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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Tait in Washington

Democrats seek to lock in Biden nomination before convention

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Joe Biden has been asked to step aside by 19 Democratic lawmakers but none has done so since the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Photograph: Samuel Corum/AFP/Getty Images

Democratic bosses are moving to kill off efforts to force Joe Biden from the party’s presidential ticket by rushing ahead with plans to formalise his candidacy before next month’s convention in Chicago.

The move comes while the rebellion triggered by last month’s debate fiasco – which prompted multiple calls from within the party for Biden to be replaced as the candidate – has stalled following Saturday’s failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

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