President’s Biden announcement that he will step down from the race got mostly positive reactions from Democratic leaders from across the political spectrum. Liberal California Governor Gavin Newsom, moderate Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, and Squad member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are all backing Harris.
Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey said, “Kamala Harris as our Democratic nominee is going to bring an x-factor.”
Former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile said, “She’s been hitting the campaign trail hard. She’s been raising money. So I’m confident that she will have the delegates, she will have the resources.”
Conspicuously absent so far have been Harris endorsements from Barack and Michelle Obama and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sunday he thinks Harris will be easier to defeat in November’s election than Joe Biden.
Kamala Harris was California’s first female attorney general, making headlines for enacting criminal justice reform, before going onto the Senate.
And RNC Spokeswoman Elizabeth Pipko says Harris’s record will be a liability. “Look her record in California is one of the things she’ll have to answer for. There’s that weak record. There’s also the record of this
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