WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris, building Democratic backing for her sudden presidential run, rallied supporters on Monday (Jul 22) with a debut campaign spe
"I took on perpetrators of all kinds. Predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain," Harris told campaign workers 28 hours after President Joe Biden , 81, abandoned the 2024 White House race and endorsed her.
Biden, who pulled out of the race on Sunday amid questions about his age and health, called into Harris' campaign event. Recovering from COVID-19 at his home in Delaware, he sounded hoarse but appreciative of his vice president. However, he noted a number of prominent Democrats are holding off because they “want there to be a process”.
Bruce Cain, professor of political science at Stanford University, also noted that some Democrats would like to see a more open process and consideration of other candidates.The Harris campaign aims to secure commitments from a majority of the nearly 4,000 Democratic delegates to next month's Democratic Party convention by Wednesday evening, sources told Reuters, effectively wrapping up the nomination.
Biden's departure was the latest shock to a White House race that included his disastrous Jun 27 debate performance against former President Trump and the Jul 13 near-assassination of Trump by a gunman during a campaign stop. While she has just over 100 days of campaigning to win the Oval Office, Mullaney said he believes she has enough time to beat Trump and that it will be a “very competitive race”.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff gesture at Kamala's Presidential Campaign headquarters in Wilmington, DE, U.S., July 22, 2024. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERSThe Trump campaign has been preparing for her possible rise for weeks, sources told Reuters. It sent out a detailed critique of her record on immigration and other issues on Monday, accusing her of being more liberal than Biden.
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