Obama Endorses Kamala Harris as She Looks for a VP
Do you support Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democratic nominee?
Updated July 26, 2024
- As her presidential campaign kicks off, Harris has been at the center of attacks and endorsements. The Obamas endorsed Harris to be the Democratic nominee, saying she has the "vision, the character, and the strength that this critical moment demands." While Harris has already received support from a majority of Democratic delegates, this endorsement pushes her one step closer to securing the nomination.
- Harris is making plans to select a running mate, which people close to the source said she will do by Aug. 7. The process of picking a vice president to run with typically takes months, which Harris is squeezing into weeks. Kevin Munoz, a Harris campaign spokesperson, said:
"Vice President Harris has directed her team to begin the process of vetting potential running mates. That process has begun in earnest, and we do not expect to have additional updates until the vice president announces who will be serving as her running mate and as the next vice president of the United States.”
After announcing he will end his candidacy for re-election, President Joe Biden endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential race.
Posting on X, Biden wrote:
Statement in Full
My 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 very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President.
And it’s been the best decision I’ve made.
Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump.
Let’s do this.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
-JAH
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Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, is claiming that replacing Biden is "unlawful" and threatening legal challenges in some states.
Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank which is responsible for Project 2025 has been planning legal challenges since April to make it difficult to replace Biden on the ballot.
A Heritage Foundation memo identifies states (GA, NV, WI) for pre-election litigation to make it difficult to replace Biden because laws are vague or have time limits like 90 day limits to make changes.
"The memo identifies Wisconsin, Nevada and Georgia as attractive states for litigation to keep a new Democrat from replacing Biden on the ballot."
"The problem that any potential replacement for Joe Biden would likely run into is that in many states, including in several key states, the deadline for getting on the ballot has already passed,” Zack Smith, a senior legal fellow at Heritage, told NOTUS. “Or in many states, the process for replacing a candidate currently on the ballot just isn’t clearly defined because it happens so rarely.”
" election law expert and UCLA professor Rick Hasen said there is no reason Democrats should be unable to legally put forward a different person....I don’t put any credence to it. Joe Biden is not the party’s nominee now, and states generally point to the major party’s nominee as the one whose name is on the ballot,” Hasen wrote on July 3 on his website, Election Law Blog."
" Rick Hasen, an attorney, legal expert and political science professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, argued in a memo earlier this month that theories brewing in conservative legal circles about how to challenge a non-Biden ticket have generally lacked merit."
https://x.com/oversightpr/status/1805239354505257196?s=46&t=548vA5PBIRyRjxJIveQLEw
https://www.notus.org/2024-election/biden-heritage-republicans
https://www.nola.com/news/politics/national_politics/republicans-will-sue-if-democrats-replace-joe-biden-on-ballot-mike-johnson-louisiana/article_87b1b02e-478c-11ef-a664-dfe8f1556bec.html
I support Ms Harris just not sure sexist America will elect her.
Run, Madame Vice President, run!!!!
While a lot of people think it is sad that Biden has stepped down, it is time for him to retire and rest. He has worked a long time for our country and deserves time off. It is always best to leave on a positive than a disaster.
Definitely YES!
She is intelligent and knowledgeable and politically astute with the energy of a younger woman.
She has ties to several important communities that will give her a leg up in November.
I hope she chooses a good running mate who can add to her support.
Going all the way back to the primary of 2020, the question wasn't who the best person for the job was, it was who was most likely to win the election. It's a shame that we're in a swamp of misinformation and media bias.
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I do not feel Kamala Harris is an acceptable candidate for President of the United States. First, the people of the Democrat party never had opportunity to select her as a candidate; she was appointed by a few, elite politicians. Second, she does not support the foundations this country was built upon: We the People; freedom of speech; freedom of religion; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, to name just a few. She has encouraged illegal immigration. She has worked to defund the police and has aided lawbreakers who when released, committed additional horrific crimes. Also, it is not understandable how she worked with President Biden on a daily basis and failed to notify the citizens of the USA of his declining mental faculties, jeopardizing the entire country. She does not reveal where she stands on policy, merely campaigning on race, gender, and promoting pro-abortion legislation. While we are contemplating the possibility of World War III, she has no experience in foreign policy. The United States requires a strong, proven leader for such a time as this. Kamala Harris is not that person.
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The only way this could have been worse is if Bernie sanders was nominated
Vice President Harris has a strong record. I hope she has learned a LOT working with Joe Biden, who has been FAR better than I ever expected him to be, so she can effectively continue and improve the platform, policies, and projects he has started. I am worried that the opposition will attempt to subvert the process and corrupt the results of this election. We need to support the system and leverage the protections to ensure that the election is fair and results in the proper outcome.
I hope to be claling her Madam President in 2025.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posts video saying he put a young dead bear in Central Park
WEIRD!
Justice Neil Gorsuch warns Biden to 'be careful' with Supreme Court reforms
the audacity? so much more the reason for reform. i dont see any bent or graft issues on the minority side?
no neil reforms are long overdue so take your veiled threats and put them where the sun dont shine
Gov kemp
yr response to bozo insulting u n yr fam in atlanta today you respond ... my focus is to save this country from kamala harris!? You must be dumb because the alt is the very bozo bent on destroying you, your state and country
man up and put country first for a change ... say it to his face or just shut up and bend the knee kiss the ring quietly
Newsflash!!!!!!!
Trump has now decided that instead of moving the debate to Fox News in front of all his friends from ABC he now wants to move the debate to his mommmy's house!!!!!!!
let's get rid of this idiot, coward, and move on with our lives walk him up where he belongs!
The democratic process has been completely ignored
Trump is scared to face Kamala in a fair debate on ABC! He was geared up to face Biden, but now he is afraid to debate a strong intelligent woman!
How can Trump be president and be a world leader if he is scared to debate Kamala?
Now Trump the grand coward of all time is afraid to debate Harris what a wuss. I don't think in the history of this nation there's been a person running for president. That is much of a chickenshit is Trump. It's disgusting. The "man" is pathetic. He either wants to debate her
on his laughing stock butt kiss Fox "news "network. L O L. I can't wait for the day when this idiot is behind bars so we can all get on with our lives He is a disgusting example of what anyone should not be.
We must keep Americans safe from him and the Republicans plan to destroy us.
I support Kamala primarily because as a woman I NEED to know that the reproductive rights of women will be protected.
That said, I am concerned about the deficit and what I consider unsustainable social welfare programs that I have personally witnessed being abused all around me. I support the intent of these programs but they are being severely abused.
I've had neighbors brag about how easy it is to get government financial assistance without being unable to work. I've had social acquaintances say they are making decisions about how much they work and what promotions they will take in order to stay on government assistance.
I would like a more moderate approach to social programs that minimize the ability of abuse. Time limits for welfare, step down assistance so that benefits don't stop abruptly but taper down, reduced benefits for straight money (keep SNAP), find a way to stop incentivizing reproduction in low income populations (the more kids they have the more money they get, and yes, I have known multiple families where this is a motivating factor for having more kids), anything to try and make a change.
To be frank. Deciding to have children should not place financial obligations on the federal government. Yes, in an ideal world everyone would be able to have the exact life they want. The reality is, if a human wants a certain life, they should have to save up and work towards it regardless of its having a family or any other personal desire.
The human race is not at risk of extinction due to lack of reproducing and I don't believe it should be a priority our government to allocate resources towards increasing the population. We have living children in this country that are not being fed properly, that don't have adequate clothing, but don't have access to proper education, and that are lacking basic medical care.
It makes more sense to me to provide more benefits for people who don't have children or have stopped having children since they will be the ones using less resources. Shift the responsibility for having a family back to the individuals making those decisions. I am not advocating a radical change, but some middle ground needs to be reached between expanding these programs and shutting them down all together.
I support Kamala For this election, but I will need to see that her administration will be more fiscally responsible with American tax dollars to earn my vote come the next election season.
I am not a registered Democrat or Republican and will vote for whichever party I believe will cause the least harm to this country. As a woman, reproductive rights are my number one priority but I will not ignore irresponsible management of American resources even if it means I have to compromise on other issues.
Looking forward to her following PresidentBiden's preserving our democracy!
It would be the downfall of this country. She is hiding from Trump, has what she and Biden have done to take "down" this country, has zero care for this country, does not have ability to lead a nation and loves illegals.
David Joyce - your position of working with Democrats - You cannot work with stupid and anti-american policies. Quit
Brown, you should be out and have done nothing for this state except to ruin the state constitution.
Go J.D. Vance
I'll vote blue no matter who, BUT
Kamala Harris looks to be a great candidate and will be a good POTUS.
Kamala Harris is qualified.
She was NOT the Border Czar.
Her reproductive choices are none of our business.
She'll cancel more student debt.
She'll fight for abortion access.
And other reasons.
Yes. I support Kamala Harris. I think it would be cool to have our first female President!
No. She couldn't make it when she ran for president before and now they want to hand it to her.
Just look at her record, that all you need to know just how bad she is. And not the made up ones in her campaign ads!
Her and Biden, both try to take credit for actions they didn't do.
Biden has lied since day one of his time in Congress and hasn't stopped. What I can't believe is that so many know they are lying but still vote for them!
I don't understand why people just don't care about the downward course this country is in!