Biden's endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris places her as a frontrunner, though it's uncertain if any other potential candidates will choose to challenge her. Harris accepted Biden's endorsement on Sunday evening.
As of Monday morning, many former and current Democratic lawmakers have already pledged their support for the vice president.
Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg
California Gov. Gavin Newsom
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Former Georgia State Rep. Stacey Abrams
New York House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado
Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia
Sen. Patty Murray of Washington
Rep. Nanette Barragán of California — chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Rep. Jared Huffman of California
The chairs of the Congressional Black Caucus and the CBC's Political Action Committee — Reps. Gregory Meeks and Steven Horsford
Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia
Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York
Rep. Ted Lieu of California
Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware
Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost of Florida
Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida
Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin
Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado
Gov. Janet Mills of Maine
Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio
Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina
Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York
Mayor Eric Adams of New York City
Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
John Kerry, former US senator and Secretary of State
Rep. Adam Schiff of California
Sen. Alex Padilla of California
Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona
Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania
Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina
Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada
Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico
Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota
Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington
Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania
Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania
Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon
Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado
Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado
Rep. Katie Porter of California
Sen. Laphonza Butler of California
Sen. Ben Cardin of Minnesota
Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul
Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota
Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan
Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan
Rep. Pete Aguilar of California — House Democratic Caucus chair
He didn't just "drop out of the race," he told a news reporter in a sit-down interview they wanted him to leave the race, because they thought he was bad for the ticket and would have caused a loss for others seeking re-elections. He actually wanted to stay, but was forced out by his colleagues. I think that it was up to citizens to decide which candidate they wanted for President and it should have happened through voting only.
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