Could Joe Biden be replaced as the Democratic Party leader before the US election in November (Picture: EyePress News/Shutterstock)
Joe Biden is coming under intense pressure from his own party after a stuttering performance in the first debate ahead of the US election this year.
The US president locked horns in a fiery back and forth with Donald Trump in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday night.
But it didn’t go too well and most were in agreement that Trump came out on top.
Biden, 81, has been criticised by the Democrats and now faces renewed calls to quit as the party’s nominee.
Fears are growing within the party that Trump could make a return to the White House if Biden doesn’t stand aside.
But who would take over from him as the Democratic Party leader? And how likely is it that Biden could actually be replaced? We take a look.
Who could replace Joe Biden?
Joe Biden is facing calls to quit after his performance in a debate with Donald Trump on Thursday (Picture: EyePress News/Shutterstock)
Democratic strategist Theryn Bond is among those leading the cries for Joe Biden to be replaced.
She named three potential successors to the Democratic Party throne.
They are Sky News California governor Gavin Newsom, vice president Kamala Harris and Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Other Democratic governors who have also been thrown into the mix as a possible replacement are Illinois governor J. B. Pritzker, Colorado governor Jared Polis and Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro.
Gavin Newsom
California governor Gavin Newsom has been named as one of the potential leading candidates to replace Biden (Picture: John G Mabanglo/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
Gavin Newsom is a name that has soared to the top of the list of potential replacements for Biden.
The 56-year-old is a successful businessman who has served as the governor of California since 2019.
But he has quickly moved to dismiss any rumours he could be gunning for top spot and said last night: ‘I would never turn my back on President Biden. I don’t know a Democrat in my party that would do so. And especially after tonight, we have his back.
‘We run, not the 90-yard dash. We are all in. We’re going to double down in the next few months. We’re going to win this election.’
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris, who is currently vice president, would be among the most likely to step in (Picture: REX/Shutterstock)
Strategist Ms Bond said vice president Kamala Harris would be the ‘most likely replacement’ for Biden – and it makes sense given her deputy role.
But she would not automatically become a nominee in the unlikely event Biden stands aside, nor would she have ownership of his delegates because she wasn’t on any primary ballots – unlike Biden.
Ms Bond also shockingly claimed she could not deliver a victory for the party because the US was ‘not ready’ for a Black woman to be president.
She told Sky News: ‘Unfortunately as much as I want the US to be ready for Black woman to be president, they are not ready.
‘This country is not …read more
Source:: Metro
