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The Democratic National Committee — though there’s nothing democratic about it — is reportedly making moves to nominate President Biden before August’s convention to ensure he appears on Ohio’s ballot, squash talk of Biden not being the nominee by the time Election Day rolls around in November, and prevent pro-Hamas protestors from upending an in-person roll call.
AsBloombergreportedonMonday:
TheDemocraticNationalCommitteeisconsideringformallynominatingJoeBidenasearlyasmid-JulytoensurethatthepresidentisonNovemberballots,whilehelpingtostampoutintra-partychatterofreplacinghimafterlastweek’spoordebateperformance.
ApotentialdateforBiden’snominationisJuly21,whentheDemocraticconvention’scredentialscommitteemeetsvirtually,accordingtopeoplefamiliarwiththematterwhospokeonconditionofanonymity.Thepanelismeetingtofinalizeproceduresbeforetheparty’sconventioninChicagostartsonAug.19.
WhileithadalreadybeenreportedthattheDNCwaslikelytopursueavirtualvotetoformalizetheparty’snominationofBidenbeforeadeadlineinOhiobef
