This is the fourth of the #transitzone USA 2024 presidential election campaign updates recorded on Saturday 17 August.

It has been 28 days since Joe Biden withdrew from the race.

Next Tuesday, 20 August, Australian time, the Democrats head to Chicago for their national convention to formally nominate Kamala Harris as their presidential nominee.

Then, we think, a national televised debate between the two contenders, hosted by ABC, on the 10th of September.

Trump is scheduled to be sentenced for criminal fraud, in New York, on the 18th of September, although he and his legal team have been submitting a constant stream of filings to the court, seeking to avoid that ultimate conclusion to his criminal trial and guilty verdict by that jury. ...