Aviva Fried (correspondent in the United States) / Photo credits: CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
After another day of primary elections, Joe Biden and Donald Trump each won enough delegates in the Democratic and Republican primaries to win their party’s nomination this summer. They will therefore face each other in November 2024 for the American presidential election.
In the United States, the campaign for the presidential elections has officially begun. Joe Biden and his rival Donald Trump won enough delegates on Tuesday to ensure they are their party’s candidates in November’s US presidential election, according to US media estimates. The results of the Democratic and Republican primaries in the states of Georgia, Mississippi and Washington were virtually a foregone conclusion, with Joe Biden and Trump eliminating competition in the nomination race.
There was no longer much suspense but Joe Biden was the first to reach the goal and obtain 1,968 delegates who will vote for him during the nominating convention. Donald Trump had to wait a little longer but he too garnered enough votes. He immediately posted a victory message on the social network History and he must be beaten,” he said.
Convince beyond their own camp
The advantage for the moment is Donald Trump who can count on a loyal base, ready to follow him, whatever his attitudes and his legal setbacks. On the Biden side, it is more complicated, he must face disenchantment from those who brought him to power in 2020 because of the economic crisis and the war in Gaza.
The challenge for both candidates is also to convince people beyond their own camp. A more complicated task for Donald Trump whose excesses frighten moderates. However, in eight months of campaigning, anything can still happen. Especially since the candidates are the oldest in the history of American presidential elections.