Could Mark Kelly replace Biden as Democratic nominee?

PHOENIX — A couple of week earlier than President Joe Biden introduced that he wouldn’t search reelection, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly’s identify was thrown out as a possible substitute because the Democratic nominee. 

Bluelabs Analytics interviewed over 15,000 voters throughout seven battleground states to “check whether or not completely different choices for the Democratic nominee would enhance or lower vote share.”

The outcomes confirmed Kelly was one of many prime candidates to beat Trump, polling 5 factors above Biden in battleground states. 

“And whereas three of our prime performers have house states inside the battleground, all of them carried out nicely in different states as nicely,” the analysis stated. 

The opposite candidates had been Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. 

Kelly has endorsed Kamala Harris because the Democratic nominee. 

“I couldn’t be extra assured that Vice President Kamala Harris is the appropriate particular person to defeat Donald Trump and lead our nation into the long run,” Kelly stated on X. “She has my help for the nomination, and Gabby and I’ll do every thing we will to elect her President of the US.”

Feedback on the X submit counsel some wish to see Kelly as a operating mate. 

Biden has been the presumptive nominee for months after simply profitable nearly each main election in a largely uncontested race. However he was by no means formally nominated since that course of occurs in August. 

Vice President Kamala Harris was endorsed by Biden as his substitute, however she isn’t assured to be the Democratic presidential nominee. That’s as a result of social gathering guidelines permit the Democratic Celebration to choose one other candidate. 

The presidential nominee is determined by delegates on the Democratic Nationwide Conference. Delegates are assigned to vote for a candidate based mostly on the outcomes of 

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