"We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will win", says Kamala Harris :::::: Democrats who have already endorsed Kamala Harris :::::: “Kamala Harris is now the right person to take up the torch"

Kamala Harris tweeted:

"Tonight, I am proud to have earned the support needed to become our party’s nominee. Over the next few months, I'll be travelling across the country talking to Americans about everything on the line. I fully intend to unite our party and our nation, and defeat Donald Trump."

Here is Kamala Harris’s full statement:

"On behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and for his decades of service to our country. His remarkable legacy of accomplishment is unmatched in modern American history, surpassing the legacy of many Presidents who have served two terms in office.

It is a profound honor to serve as his Vice President, and I am deeply grateful to the President, Dr. Biden, and the entire Biden family. I first came to know President Biden through his son Beau. We were friends from our days working together as Attorneys General of our home states. As we worked together, Beau would tell me stories about his Dad. 

The kind of father—and the kind of man—he was. And the qualities Beau revered in his father are the same qualities, the same values, I have seen every single day in Joe’s leadership as President: His honesty and integrity. 

His big heart and commitment to his faith and his family. And his love of our country and the American people.

With this selfless and patriotic act, President Biden is doing what he has done throughout his life of service: putting the American people and our country above everything else.

I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination. 

Over the past year, I have traveled across the country, talking with Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election. And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.

We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.

 Here are some of the key figures in the Democratic party who have already endorsed Kamala Harris to pick up the party’s presidential nomination in Joe Biden’s stead.

Gavin Newsom: 

Frequently tipped as a possible alternative to Biden in recent weeks, the California governor has backed Harris, saying “no one is better to prosecute the case against Donald Trump’s dark vision and guide our country in a healthier direction than America’s vice-president”.

Pete Buttigieg: 

Biden’s transport secretary who ran for the Democratic nomination for 2020, said: “Kamala Harris is now the right person to take up the torch, defeat Donald Trump, and succeed Joe Biden as president. I will do all that I can to help her win this election to lead America forward as our next president.”

 Josh Shapiro: 

The Pennsylvania governor said: “I’ve known Kamala Harris for nearly two decades. She has served the country honorably and is ready to be president.”

                                                                               

Biden as the Democratic Senate candidate for Delaware in 1972; right: Biden departs after speaking in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on 13 July 2024.  'The Guardian' // Getty Image

Gretchen Whitmer: The Michigan governor issued a statement describing herself as “fired up to endorse Kamala Harris for president of the United States”. Among other things, she added: “We cannot let Donald Trump anywhere near the White House. Let’s go!”

 Chris Coons: The Delaware senator is a close Biden ally, and said on CNN: 

“I support Vice-President Harris. I am very hopeful that we will come out of our convention next month united.”

A flood of support for the vice-president came from inside Congress and beyond, with politicians, unions and other allies lining up to give their backing. Significant endorsements came from the Democratic governors of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, four battleground mid-western states seen as essential milestones on the pathway to the White House. 

Two of them, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, and JB Pritzker of Illinois, had been mentioned as possible challengers to Harris for the nomination. Their blessing for her candidacy, along with that of Kentucky’s Andy Beshear, which also came on Monday, leaves a dwindling potential field.