On July 21, Joe Biden announced to the public that he was withdrawing his candidacy for a second term and instead wanted to concentrate exclusively on his duties as president. This represents a drastic turning point after the US Democrats had looked with great concern at the 81-year-old, who originally did not want to back down from his candidacy. Now they find themselves in an unprecedented situation: They have to put forward a new candidate in record time to increase their chances of winning the election in November. The US Democrats' new hope is Vice President Kamala Harris, who was proposed by Joe Biden as his successor. She is to be officially nominated in the next few days. Can she successfully initiate the restart of the election campaign? What will happen now? The 2024 presidential election campaign in the USA has long been a clash between two - in the truest sense of the word - "old acquaintances", one of whom also had to appear in court regularly. So far, however, Joe Biden has always been able to portray himself as a guarantor of democracy. However, since the end of June, since the first televised debate between the two candidates, his position has changed dramatically: Biden is too old, too frail to continue to govern the USA in the future, it was said from various quarters. He is no longer capable of winning the elections for the Democratic Party. And while he was still sticking to his candidacy, an assassination attempt was made on his competitor Trump, which produced iconic images that allowed Trump to portray himself as invincible at the Republican Party Convention. Was that the point at which the decision to restart was made? Had to be made? The documentary traces the dramatic twists and turns of the US election campaign since the TV debate at the end of June and highlights the challenges that the Democrats now face. The film looks at the role of Joe Biden and asks who influenced his decision to give up. What power poker was going on behind the scenes? What do voters say about Biden's withdrawal and the likely new candidate Harris? Do people trust her to be able to win against Trump? And what does that mean for the Republicans' election campaign, whose candidate will take over the role of the old man after Biden's withdrawal? What is even possible in the Democratic election campaign now, so close to the election? With current mood pictures from different parts of the USA and with assessments and analyses from experts, the documentary will provide a deep insight into a crucial phase of the 2024 US election campaign, a phase that may have consequences for the entire world order. ???? If you liked this video, give us a like! ______ ???? A film by Ulrike Brincker, Marion Försching, Dirk Lipski and Sarah Schmidt This film was produced in July 2024. All statements and facts correspond to the status at the time and have not been updated since then. ???? Image: WDR/REUTERS/mauritius images/imageBROKER ______ ???? More documentaries in the ARD Mediathek: https://1.ard.de/yt_doku?yt=d More documentaries on the topic: ???? The money trail - • Trump's Deutsche Bank WDR documentary ???? Trump's America - • The USA before the election - A torn... ???? After the US elections - • After the US elections: How much do the... ???? Facebook as a power machine - • How social media endangers democracies... ???? Secret plan - • How the hard Brexit will make the rich even... ______ #Harris #USA #WDRDoku #Trump #Biden #Democrats #Republican