Stage set for Biden-trump rematch
Rematch of Trump and Biden is expected to mirror the 2020 campaign
Washington, D.C., US - US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have secured the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations, respectively, setting up a rematch with each other, according to CNN.
Trump clinched the Republican nomination for president on Wednesday morning, while, Biden secured the Democratic nomination earlier on Tuesday night.
The voters cast ballots in presidential primaries in Georgia, Mississippi and Washington.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Hawaii Republicans held caucuses, while voting wrapped up in the primary for Democrats Abroad, the official arm of the Democratic Party for Americans living overseas, reported CNN.
Moreover, Biden is the pro
jected winner of the Democratic primary in the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands.
The shorter slate of elections followed last week’s Super Tuesday, when Biden and Trump dominated across the map,
putting both on the cusp of winning a majority of the delegates needed to be crowned their parties’ presumptive nominees.
The long-anticipated rematch of Trump and Biden is expected to mirror the 2020 campaign, though Trump will run this time under the spectre of 91 felony charges related to allegations that he plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat, CNN reported.
The charges included that he played a lead role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol; illegally took classified documents from the White House; and covered up hush money payments to an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election.
However, Trump has now achieved a record of accomplishments and missteps for voters to weigh.
Moreover, Biden is so far running a similar campaign to 2020, appealing to concerns over Trump’s authoritarian behaviour and a middling economy, according to CNN.
Notably, unlike Trump, the US president has never faced a serious, well-funded primary challenge, with Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, his lone rival in elected office, dropping out and endorsing Biden last week.