The latest line-up for the US presidential election kicks off with the Democrats' conference, this time investing in the Midwest • Because of the Corona, Biden's speech will be online
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Four years late, Democrats recalled the Midwest of America. Four years after Hillary Clinton kicked her feet out of Wisconsin because she was sure the state was in her pocket, Democrats are holding their annual convention in Milwaukee, on the shores of Lake Michigan, (metaphorically) looking at Michigan State, where Clinton also lost to Donald Trump because of his blue-collar workers. hinterland.
But even in Michigan Clinton she hardly visited and arrived without any fighting spirit. Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, states that Democrats were used to winning on foot, are responsible for Trump's coup in 2016, and may even leave him there until Jan. 20, 2025 if they do not learn the failures that surrounded Clinton's campaign.
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If there is one thing that voters are not willing to tolerate in any election and regardless of the identity of the candidate, it is arrogance and complacency.
Clinton forgot the first rule in politics: to be seen. Or as Swedish Allen said, 90 percent of life is just getting there. In this sense, the conference is a kind of beating for sin on the part of the Democrats. This time, although Clinton is not the presidential candidate, and this time the Democrats present themselves as an alternative to power and do not seek another seat for Obama's "third term," but this time, too, if they do not fight for every vote in the Midwest that is cruel.
Typically, cities are fighting for the right to host national conferences, which are attended by thousands of people. Tourism is booming, and the city earns a huge fortune and money from the extensive broadcasts and the much media that converges on the city. These conferences serve two functions. In the official sense, there is the procedural part, where the various deputies of the party convene to officially elect the presidential candidate on its behalf. They will also elect Kamala Harris to be the party's candidate for vice president.
The challenge: to inspire hope
This year the convention will be virtual, and the city will not wear a holiday in the bombastic sense we are all familiar with. Democrats are determined to make lemonade from corona lemons, and plan to hold a historic conference - for the first time the presidential candidate will be elected online, with "mini-conferences" sending their results to the main hall in Milwaukee.
Biden is expected to deliver the "Candidacy Acceptance" speech. The possibility that Biden, who grew up in the Midwest and can identify with blue-collar people, will surprisingly emerge for Milwaukee to show a presence cannot be ruled out.
Unlike Hillary Clinton, he knows how important it is to appear and ask for the votes of the voters. If he makes that gesture he will buy his world among the swaying voters in the country, which she and her sisters in the Midwest repeatedly determine the identity of sitting in the White House.
The distribution of deputies is known in advance, as each branch of the party in all 50 countries sends the deputies to the conference in accordance with the distribution determined in the primaries. Since Biden has won most of the delegates, most of them will be his.
In addition to the election of the presidential candidate, they will ratify the new platform of the party. Despite pressure from marginalized groups on the left, there will be no dramatic change in Israel, and the parties will still be called upon to negotiate on the basis of a two-state solution, although there are new laws (requiring final ratification) that oppose annexation and settlement expansion. occupation".
It is also interesting to see that the speakers chosen to speak at the conference do not currently include Rashida Talib and Ilhan Omar. It seems that Biden is trying to stay away from the two extremist and anti-Israeli members of the House of Representatives, because they only keep swinging voters away.
He did include Alexandria Oxio-Cortes, a member of the House of Representatives who tends to focus on domestic affairs, on the list of speakers. It deserves a separate article, as it is a rising force that everyone estimates will run for president one day.
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Either way, virtual or real, this conference is supposed to get the Democrats back in the game and get them out of the trauma of 2016. In addition, it is supposed to re-introduce the candidate for the American nation. Biden may have been vice president for eight years, but relative to Trump he does not arouse any fervor or hatred. This is an advantage - but also a disadvantage.
As far as the Democrats are concerned, this conference will place them as an official alternative, and will mark for the American people a showcase for their wares. The question is what they will sell. In the age of the Corona, it is easiest to ensure a return to routine, which is probably what Biden will focus on in his speech, and will try to give free rein to the creativity and optimism that Americans love so much.
Many believe he must attack Trump for his conduct on the Corona issue, but chances are he will let Harris do the dirty work in his speech and the rest of the campaign. Biden is likely to dedicate the bulk of his speech to presenting an optimistic vision of America.
We must remember, in the end, Americans vote for those who give them hope. This is what made Obama win even in the white strongholds in the affluent suburbs, and this is what made Trump win in the blue-collar Democratic strongholds. These voters see beyond what is broadcast in the media and give their voice to those who have ignited their imagination.
Biden's challenge is to ignite the imagination, even though he is a gray politician. Democrats are coming to Milwaukee. The question is whether they will leave a mark, and atone for Clinton's neglect four years ago.