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Whether Biden or Trump is elected as the US president, it symbolizes the end of an era.

Text | Haishangke

According to a report by Reference News citing CNN on July 16, US President Biden said in a speech:

Harris is not only a great Vice President of the United States,

He may become the President of the United States in the future.

After the Republican Party officially nominated Trump as the presidential candidate and Vance as the vice presidential candidate in Milwaukee, according to the official agenda of the Democratic Party, its national convention will be held from August 19 to 21. At that time, the Democratic Party's presidential candidate and vice presidential candidate will be officially announced.

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At this moment, Biden briefed the media, saying that his deputy, US Vice President Harris may become the US president in the future, and used the word "great" to describe Harris, which obviously revealed the intention of the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate in advance.

On the one hand, this is an early response to the announcement of the Trump-Vance partnership at the Republican National Convention;

On the other hand, it is also a way to curb anti-Biden forces within the Democratic Party.

After the Republican Party announces its list of presidential and vice presidential candidates, if the Democratic Party follows its agenda, the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates will be launched nearly a month later than the Republican Party.

Looking back at the election situation, before the first round of TV debate between Trump and Biden, the Democratic Party Biden seemed to have a slight advantage. For example, in the case of Trump's "hush money", the relevant US departments went on a killing spree, eager to bring Trump to justice as soon as possible. Indeed, the jury announced something soon and claimed that Trump's sentence would be announced in July.

But with Biden's visibly defeated in the first round of televised debates and Trump's popularity soaring due to the shooting, the Democratic Party felt tremendous pressure.

At the Republican National Convention, Trump announced his running mate - in fact, this candidate was originally scheduled to be announced in Pennsylvania on July 13 local time. However, there was a burst of gunfire at the scene. Trump covered his ears and said he wanted to find his shoes, then squatted under the podium. He was in a state of embarrassment for a while and had to postpone the announcement of his running mate.

Anyway, when Trump announced Vance as his running mate, many people were surprised. The author of "Hillbilly Elegy" was once a pioneer in opposing Trump. Now, for some reason, Trump chose him?

If the Democratic Party follows the agenda step by step, it is unknown how many votes the Trump-Vance combination will get in the United States in a month. That is why Biden's praise of Harris is actually an early announcement to confirm Harris as his running mate.

Looking back four years ago, when Trump was in office, Pence was the US Vice President. But during the "loyalist army" occupation of Capitol Hill, it was clear that Pence chose to maintain the establishment and abandoned Trump. Trump's replacement now fits his style.

Biden's continued cooperation with Harris shows that he wants to proceed steadily.

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Both Biden and Trump are old men. Especially Biden, who is over 80 years old. Therefore, after the first round of TV debates, the voices of "changing Biden" within the Democratic Party have not stopped. There are even many eye-catching combinations listed.

Among them, the most eye-catching is the "female combination" of former President Obama's wife Michelle as the president and Harris as the vice president.

Faced with such a situation, Biden made some comments.

Reference News quoted a report from US media as saying that Biden also said that if he decided to retire, Harris would be the most qualified candidate to succeed him.

This means that, according to Biden, Harris has become his successor.

In fact, even if Biden did not make such an announcement, Harris would not be idle.

According to the plan, another televised debate between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party will be held on August 13th local time. The two sides in the debate will be Harris and Vance.

It is not difficult to see from this that Harris is almost the vice presidential candidate planned by the Democratic Party.

Uncle Hai wants to say that if the Democratic Party really nominates Harris, there will be nothing they can do.

As the saying goes, "a fist fears a young man, a stick fears an old wolf." The Donkey and the Elephant parties each have their own "old wolf" Trump and Biden, but what about the vice presidential candidate?

It seems that Trump carefully selected Vance, a Republican federal senator from Ohio who was born in the 1980s and once rebelled against him. He was undoubtedly attracted by his background as a "redneck hardcore supporter" and with a little training, those who opposed Trump became his supporters.

Vance's "punch" seems to be quite strong.

How will the Democratic Party respond, especially Biden?

It is difficult to find a suitable young person, such as California Governor Newsom, who is actually almost 60 years old. Besides, how could he be willing to live under Biden's protection?

Biden has no choice but to play by his own rules and continue to choose to cooperate with Harris, a female Indian-American.

Whether it is the "women's card" or the "minority card", the Democratic Party is good at it. However, in this case, Trump can clearly seize the attack and continue to make a fuss about it. Will the Democratic Party's move be as effective as before? Let's wait and see.

In addition to the fierce debate between Harris and Vance on August 13, we should also look forward to the second televised debate of this year's US presidential election in September.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will still be a debate between Biden and Trump. Even if there is talk of replacing Biden within the Democratic Party, Biden will not give in. After all, he is still the current president of the United States. What can the Democratic Party do to him for a while?

In fact, whether Biden or Trump is elected as the US president, it symbolizes that an era is about to pass.

They are too old!

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To some extent:

If Biden wins the election, Harris must be especially prepared to take office.

If Trump wins the election, Vance must be especially prepared to win.

Although according to relevant US laws, the vice president is supposed to be prepared to take over in case something happens to the president, this situation has become more realistic because Biden and Trump are too old.

For the world, at least at this stage, Harris and Vance cannot be underestimated. Vance, in particular, is not a particularly mature politician, wavering between opposing and supporting Trump, and this is also true on international issues, including those regarding China.

So, in the future, will he judge the situation or make all kinds of unexpected choices?

Compared to Harris, Vance is a relatively newcomer. We should study him in depth...