of the votes compared to 32 percent for Sanders. Sanders had won a clear victory over his then opponent Hillary Clinton four years ago in this state. The current outcome confirms how Biden now dominates the party everywhere. The former Vice President also performed best in the area code in Alaska on Saturday, with 55 percent of the vote. Biden has already won the party race after his last competitor, left senator Bernie Sanders, announced his retirement on Wednesday. However, Sanders wants to stay on the ballot papers for the remaining primaries and continue to collect delegate votes to at least secure content-related influence at the party conference in the summer. Alaska had polled for the coronavirus pandemic and extended the deadlines.
Bernie Sanders ends his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. The left senator announced his decision in an online message to his campaign staff on April 8. The former Vice President Joe Biden has now been chosen as the Democratic nominee in a race overshadowed by the corona pandemic. With his exit, Sanders makes it easier for Biden to take control of the Democratic Party and focus on the election campaign against President Trump. Sanders, the winner of the primaries in New Hampshire, Nevada, California, and other states, could theoretically have held out until June. With 924 delegates, however, he was significantly lower than Biden’s 1225 delegates and had little chance of winning. In his online message, he expressed satisfaction with what had been achieved. During the internal party dispute, Sanders had managed to focus attention consistently on concerns of the left-wing of the party.
