Time is of the essence with just 107 days to go until election day - and a Kamala Harris candidacy allows Democrats to get the ball rolling faster and to focus on the ultimate task of defeating Donald Trump.
It was 1.46pm in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, when President Joe Biden posted a letter on his personal account on the social media site X announcing he would be withdrawing from the presidential race. By 2.13pm he had sent another post, this time endorsing Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic Party's nominee. It took 27 minutes to get there but President Biden has now put his former running mate in the pole position to take on Donald Trump.
Logistically, she makes a lot of sense to the Democratic Party. She already has the Biden/Harris infrastructure around her. It is also less problematic to transfer the Biden campaign donations - currently a $96m war chest - to her, and Mr Biden could instruct his delegates to switch their votes to Ms Harris. The prospect of a Harris candidacy also seems to have energised donors. The Democratic fundraising organisation ActBlue said it has raised $46.
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