Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has thrown her support behind US Vice President Kamala Harris in her race for the White House. It comes a day after President Joe Biden decided to withdraw.
“Today, with immense pride and boundless optimism for the future of our country, I endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States. My enthusiastic endorsement of Kamala Harris for President is official, personal, and political,” he said in a letter.
Pelosi, a powerful figure within the Democratic Party, said she has known Harris for decades. She has seen her “strength and courage” as a defender of working families and her fight for women’s right to make choices about their bodies.
Valuation
“Politically, let’s make no mistake: Kamala Harris, as a woman in politics, is brilliantly astute and I have every confidence that she will lead us to victory in November,” said the 84-year-old American politician.
Pelosi, who left the presidency last year after the midterm elections and is now a congresswoman for California, called on the Democratic Party to be united and “move forward to resoundingly defeat Donald Trump.”
Less than 24 hours after Biden dropped out of the re-election race and nominated his vice president, Harris, the Democratic politician has more than 500 delegates, of the 1,986 she needs to secure the nomination.
Full support
According to a tally by The Hill newspaper, Harris has secured the approval of at least 531 delegates, who have confirmed that they will vote for her at the Democratic National Convention, which will be held in Chicago from August 19 to 22.
Since then, numerous political figures from the party have shown their support. According to a count by the Washington Post, among the 263 Democratic senators and legislators and 23 governors, a total of 205 have supported Harris, compared to 81 who have not done so so far.
Washington / EFE
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2024-07-24 14:29:57
