Dems moving to nominate Joe Biden

Virtual Roll-call to nominate Biden before convention

Democrats are moving forward with a virtual roll call to nominate President Joe Biden ahead of their party convention—but later than previously planned following protests from within the party.

"The Democratic National Committee’s decision to move forward with its plans to nominate President Joe Biden through a virtual roll call ahead of the party’s August convention in Chicago is making some of the party’s own delegates uneasy.

Some delegates, such as David Seaton-Lorenz, a 19-year-old Democratic National Committee delegate from Massachusetts, are calling on the DNC to ditch the virtual nomination plan altogether ahead of the convention, as Democrats continue to discuss internally whether the president should seek a second term.

“I do not support the DNC’s plan — we should not be preventing the delegates from having their voices be heard,” Seaton-Lorenz said. “This process of even having this vote before the convention is preventing our concerns from being heard and silencing our voices.” [MSN]