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| Kamala Harris races towards 2024 nomination after whirlwind start | Kamala Harris races towards 2024 nomination after whirlwind start |
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| Vice-president heads into almost unassailable position as top figures voice support and campaign donations pour in | Vice-president heads into almost unassailable position as top figures voice support and campaign donations pour in |
| Kamala Harris enters the second full day of her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday in an almost unassailable position, following a whirlwind 24 hours that saw almost every senior party figure championing her candidacy. | |
| The rapid pace at which the vice-president racked up endorsements was matched by an avalanche of donations to the newly branded Harris for President campaign, which had already inherited Joe Biden’s $96m when he abandoned his re-election effort on Sunday. | The rapid pace at which the vice-president racked up endorsements was matched by an avalanche of donations to the newly branded Harris for President campaign, which had already inherited Joe Biden’s $96m when he abandoned his re-election effort on Sunday. |
| More than $81m poured into campaign coffers in its first day, a spokesperson said on Monday, calling it the largest single-day haul of any presidential candidate in history and with most of the money coming from grassroots donors making their first contributions of the election cycle. | |
| Campaign officials, however, were equally as enthused by the succession of heavyweight Democrats who voiced their support for Harris, notably Nancy Pelosi, the former speaker who called the vice-president “brilliantly astute” and “rooted in strong values, faith and a commitment to public service”. | |
| All 23 Democratic state governors have publicly backed her, including several who had been considered potential rivals for the nomination, such as Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer and JB Pritzker of Illinois. Whitmer said she had no interest in opposing Harris and would instead serve as co-chair of the campaign. | All 23 Democratic state governors have publicly backed her, including several who had been considered potential rivals for the nomination, such as Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer and JB Pritzker of Illinois. Whitmer said she had no interest in opposing Harris and would instead serve as co-chair of the campaign. |
| Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, and the Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, stopped short of endorsing her, but said she’s “off to a great start” and that they will meet with her “shortly”. | Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, and the Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, stopped short of endorsing her, but said she’s “off to a great start” and that they will meet with her “shortly”. |
| “The vice-president has excited communities, she’s excited the House Democratic caucus and she’s exciting the country,” Jeffries told reporters. | “The vice-president has excited communities, she’s excited the House Democratic caucus and she’s exciting the country,” Jeffries told reporters. |
| Later on Monday, Harris met with campaign staff in Delaware and delivered an energetic speech in which she was critical of Donald Trump and said: “We’re not going back.” | Later on Monday, Harris met with campaign staff in Delaware and delivered an energetic speech in which she was critical of Donald Trump and said: “We’re not going back.” |
| Although Harris must still be confirmed as the nominee by delegates at the Democratic national convention in Chicago next month, there is a feeling of increased inevitability that she will be the party’s candidate in November. By Monday night, she had earned enough support from those delegates to become the Democrats’ White House nominee in November. | Although Harris must still be confirmed as the nominee by delegates at the Democratic national convention in Chicago next month, there is a feeling of increased inevitability that she will be the party’s candidate in November. By Monday night, she had earned enough support from those delegates to become the Democrats’ White House nominee in November. |
| Harris then issued a statement saying that she was looking forward to “formally accepting the nomination soon”. | Harris then issued a statement saying that she was looking forward to “formally accepting the nomination soon”. |
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| Eric Holder, attorney general during Barack Obama’s administration, has been hired to vet Harris’s potential picks of her running mate, according to Reuters. And a number of organizing efforts are also under way on her behalf, including by the Win With Black Women advocacy group that hosted a Zoom call for 44,000 people and raised more than $1.5m. | |
| In a statement from the White House, Harris’s staff attempted to assure the public that her new campaign obligations posed no conflict to her role as vice-president, which has become more onerous this week as Biden recovers from Covid. | In a statement from the White House, Harris’s staff attempted to assure the public that her new campaign obligations posed no conflict to her role as vice-president, which has become more onerous this week as Biden recovers from Covid. |
| Harris “will continue her travel across the country in July as she participates in a series of events with key constituencies”, the statement said. | Harris “will continue her travel across the country in July as she participates in a series of events with key constituencies”, the statement said. |
| She is scheduled to appear at a campaign event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, later on Tuesday, her fifth visit to the key swing state this year. | She is scheduled to appear at a campaign event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, later on Tuesday, her fifth visit to the key swing state this year. |