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Democrats are moving forward with plans to nominate President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for a second term through a virtual roll call next month before the party convenes Aug. 19 in Chicago for its four-day national convention.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a co-chair of the Democratic National Committee’s rules committee, confirmed Wednesday during a Biden campaign news conference near the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee that party officials are proceeding with the plans despite Ohio pushing back its ballot access deadline.
The move comes as Democrats, including some from Illinois, continue to question whether Biden should remain the party’s nominee after last month’s disastrous debate performance against former Republican President Donald Trump, who is expected to accept his party’s nomination Thursday in Milwaukee.
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