(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the nominee for president when Democrats meet next month in Chicago.
Moments after announcing on social media channels X and Facebook he would leave the presidential race , Biden followed with Harris' endorsement and a fundraising plea.
Biden wrote, “My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats – it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.”
A recent poll from AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Chicago showed about 60% of Democrats thought Harris would do a good job as president.
The same poll showed California Gov. Gavin Newsom, another popular name tossed out as a potential Biden replacement, rated highly with only 30% of Democrats, but half didn’t know enough about him to have an opinion.
Several other Democratic governors from across the country have been mentioned in some form or another, including Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who consistently ranks as the most popular Democratic governor in the country.
Other reports have surfaced naming Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, former First Lady Michelle Obama and former presidential candidate and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as potential presidential candidates.
The Clintons, former President Bill and wife and former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary, also endorsed Harris to succeed Biden.
“We’ve lived through many ups and downs, but nothing has made us more worried for our country than the threat posed by a second Trump term,” the Clintons said. “Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we’ve got to elect her. America’s future depends on it.”
But U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, said Harris his Biden's congnitive issues from the American public.
"Kamala Harris led the Democrats’ cover-up of Joe Biden’s severe cognitive decline. Their donors only forced Biden out once they got 'caught,'" Miller said in a statement. "'Border Czar' Kamala Harris must answer for the deadly invasion of our southern border and her cover-up of Biden's cognitive decline. The American people deserve to know who is actually running the country right now since the Democrats are finally admitting it is not Joe Biden."
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