The Clintons’ support came immediately. It was now time to “support Kamala Harris and fight with all our strength for her re-election,” wrote Bill and Hillary Clinton on Sunday, shortly after US President Joe Biden announced that he would not be running for president.
Unlike Clinton and his wife, who ran against Trump in 2016, another former Democratic president remained reserved for the time being. Barack Obama praised Biden’s withdrawal, but did not publicly support Harris as a replacement candidate.
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In return, Harris can look forward to kind words from the Californian governor Gavin Newsom who was previously considered a potential competitor for the candidacy. “Strong, fearless, tenacious,” Newsom writes about Harris on Platform X. No one is better suited to “oppose the dark vision of Donald Trump.”
According to a report by the agency, the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmerwho was also considered a competitor within the party. However, Whitmer did not initially express official support for Harris (“endorsement”, as the Americans call it).
Delegates decide
This is what transport ministers did Pete Buttigieg and Josh Shapirothe governor of Pennsylvania. According to Reuters, all Democratic party leaders in the US states are behind Harris. They unanimously voted for Harris in a telephone conference on Sunday, according to party sources, according to Reuters.
Ultimately, the decision on the candidacy will be made by the Democratic Party delegates from all states at the party convention in Chicago in mid-August. Harris needs the support of 1,969 of the 3,936 Democratic delegates to secure her nomination. According to the New York Times, Harris has already secured the support of delegates from North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, among others.
Biden won more than 3,800 delegate votes in the US state primaries. However, they are now not obliged to follow his recommendation and nominate Harris.
