She's already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could shatter several more after President Joe Biden abruptly ended his reelection bid and endorsed her.
LIVE: Biden drops out of 2024 presidential raceShe's already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could shatter several more after President Joe Biden abruptly ended his reelection bid and endorsed her.after a disastrous debate performance catalyzed fears that the 81-year-old was too frail for a second term.
Harris described Biden's decision to step aside as a "selfless and patriotic act," saying he was "putting the American people and our country above everything else." The poll showed that about 4 in 10 U.S. adults have a favorable opinion of Harris, whose name is pronounced "COMM-a-la," while about half have an unfavorable opinion.
Even before Biden's endorsement, Harris was widely viewed as the favorite to replace him on the ticket. With her foreign policy experience and national name recognition, she has a head start over potential challengers, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
She addressed the question of succession in an interview with The Associated Press during a trip to Jakarta in September 2023. After graduating, Harris returned to the San Francisco Bay Area for law school and chose a career as a prosecutor, a move that surprised her activist family. Once elected to statewide office, she pledged to uphold the death penalty despite her moral opposition to it. She refused to defend Proposition 8, a voter-backed initiative banning same-sex marriage. Harris also played a key role in a $25 billion settlement with the nation's mortgage lenders following the foreclosure crisis.
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