2024-07-05 13:18:32
The American newspaper The Washington Post has published ten alternative candidates to replace US President Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election, and also accused the Democratic Party of “burying its head in the sand” by hiding from the problems of the American leader’s age and mental state, Day.Az reports with reference to Lenta.ru.
The publication said the most influential voices in the party portrayed Biden’s problems as exaggerated by the media. However, his allies’ position changed after his “incoherent and largely panned performance” in the debate with former President Donald Trump, raising the question of alternative candidates for the election.
The list includes Vice President Kamala Harris, who would enter the race “unless she voluntarily drops out.” The publication puts Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in second place, described as “a viable alternative and almost perfect on paper.” In third place is U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who is described as “the antithesis of Biden’s inability to get a message across to Trump.”
Next on the list are Pennsylvania, Colorado and California Governors Josh Shapiro, Jared Polis and Gavin Newsom, and Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock. The newspaper ranked Michelle Obama, the wife of former President Barack Obama, in eighth place, saying she is “the most popular former first lady in America” who would be an ideal alternative but “is simply not interested in being elected.”
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear round out the list, although the article emphasizes that “it’s unclear whether the alternative would benefit the party.”