'Joe Biden's legacy over the last three years is unmatched in modern history,' US Vice President Kamala Harris says, before delivering remarks at a White House event to honor college athletes
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Virtually all of the prominent Democrats who had been seen as potential challengers to Harris have lined up behind her, including Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. Some of those were positions Harris adopted as an unsuccessful presidential candidate in the 2020 election when she was running on a more liberal agenda than Biden but were not ones that the administration assumed, particularly with regard to border security and law enforcement issues.
Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi and former president Barack Obama did not announce endorsements, although both praised Biden. Proponents argue she would energize those voters, consolidate Black support and bring sharp debating skills to prosecute the political case against the former president.
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