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At least Democratic senators are publicly supporting the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidential race to succeed President Joe Biden, representing the majority of Democrats in the Senate (51 members, including 4 independents).
Despite the support that Harris received, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has not yet announced his support for the Vice President.
There are at least 60 Democrats in the House of Representatives who have also announced their support for Harris.
Biden campaign website turns into a fundraising platform for Harris
The Associated Press said on Sunday that US President Joe Biden’s campaign website, which remained unchanged for hours after he announced his withdrawal from the presidential race, has turned into a fundraising platform for Harris’ presidential nomination campaign for the Democratic Party, highlighting Biden’s support for her to be his successor. .
The Harris campaign also sent fundraising text messages from the Biden 2024 campaign account saying: “I am running for President of the United States.”
In a separate statement after announcing his withdrawal from the race, Biden described Harris as an “exceptional partner,” and said: “Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement to Kamala Harris to be the party’s nominee this year. Democrats, it is time for us to unite together and defeat Trump. Let’s do this.” .
In turn, Harris said in a statement that she is honored to receive the president’s support, and that she intends to “prove her worth and win” the party’s nomination for president.
Republican Senator Mitt Romney: Biden’s decision to withdraw from the race is in the country’s interest
My statement on President Biden’s decision: https://t.co/LN4EGFiOap
— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) July 21, 2024
Republican Senator Mitt Romney said on Sunday that he respects US President Joe Biden, noting that his decision to withdraw from the presidential race was the right decision and in the country’s interest.
Romney wrote on the “X” platform: “I am a traditional Republican and he is a traditional Democrat. It is clear that President Biden and I usually did not agree. I opposed many of his initiatives, but we found common ground on infrastructure and Ukraine, the Electoral Vote Counting Act, as well as… Protecting religious freedom and marriage law, gun safety measures and chip manufacturing.”
Details of Biden’s meeting with the Senate Democratic leader: “Turn the page” ends with an embrace
The New York Times said that Chuck Schumer, the leader of the Democratic majority in the US Senate, informed President Joe Biden in his meeting with him on Saturday, July 13, at his home in Rehoboth, Delaware, that the majority of Democratic senators were ready to “turn the page on his candidacy for the presidency.”
The newspaper reported that the president was not ready to hear the message that Schumer went to him with, and responded by saying: “I need another week,” according to a person familiar with the details of the meeting, which lasted 35 minutes.
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