After the current US President Joe Biden refused to contest the next election, there was speculation that Kamala Harris could be the next presidential candidate from the Democrats. Joe Biden also supported his name. Now according to a CNN report, US Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president. Kamala Harris has received the support of more than 1976 delegates for her presidential candidature.
What did Kamala Harris say?
Within 36 hours of Biden’s withdrawal, Kamala Harris has gathered the support of her party. Giving this information, he said in a post on X, ‘I am proud to have received the necessary support to become the candidate of my party. Over the next few months I will travel across the country and talk to Americans on every issue. I am confident that I will unite my party and the country and defeat Trump.
According to the report, after receiving support from Biden, current Vice President Kamala Harris talked to people on phone for about 10 hours to garner support in her favor. During this, Harris also talked to former US President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton gave her support to Harris by posting a social media post praising him.
On the other hand, Vice President Kamala Harris had recently praised Joe Biden’s work. He said that President Biden has done so much work in just four years that many presidents have not been able to accomplish in two terms.
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Questions were raised on Biden’s candidacy
President Joe Biden refused to seek re-election on Sunday. Biden took this step at a time when America’s politics had completely changed after the attack on Republican candidate Donald Trump. Many surveys had revealed that Biden’s candidacy is weaker than Trump. Not only this, many Democratic leaders had also raised questions on Biden’s re-candidacy.