After stepping down, Biden endorses VP Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee
Joe Biden announced decision to step down, the US President announced that he will endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the presidential nominee for his party Democrats.
It was unclear whether other senior Democrats would challenge Harris for the party's nomination — she was widely seen as the pick for many party officials — or whether the party itself would choose to open the field for nominations.
«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,» said Biden in his statement.
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If not Biden, then who?
After the disastrous debate, Democrats had circled their wagons around Biden, at least when speaking on the record.All of that dissolved as time went on, with increasingly senior party leaders publicly questioning the viability of the incumbent's candidacy.
A natural — but not automatic — pick to take Biden's place would be his running mate on the 2020 ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden endorsed her Sunday as he announced he is pulling out.
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