Campaign officials and allies have already made hundreds of calls on her behalf, urging delegates to next month’s Democratic Party convention to join in nominating her for president in the Nov. 5 election against Republican Donald Trump
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris was moving swiftly on Monday to try to lock up the Democratic presidential nomination, the day after President Joe Biden , 81, abandoned his re-election bid in the face of growing opposition by his own party.
Harris, who is Black and Asian-American, would fashion an entirely new dynamic with Trump, 78, offering a vivid generational and cultural split-screen. The Trump campaign has been preparing for her possible rise for weeks, sources told Reuters, and planned to try to tie her closely to Biden’s policies on immigration and the economy.
Biden’s withdrawal leaves less than four months to wage a campaign. Prominent Democrats, including potential Harris challengers such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom, immediately backed the vice president. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former President Barack Obama did not announce endorsements, although both praised Biden.
She is expected to stick largely to Biden’s foreign policy playbook on such issues as China, Iran and Ukraine, but could strike a tougher tone with Israel over the Gaza war if she tops the Democratic ticket and wins the November election.
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