Here's what Minnesota Democrats are saying about President Biden's decision to drop from the race

Some of Minnesota's most influential Democrats rushed to back Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's nominee after President Biden dropped from the race .

The big picture: Biden's decision, announced via a letter on Sunday, introduced a seismic and historic shift in the 2024 presidential race less than a month before the Democratic National Convention, Axios' Erin Doherty writes .

State of play: While Biden quickly endorsed Harris to succeed him as nominee, other leading Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and congressional leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer , stopped short of naming a favorite on Sunday.

What they're saying: Minnesota DFL Party chair Ken Martin, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar , U.S. Sen. Tina Smith , U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar , and U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum were among those who swiftly threw their support behind Harris.

• "Vice President Harris has served our country with honor and distinction, and she will be the candidate to bring us together to win in November," Klobuchar wrote in a post on X .

Yes, but: Several other top DFLers, including Gov. Tim Walz and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig didn't immediately address the question of who should be the next nominee — or how that person should be chosen.

• Representatives for Craig and Walz — who is chair of the Democratic Governors Association — didn't respond to requests for comment on whether they think Harris should be the nominee.
• U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips, who challenged Biden for the nomination, called for a straw poll of delegates followed by a series of televised forums ahead of a vote at the convention.

The intrigue: Walz's name has been floated as a potential VP pick for Harris, though he's not considered in the top tier of potential picks .

Zoom in: Close to 40% of Minnesota's 93 delegates to the DNC told MPR News that they wanted Harris to be the nominee.

• Fourteen said they weren't sure or declined to comment. The rest couldn't be reached as of 6pm Sunday.

The other side: Minnesota Republicans argued that Biden should resign immediately, joining a national pile-on from GOP leaders.

• "If the Democrat party has deemed Joe Biden unfit to run for re-election, he's certainly unfit to control our nuclear codes," U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, the GOP whip and chair of Trump's campaign in Minnesota, said on X .

What we're watching: How the shake-up impacts the political state of play in Minnesota.

• Top election forecasters were predicting a more competitive race here in the wake of Biden's debate performance.

Editor's note: This is a developing story.