Jul 23 Poll: Who should be Harris' VP? Here's what Democratic voters say By Laura Santhanam As Harris surpasses the number of pledged delegates she’ll need to secure the Democratic nomination, attention has also turned to her running mate. Here's what the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll says about some of the contenders. Continue reading
Jul 23 'When we vote, we make history': Black female leaders rally around Kamala Harris By Holly Ramer, Associated Press The #WinWithBlackWomen network says more than 40,000 Black women joined a Zoom call Sunday night hours after Biden ended his reelection campaign and endorsed Harris. Continue reading
Jul 23 Biden will address nation Wednesday on decision to drop his 2024 reelection bid By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The president is scheduled to return to the White House on Tuesday after isolating at his Delaware home after being diagnosed last week with COVID-19. Continue reading
Jul 23 Despite steady calls on Biden to drop out, he refused to leave the race until the wheels fell off By Calvin Woodward, Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Publicly, Biden never wavered from his vow to continue his candidacy — up until the day he ended it. Continue reading
Jul 23 WATCH: Harris attends first rally since becoming candidate, says election is 'choice between freedom and chaos' By Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian, Associated Press In her first rally since locking up the presidential nomination, she said Tuesday that in the November election against Trump, "it's a choice between freedom and chaos."… Continue reading
Jul 23 Kamala Harris is shaping up to be the Democratic nominee in 2024. There are lessons from her 2020 bid By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Democrats argue in 2024 Harris will be able to leverage the best of her 2020 effort in a matchup against one man: Republican former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 23 CHART: Harris has backing of enough delegates to become Democratic presidential nominee, AP tally finds By Zeke Miller, Leah Askarinam, Maya Sweedler, Chad Day, Associated Press Prominent Democratic elected officials, party leaders and political organizations quickly lined up behind Harris in the day after Biden's exit from the race and her campaign set a new 24-hour record for presidential donations on Monday. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 9:29 Harris solidifies Democratic support and is favorite to replace Biden on ticket By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat Vice President Kamala Harris is entering uncharted territory after President Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race. Harris is already the favorite to win the Democratic nomination. Despite the Trump campaign's fast attacks on Harris, Democrats are energized and… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 6:39 Rep. Doggett on Democratic enthusiasm for Harris: 'Now we have a fighting chance' By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens, Saher Khan With Democratic support for Vice President Kamala Harris as the nominee seems to be solidifying, some in the party still want to see an open convention. Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas was the first Democratic lawmaker to call on President… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 7:02 Harris is the 'coalition builder this country needs,' Sen. Padilla says By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens, Saher Khan While some Democrats are hoping for an open convention, party support for Vice President Kamala Harris solidified on Monday. Sen. Alex Padilla of California assumed Harris’ seat in the Senate when she became vice president and he has endorsed her… Continue watching