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US Presidential Elections: Former US President Barack Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday praised President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race but refused to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s candidate for the November 5 elections. Obama has been considered Kamala Harris’s political mentor. Despite this, he has refused to immediately endorse Harris.
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It is believed that due to the support of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris is almost certain to become the official presidential candidate from the party. However, she needs to be elected by the party’s delegates during the Democratic National Convention to be held in Chicago next month. Biden has 3,896 delegates, while only 1,976 delegates are needed to win the nomination.
On the other hand, Kamala Harris has immediately received the support of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. This seems to make it easier for her to win the delegate battle during the Democratic National Convention starting on August 19 in Chicago.
Biden makes a big announcement, will not contest the presidential election, puts forward Kamala Harris’ name
After a poor performance in the debate against Republican candidate Donald Trump last month and mounting pressure from Democrats, 81-year-old Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was withdrawing from the next presidential election. However, he supported 59-year-old Vice President Kamala Harris to become the new Democratic candidate.
Meanwhile, former President Obama has privately expressed concern to Democratic Party leaders about President Joe Biden’s candidacy. Earlier, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had privately warned Biden that if he did not withdraw from the presidential race, the Democratic Party could lose the ability to gain control of the House.
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According to sources familiar with the matter, Pelosi had also told Biden that he might not be able to defeat Republican Party candidate Donald Trump. However, Biden had then said that he was not withdrawing from the contest. He said that he is a candidate who has defeated Trump before and will do the same this time too, but on Sunday Biden withdrew his candidacy.
