Analysis of the electoral future of the United States

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Let's go deeper into the analysis of the latest events in the u.s., we are joined by Juan Carlos Barron, researcher and academic secretary of the North American Research Center of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

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00:00U.S. President Joe Biden withdrew from the race for the U.S. presidency, an extraordinary decision

00:04that plunges the Democratic nomination into uncertainty just months before the November

00:09election against Donald Trump. The president made this shocking announcement after a week's

00:13long pressure campaign by Democratic leaders, organizers and donors, disastrous debate

00:19performance last month and his uneven public appearance since have only exacerbated long-

00:24standing border concerns that the 81-year-old president was simply too old to serve another

00:2940 years. The president's withdrawal pushes the Democratic Party into largely uncharted waters,

00:34with its national convention scheduled to begin on August 19 in Chicago. The nominee will also

00:39have a tight window to choose a running mate to take on Trump and his vice presidential pick,

00:44the Ohio Senator James David Vance. In this context, current Vice President Kamala Harris

00:53will arrive in Chicago as an early favorite in the race to replace Biden. The 59-year-old

00:58VP has the largest national profile of any Democratic candidate, and delegates may view

01:03her as the safest option, with just four months to spare before Election Day. Campaign finance

01:09experts also say that Harris will have the most straightforward legal argument to keep the Biden

01:13campaign's fundraising whole, while another nominee may have to forfeit that money.

01:23Earlier, protesters had gathered outside the White House to call on President Joe Biden to

01:27pass the torch.

01:57Massively outspending Trump on the airwaves.

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