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.

  • qooqie@lemmy.world
    1289·
    4 months ago

    We don’t stand a chance with her as the pick. Whitmer would’ve been a much better president pick

    You can downvote all you want the polls show dems still losing with her as the pick

    • Wiz@midwest.socialEnglish
      371·
      4 months ago

      She hasn’t even started campaigning yet, and she was even to Joe or even better.

      • qooqie@lemmy.world
        441·
        4 months ago

        She literally has been campaigning? She is the VP she campaigns with Joe. She’s in the public eye, people know her and she still trails trump

        • finestnothing@lemmy.world
          30·
          4 months ago

          She has been campaigning… For Biden. That’s the difference between being the backup singer and the lead singer at a concert. Sure the backup singer is still on stage and singing, but it’s just to support the lead singer, not to show off their own talent

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          62·
          4 months ago

          She’s barely in the public eye. When Jimmy Kimmel had her on his show, he did one of his ‘ask the people on Hollywood boulevard’ segments where he asked them who the VP was and people just kept getting it wrong or didn’t even know.

      • qooqie@lemmy.world
        12·
        4 months ago

        For me it’s always polls, I don’t care about Bidens ages I want someone who can for sure beat this shit stain (trump) and keep him out for good

    • kromem@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      I agree Whitmer would be the best chance at beating Trump in general.

      But I do think that Harris can still do that job and that there’s logistical reasons why it’s going to be that.

      I wish we’d have Whitmer, but I’m not terrified of it being Harris the way I was if Biden stayed in the race.

      And if she picks a good VP that helps round out the ticket with the middle of the country, I could see the new ticket getting momentum.

    • Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      130·
      4 months ago

      No change this late would have been the best pick. Now the Dems just hand Trump the presidency. Maybe because they are scared of what Trump will do to them so they try to ally with him?