Top Democrats back Kamala Harris as donations surge after Biden steps aside
Joe Biden ends 2024 bid, endorses Kamala Harris for Democratic presidential race
US President Joe Biden offered his "full support and endorsement" for Vice-President Kamala Harris as the presidential nominee for the Democratic Party.
Biden called upon his party to unite behind Harris, while the Vice-President praised Biden’s “selfless and patriotic act” and said she intends to “earn and win” her party’s nomination.
"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," the 81-year-old President said in a post on X.
"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," he added in the post.
If Biden's endorsement is accepted, Kamala Harris will become the first Indian-origin woman to contest the US presidential elections.
Meanwhile, Vice President Harris said she was honoured to have Biden’s endorsement and that she intends to “earn and win this nomination”.
Harris released a statement calling Biden’s decision to end his campaign a “selfless and patriotic act.” She also thanked Biden for his “extraordinary leadership” and argued that his legacy as a one-term president would surpass the records of many chief executives who served two terms in office.
Biden’s selfless decision to drop out sets stage for an entirely different election :The Guardian
Legend has it that when King George III heard that George Washington, the first US president, had decided to retire after his second term, he remarked: “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.”
Joe Biden, 81, holed up at a Delaware beach house with a bad cough after a Covid-19 diagnosis, ended his presidential re-election campaign on Sunday. It was a selfless decision that put the country’s interests before his own – an act of grace that many see as vividly contrasting with the narcissism of his opponent Donald Trump.
It also sets the stage for a completely different sort of election in November as top Democrats rapidly rushed to endorse Kamala Harris, which the president himself did. Now the Republicans will have to deal with issues of mental competence and an ageing candidate.
Although many fellow Democrats had lost faith in Biden’s mental acuity and capacity to beat Trump, they had no mechanism to oust Biden, who won a mandate in the party primary and continued to enjoy the support of Black and progressive voters. Although he had spent decades striving for the crown, and sincerely believed he could finished the job, Biden ultimately realised that it was not about him and never had been.
In 2020, US presidential election and nomination of Kamal Harris stirred up unusual headlines in India
It is usual that global media celebrate the US presidential election because of the geopolitical and economic influence that Capitol Hill exerts on the world. The reportage of the November election, however, is gathering more steam than usual in India.
Some sections of the media say the nomination of Kamala Harris, whose mother is a migrant Indian, as the Democrats' vice president candidate could sway substantial votes of Asian Americans against Republican President Donald Trump.
While that remains nothing more than an expectation, social media discussion presents Harris' nomination as Joe Biden's running mate as the "blossoming of the American lotus," giving it a pro-Hindu tint.
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