Kamala Harris, who launched her campaign for president, has long been a favorite of Hollywood donors.

Kamala Harris has launched her campaign for the White House, after President Joe Biden stepped aside Sunday under pressure from party leaders.

The vice president has Biden’s endorsement, and is unchallenged as yet for the Democratic nomination, which will be formally decided at the Aug. 19 convention in Chicago.

“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” Harris said in a statement. “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.”

In her statement, the vice president paid tribute to Biden’s “extraordinary leadership,” saying he had achieved more in one term than many presidents do in two.

  • limelight79@lemm.ee
    65·
    5 months ago

    People could have voted for someone other than Biden in the primaries. That was always an option. Just because the incumbent was running again didn’t mean the voters HAD to vote for him.

    • explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      23·
      5 months ago

      Quick poll

      Please up vote if you had a chance (I did, that’s 1)

      Please down vote if you didn’t get a chance to vote for someone else in the primary

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
        2·
        5 months ago

        I will never understand why we don’t just force Super Tuesday on all 50 states. My dipshit of a state is the week after and I hate it

        • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          I really think it’s there’s a few lobbies that keeps our election cycles so goddamn long. They need the horserace and the controversy for as long as possible to get ratings. News organizations, election consultants, advertisers, etc.

          France had two elections within weeks of each other. Britain called a snap election and got it done in under two months. These things can be done quickly and efficiently, but nobody wants to run afoul of two groups required to get re-elected, so they keep us slogging through the mudslinging.

      • limelight79@lemm.ee
        1·
        5 months ago

        I didn’t, but I’m registered independent, so I don’t vote in the party primaries in my state.