DNC chair promises ‘transparent’ process to choose new nominee

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison promised a “transparent and orderly” process to choose the party’s next nominee after President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid on Sunday.

“The American People owe President Biden an enormous debt of gratitude for the unparalleled progress he has delivered over the last four years — and we will honor that legacy, and the decision that he has made today, through a firm commitment to nominating and electing a Democratic president this November who will carry that torch into the next four years,” Harrison said in a statement.

Harrison said the process will follow established rules for the party, and the delegates “are prepared to take seriously their responsibility in swiftly delivering a candidate to the American people.”

“Democrats are prepared and united in our resolve to win in November,” Harrison said. “As we move forward to formally select our Party’s nominee, our values as Democrats remain the same — lowering costs, restoring freedom, protecting the rights of all people, and saving our democracy from the threat of dictatorship. We have and will continue to make this case to the American people.”

Harrison said the party will announce next steps “in short order.”

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