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Harris races to lock down support after Biden drops out
The Hill ^ | 7/21/24 | Mychael Schnell

Posted on 07/21/2024 6:21:28 PM PDT by Libloather

Vice President Harris is racing to lock down support for her White House bid, just hours after President Biden announced that he would no longer seek reelection.

Harris on Sunday spoke with the chairs of three key coalitions on Capitol Hill: Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Rep. Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.) of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (D-N.H.) of the New Democrat Coalition. All three have backed Harris for the nomination.

She also spoke with Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) — ”She is ready to win in Wisconsin!!!” he said on the social platform X — and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) said he heard from her staff.

“Her team is fully activated and phones are ringing, emails are blowing up, this thing is rolling,” Huffman told The Hill in a brief interview Sunday. “This has taken off like a rocket ship.”

Asked what the sentiment of his conversation was, Huffman responded: “Let’s roll.”

The full-court press on Capitol Hill comes as Harris looks to turbocharge her nascent presidential campaign after Biden announced that he would no longer seek the party’s nomination.

Biden was facing mounting pressure from Democrats to reconsider his decision to run amid concerns following his disastrous debate performance last month. The president was at first defiant, consistently saying he would not step aside, but reversed his position on Sunday, quickly endorsing Harris for the job.

“My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made,” Biden said on X. “Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year.”

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To: Billthedrill
Well those supporting Harris are lighting up the net but it's really about keeping Trump off the news cycles and the investigations into the assassination attempt....right 'on schedule' it does seem.
41 posted on 07/21/2024 7:24:48 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: Texas resident

They’re all positioning/moving pretty fast so they’ve planned this for some time.


42 posted on 07/21/2024 7:26:19 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: Libloather

Finnish dictionary: kamala-AWFUL, Terrible


43 posted on 07/21/2024 7:26:57 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: Empire_of_Liberty

The entire World?


44 posted on 07/21/2024 7:31:24 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14/12 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Libloather

The good news for Kamala is that she doesn’t have to debate JD Vance now. :)


45 posted on 07/21/2024 7:31:46 PM PDT by TigersEye (Our Republic is under seige by globalist Marxists. Hold fast!)
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To: MNJohnnie

Yes of course....but there’s plenty of dim-wits who believe evrything they see there.
So they will icrease the sound of their drumbeat to drown out Trump and the Investigation on the Assasination Attempt.

Now we’re back to who gets the headlines....so the Dems timed Bidens getting out of the race ‘now’...as they are pushing Harris to the front in the media. Though I think she’s a stall until their covention.


46 posted on 07/21/2024 7:31:47 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......)
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To: Libloather

Interesting that the NYT has come out with an editorial against Harris as President.


47 posted on 07/21/2024 7:31:57 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: nwrep
Let’s wait for new polls showing a re-energized Democrat base.

Sound advice...Obama, Schumer and Pelosi are mum on a Harris candidacy as of six hours ago according to this source.

48 posted on 07/21/2024 7:44:28 PM PDT by PerConPat (The politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.- Mencken)
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To: Libloather

How soon will we get the first Trump vs Harris polls?


49 posted on 07/21/2024 7:46:46 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Trump / Vance 2024 - Make America Great Again)
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To: PghBaldy

I think it will be days before Biden knows what is going on.


50 posted on 07/21/2024 7:47:35 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty ( )
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To: Reno89519

They being manufactured even as we speak.
Not all polling is created equal. You can expect some manufactured media polls to claim it now a horse race.

What I did was look up Harris’s “likeability” on 538. Her numbers are as bad as Bidens. So while she may get a bump for being “new” it is a long way to Nov

Pretty easy to paint her as Joe Biden 2.0


51 posted on 07/21/2024 7:52:44 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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To: Libloather

Uh, a lip lock?


52 posted on 07/21/2024 7:52:58 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: MNJohnnie

My bet is she turns off black men big time.


53 posted on 07/21/2024 8:05:20 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: cowboyusa

The problem here is not all polling is equal.

I have no doubt we will see media polls pushing the horse race narrative now if Harris is the nominee. And the usual suspects here will race around screaming “woe is us, all is lost:

“Trump is headed to victory” does not sell ads and generate clicks.

If a media organization is polling it almost always is poll purposefully designed to push their political narrative and draw viewer or clicks.


54 posted on 07/21/2024 8:09:22 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
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To: Libloather

55 posted on 07/21/2024 8:10:44 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: mbrfl

😆


56 posted on 07/21/2024 8:12:08 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Nessun Dorma.)
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To: Libloather

57 posted on 07/21/2024 8:15:00 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: MNJohnnie

My Dad is a poll, an old time Liberal who would vote for Biden and not Harris. Biden played moderate for a long time.


58 posted on 07/21/2024 8:17:57 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: Allegra

LOL


59 posted on 07/21/2024 8:23:36 PM PDT by just me (Trade your liberty for temporary safety. I will keep mine. My family doesn't fly a white flag.)
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To: Libloather

Democratic Party “Democracy” In Action:

Biden had 3,850 pledged delegates, however those delegates can choose whomever they want now that the president is out of the race, and candidates vying for the presidency need a minimum of 300 delegates’ signatures to be considered among as a presidential candidate among the delegates.

Those “pledged” delegates will be the first to vote on a nominee, which requires a majority to choose their next candidate. However, if there’s no clear majority, “superdelegates” – largely leaders of the party and lawmakers, among others – will vote in subsequent rounds until the majority of the party rallies around one person.

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4784626-dnc-chair-transparent-process-choose-nominee/


60 posted on 07/21/2024 8:41:54 PM PDT by Texan4Life
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