Kamala Harris said Sunday she will seek the Democratic presidential nomination, after Joe Biden endorsed her as his successor following her decision to suspend her re-election campaign.
In a statement, Harris said: “I am honored to have the President’s endorsement, and I intend to win this nomination. Over the past year, I have traveled across the country, speaking to Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election. And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party – and unite our nation to defeat Donald Trump and his extremist Project 2025 agenda.”
And he adds: “We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.”
Harris recalled that she met Biden through her son Beau (who died of a brain tumor) because they worked together as prosecutors and that he had “the same values as his father”: “his honesty and integrity, his big heart and commitment to his faith and his family. And his love for our country and the American people.”
The Democratic National Committee said Sunday that while the resignation of a presidential candidate with just over three months to go before the election is “unprecedented,” in the coming days the Party will undertake a “transparent and orderly” process to replace Biden.
“The work we must do now, while unprecedented, is clear. In the days ahead, the Party will embark on a transparent and orderly process to move forward as a united Democratic Party behind a candidate who can defeat Donald Trump in November,” said Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison in a statement.
The Democratic Party is expected to select a candidate at its national convention, which kicks off on August 19 in Chicago.
Resignation
US President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he is withdrawing from the race for re-election. At the beginning of July, the Democrat had assured that he would only throw in the towel if the “Lord Almighty” asked him to do so, but he has finally given in to more earthly pressures and appeals: those of his own allies and supporters within the party. In addition, he has “fully” supported Vice President Kamala Harris as the new candidate.
In a statement posted on his personal account on the social network X (formerly Twitter), Joe Biden explains that being president of the country has been “the greatest honor” of his life and that, although his intention is still to seek re-election, he believes that he should abandon the presidential race and concentrate on his duties as president until the end of his term. “For now, let me express my deepest gratitude to all those who have worked so hard to see me re-elected,” he said, thanking Vice President Kamala Harris for being “an extraordinary partner in all this work.”
“Let me express my sincere gratitude to the American people for the faith and trust they have placed in me,” Biden said, noting that in the past three and a half years “we have made great strides as a nation. I know that none of this could have been done without you, the American people. Together, we have overcome a once-in-a-century pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We have protected and preserved our democracy. And we have revitalized and strengthened our alliances around the world,” he continued in his message.
In a later post, the US president supported Kamala Harris’ candidacy. “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 first decision as the party’s candidate in 2020 was to choose Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it has been the best decision I have ever made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement to Kamala to be our party’s nominee this year. Democrats: it is time to unite and defeat Trump. Let’s do it,” he said.
Source: www.eldiario.es
