After Joe Biden's step back, there is great excitement in the American Democratic Party, which will have to choose the replacement for the outgoing president in the challenge for the White House against Donald Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris is obviously the super-favourite: in addition to that of Biden, she has already received some excellent endorsements - such as those of Bill and Hillary Clinton - and according to the US media she spent over 10 hours on business calls with the leaders of the party, between the afternoon and night of yesterday.
Harris, according to CNN, managed to speak with over 100 parliamentarians, governors, representatives of unions and civil rights associations.
But his is not the only name in the running. The list - and the picture of everyone's possibilities - is provided by the inevitable bookmakers' odds.
According to the political betting market, the Kamala Harris ticket with deputy Josh Shapiro (governor of Pennsylvania) is the most likely hypothesis.
The name of California governor Gavin Newsom is also being mentioned for the presidency (but it is 65 to 1) and Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer . Former first lady Michelle Obama remains a hot name, but it appears to be only a suggestion.
Again for the role of Commander in Chief, the third most popular name is that of Hillary Clinton (80/1), ahead of the governor of Kentucky Andy Beshear and the minister of transportation Pete Buttigieg (both 100/1).
Among the other potential candidates chosen for the second place on the Democratic ticket there are also the governor of North Carolina Roy Cooper (3/1), followed by Beshear (5/1) and, at 8/1, Senator and former astronaut Mark Kelly of Arizona.
(Unioneonline)
