Joe Biden will be virtually named Democratic presidential nominee to avoid the embarrassment of being shut out of the vote in a key state
President Joe Biden will be virtually nominated for the Democratic nomination to ensure his name appears on the Ohio general election ballot.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison said in a statement obtained by DailyMail.com on Tuesday that Democrats would select Biden through a “virtual roll call” vote after Republican Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose warned that Biden’s place on the ballot was in jeopardy.
This year, the DNC will take place from August 19 to 22, while the deadline for candidates in Ohio to receive their parties’ nominations is set for August 7.
“Joe Biden will be on the ballot in Ohio and all fifty states, and Ohio Republicans agree. But when the time for action comes, they have failed to take action every time, so the Democrats will land this plane on their own,” Harrison said.
“Through a virtual roll call, we will ensure that Republicans cannot undermine our democracy through incompetence or partisan ploys and that Ohioans can exercise their right to vote for the presidential candidate of their choice,” the DNC chairman offered Also to.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which was held almost entirely virtually. He will be nominated virtually again due to an in-person convention scheduled after the voting deadline in Ohio
Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison said Tuesday that a “virtual roll call” vote would take place to nominate Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over concerns that “incompetence or partisan political ploys” by the Republican Party could push Democrats out of the House. vote in Ohio.
In the past, Ohio state lawmakers have pushed back the deadline to accommodate candidates from both parties.
Ohio’s Republican Governor Mike DeWine had called a special session of the House and Senate this week to discuss the issue, but so far lawmakers remained deadlocked.
Four years ago, during the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the Democratic National Convention was held virtually.
Major plans to take over Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were scrapped and Biden instead accepted the nomination of the party from his adopted hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
This year, the Republicans will hold their convention in Milwaukee, while the Democrats will host their convention in Chicago.
There will still be a roll call vote on the conference floor, but it will be held symbolically.
President Joe Biden lost Ohio to former President Donald Trump in 2020, but still won enough Electoral College votes to become president. The last Democrat to win the Buckeye State was former President Barack Obama. Biden served as Obama’s running mate
The virtual roll call vote is expected to take place after June 4, when the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee will meet and vote to make changes to the roll call process, allowing the virtual roll call voting plan to proceed.
For years, Ohio was a key battleground in presidential elections, but recently the country has become more Republican-friendly.
Democratic President Barack Obama won Ohio in 2012, helping to clinch his re-election bid.
Biden was Obama’s running mate.
Trump has since won the state twice.
In 2020, Ohio went 53 percent for Trump and 45 percent for Biden.