Harris, endorsed by Biden, could become first woman, second Black person to be U.S. president
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Kamala Harris could become the first Black woman to head a major U.S. party presidential ticket after U.S. President Joe Biden abruptly ended his re-election bid and endorsed her.
She's already broken barriers, and now Kamala Harris could become the first Black woman to head a major party presidential ticket after U.S. President Joe Biden abruptly ended his re-election bid and endorsed her.
Biden announced Sunday that was stepping aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy.
Harris is the first woman, Black person or person of South Asian descent to serve as vice-president. She joined the Biden ticket after a rocky and abbreviated run of her own for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
Biden said Sunday that deciding on Harris as vice-president was “the best decision I've made.” He wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that she had his full support and endorsement to run against Donald Trump for the presidency. “Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump,” he said. “Let’s do this.”
However, her nomination is hardly a sure thing. The party is split over whether Harris should ascend or there should be a quick “mini primary.”
A recent poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that about 6 in 10 Democrats believe Harris would do a good job in the top slot. About 2 in 10 Democrats don’t believe she would, and another 2 in 10 say they don’t know enough to say.
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.
