People close to the vice-president are rushing to prevent serious competition to her gaining the nomination
began a race to lock up the Democratic nomination Sunday afternoon—with her allies working flat out to stop the party’s other top candidates from running.
But it had only been hours since some of the most powerful Democrats were pushing for a free-for-all open process should Biden drop out. Ahead of Biden’s announcement, former speaker Nancy Pelosi told colleagues she would be in favor of such a “competitive” scramble, rather than an anointing, the, “I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges.
“We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her,” hehe Daily Beast reported earlier this month“Now that President Biden has suspended his campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris is the most qualified and best choice to lead us forward,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman , who lost his primary last month,
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