A rematch in November’s general election, anticipated for months, was confirmed on Tuesday when President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump gained the delegates required to secure their parties’ presidential nominations.
Trump’s resounding victory in Iowa in January was the first instance that sparked speculation about their November clash.
This speculation was further strengthened when Nikki Haley, his sole surviving primary opponent, halted her campaign last week, further clearing his route.
The most anticipated face-off between Biden and Trump in November’s general election was confirmed on Tuesday.
According to Edison Research, Biden reached the necessary 1,968 delegates on Tuesday night as the results of the Georgia primary battle started to roll in.
A few hours later, Trump secured the 1,215 delegates needed to win the Republican presidential nomination.
In a recent campaign video, Biden hailed his position as his party’s expected nominee in a post on the social media site X, referring to it as “a time of choosing.”
Joe Biden states in a voiceover, “Today’s a day, a call to action.”
“With your voice, with your power, with your vote – come November, we will vote in record numbers, and can do it, we have the power to do it. Are you ready? Are you ready to defend democracy? Are you ready to protect our freedom? Are you ready to win this election?”
Soon after winning the nomination, Trump’s campaign uploaded a video of the former president on X later on Tuesday.
Donald Trump states in the video, “This was a great day of victory. Last week was something very special – Super Tuesday – but now we have to get back to work because we have the worst president in the history of the country. His name is Joe Biden, sometimes referred to as crooked Joe Biden, and he must be defeated,”
The results on Tuesday paved the way for the first presidential rematch in nearly 70 years.
The last recorded instance of a rematch between presidents occurred in 1956 when Republican Dwight Eisenhower triumphed against Democrat Adlai Stevenson.`
The rematch is well anticipated. However, voters have their doubts about both candidates.
While Trump is facing criminal charges, Biden has been subjected to voters’ doubts about serving the second term.
Donald Trump is facing 91 felony charges linked to claims that he conspired to reverse his defeat in the 2020 election, led the US Capitol insurrection on January 6, 2021, took classified White House documents illegally, and concealed payments of hush money to an ad**t film star before the 2016 election.
On March 25, in New York, he will be the first former US president to go on trial for a criminal case. He is accused of fabricating financial records to cover up payments of hush money to an ad**t star.
Meanwhile, most Americans believe that Biden is too elderly to serve a second four-year term; however, his supporters think that his fierce State of the Union speech would disprove this belief.
Biden also fell short of the voters’ expectations in handling the border issue between the United States and Mexico. The economy and inflation are also another concern of the voters.
Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump have already turned their attention from the primary.
In his campaign speeches, Biden stressed his record and the threat he saw in Trump. Meanwhile, Trump criticized Biden and emphasized the necessity for the primary to conclude quickly.
With less than eight months until the November elections, the rematch is anticipated to be groundbreaking.
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