Leading Democratic lawmakers have voiced their support. Vice President Kamala Harris Their party is searching for a candidate to replace President Biden in the 2024 election. Withdrew from the competition.
Biden Supporting Harris Although Trump has announced his intention to withdraw from the presidential race, he cannot nominate the Democratic candidate to fill his vacant seat in the presidential election. The final choice will be decided by delegate voting at the virtual Democratic National Convention in Chicago early next month. The convention begins on August 19.
“My first decision as the nominee of my party in 2020 was to select Kamala Harris as my vice president,” Biden said in a social media post. “And it was the best decision I ever made. Today I fully endorse and support Kamala as our party’s nominee this year. Fellow Democrats, it’s time to come together and defeat Trump. Let’s do it.”
Hours after Biden’s campaign began, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were among the politicians to endorse Harris. announcement.
“We join millions of Americans in thanking President Biden for standing up for America time and time again and all he has accomplished while always having the best interests of our country in mind. We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do all we can to support her,” the Clintons said in a joint statement.
“We have been through many ups and downs, but nothing worries our country more than the threat posed by a second term for Trump. He has promised to be a dictator from day one in office, and the recent decisions by his servile Supreme Court only embolden him to further destroy the Constitution,” the statement continued. “Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and do everything in our power to get her elected. The future of America depends on it.”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat who ran her own presidential campaign in 2020, also issued a statement endorsing Harris as the party’s potential nominee this year.
“I am endorsing Kamala Harris for president,” Warren said in a statement. “She is a proven fighter who has been a national leader in protecting consumers and protecting access to abortion. As a former prosecutor, she can make a powerful case to stop Donald Trump from returning to the White House. Our party has many talented people, but Vice President Harris is the one the voters chose to succeed Joe Biden, if necessary. She can unite our party, take on Donald Trump, and win in November.”
Joe Biden’s presidency has been transformative. He’s done more in the last four years than we’ve done in the last 40 years: bring back jobs, stand up to big business, and build an economy that works for all of us. He deserves full credit for that…
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) July 21, 2024
Biden’s decision to end his campaign came after weeks of confusion within Democrats about whether he would be re-elected to serve another term following his disastrous performance in a presidential debate in June against Republican rival, former President Donald Trump.
Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, a close ally of Biden, wrote, “I share Biden’s excellent judgment in selecting Vice President Harris to lead the country alongside him, and I am proud to follow Biden’s lead in endorsing her candidacy to succeed him as the Democratic presidential nominee in 2024.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom Potential Candidates He also endorsed Harris.
“Tough. Fearless. Resilient. At a time when our democracy and future are at stake, there is no one better suited to denounce Donald Trump’s dark vision and steer our country in a healthier direction than our own Vice President, Kamala Harris,” Newsom wrote on social media.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who ran in the 2020 primary, posted on X that he would “do everything in my power to elect Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States.”
Sens. Patty Murray of Washington and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota have also endorsed Harris.
“She’s an incredibly strong leader who’s going to bring revenue to this office and to this campaign. She’s someone who knows the job and the job. And I know she’s a good person,” Klobuchar, who ran against Biden and Harris in the 2020 primary, told CBS News.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, tweeted her support, writing, “VP Kamala Harris just called me and told me I 1000% support her for President! She has the smarts, experience, track record and plan to lead us to victory in November. Let’s go!”
CBCPAC, the political arm of the Congressional Black Caucus, has endorsed Harris, as has Rep. Nanette Barragan of California, chair of the House Hispanic Caucus.
“The Congressional Black Caucus PAC joins President Biden in fully endorsing Kamala Harris as our party’s nominee,” CBCPAC Chairman Rep. Gregory Meeks and Caucus Chair Rep. Steven Horsford said in a statement. “Harris has been instrumental in delivering on the accomplishments of the past three and a half years, leading the charge to reduce maternal mortality, protect reproductive freedom, and ensure economic opportunity for all. We know she will do an excellent job as President of the United States.”
Harris said: She intends to “earn and win.” In a statement released shortly after Biden’s endorsement, he said he would support the Democratic Party’s nomination for president.
“I am honored to receive the President’s endorsement, and my intention is to seek and win this nomination,” she said in a statement. “Over the past year, I have traveled the country speaking to Americans about the clear choice in this crucial election, and I will continue to do so in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party — and the country — to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.”
Prominent Democrats who have yet to endorse Harris
Other leading Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, also praised Biden following the withdrawal but stopped short of fully endorsing Harris.
Obama release Long statement In it, he praised former Vice President Biden as “a patriot of the highest order” and “one of America’s most important presidents.” His statement did not mention Harris or anyone else as a potential Democratic successor.
The key Democratic leaders in Congress, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, issued statements that made no mention of Harris.
