She's the fifth prominent former rival to get behind Biden
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at the third Democratic debate last year. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images Kamala Harris officially endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday morning, announcing in a video that she had known him for a long time, and “one of the things that we need right now is we need a leader who really does care about the people, and who can therefore unify the people — and I believe Joe can do that.
On Saturday, Biden seemed to leak the upcoming news while speaking at a rally in St. Louis when he included “Kamala’s folks” while thanking his other formal rivals who have now endorsed him, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, and Beto O’Rourke. The endorsement was also foreshadowed back in January.
Harris, a former prosecutor, district attorney, and state attorney general, memorably attacked Biden at a debate last June over his work with segregationist Democrats and opposition to integrating public schools by busing children in — noting that she was once one of the kids on those buses. Biden appeared flustered in his response to the clearly planned, well-executed attack.
The moment and the former vice president’s spotty civil rights record did not seem to have any impact on the candidate’s performance with black voters across numerous states thus far. Now that Elizabeth Warren has dropped out, no viable women candidates remain in the Democratic race, which Harris lamented on Sunday. The senate Democrat is also one of the people Biden may be considering as a potential running mate.
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