Is a Kamala Harris White House in America’s future?
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential race on Sunday as he exited the contest amid calls from fellow Democrats to step down. The chorus began after the 81-year-old president delivered a shaky debate performance on June 27 against former President Donald Trump.
Democrats and leaders from various sectors, including Black elected officials and political leaders, hailed Biden for his years of public service and praised his decision as selfless. Some also moved swiftly to endorse Harris, a Black woman. Biden’s move could place his former running mate to become the first Black woman and woman of color to lead the United States.
As the news filtered around the world on Sunday, America’s Black and Democratic political leadership looked to Harris, noting her work toward maternal and reproductive health and her background as a prosecutor, California’s attorney general and U.S. senator representing California. Others also chalked up Sunday’s events as Black women, once again, coming through to get a Democrat elected.
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