Heatcharger (D-VA) became the first candidate to announce his run in July for the presidency on the Democratic side and was the Establishment favorite for a while.
However,
Xingkěruì (D-WA) announced his bid a month later and made considerable gains in the polls representing the major Progressive candidate.
Early on, Xingkěruì took advantage of his momentum built and won Iowa and Nevada. Heatcharger won South Carolina signaling home region advantage. The two battled it out until the very end and it became clear that the winner would be Xingkěruì. But, the nominee decided to choose Heatcharger as his running mate to face the Republican opponents in the general election.
