Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and six of the most influential Democratic governors have endorsed Kamala Harris’ candidacy for US President after Joe Biden withdrew from the race. This increases the chances of getting the official nomination from the Democrats.
Pelosi, one of the most influential voices in the Democratic Party, said in a statement that she “enthusiastically gives her official endorsement” to the vice president. “I have every confidence that (Kamala Harris) will lead us to victory in November,” Pelosi wrote.
A day after President Joe Biden withdrew from his re-election bid, Harris on Monday received the support of several prominent Democrats, including politicians who have been mentioned in the media as contenders for the nomination. Some of them are considered Democratic Vice Presidential candidates.
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Democrats want to quickly shake up visible conflicts in the party after Biden’s unfortunate appearance in a televised debate with Trump. “Visible divisions among politicians, some of whom demanded that Biden leave, turned into excitement,” writes the New York Times.
Harris issued a statement in which he declared that he “wants to work for the candidate and win,” possibly in reaction to the stance of delegates from the Democratic establishment who have yet to endorse him and demand an open party convention.
The New York Times also wrote Monday that “six of the most influential Democratic governors” endorsed Harris’ candidacy. Here he lists: Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer, Illinois’ JP Pritzker, Kentucky’s Andy Beshear, Minnesota’s Tim Walls, Maryland’s Wes Moore and Wisconsin’s Tony Evers.
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“North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Tennessee were the first states on Monday where Democrats officially endorsed Harris’ candidacy. In Florida, 236 of the state’s 254 candidates for the Democratic National Convention have pledged their support for the vice president,” writes the “NYT. .”
New Jersey Gov. Bill Murphy will try to win the support of all of that state’s delegates for Harris on Monday, and the Democratic Caucus in Connecticut will meet later in the evening to decide whether to transfer the state’s nominees’ votes to the vice president.
As of Monday morning, small donors have contributed more than $80 million to ActBlue, a nonprofit that raises funds for the Democratic Party, since the president resigned.
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