Kamala Harris, who launched her campaign for president, has long been a favorite of Hollywood donors.

Kamala Harris has launched her campaign for the White House, after President Joe Biden stepped aside Sunday under pressure from party leaders.

The vice president has Biden’s endorsement, and is unchallenged as yet for the Democratic nomination, which will be formally decided at the Aug. 19 convention in Chicago.

“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” Harris said in a statement. “I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda. We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.”

In her statement, the vice president paid tribute to Biden’s “extraordinary leadership,” saying he had achieved more in one term than many presidents do in two.

  • rhacer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6135·
    2 months ago

    I don’t think she stands a chance running as a VP. However, if President Biden were to invoke Article 25, and abdicate in favor of his VP. I honestly think she’d be a lock to win.

    • mosiacmango
      992·
      2 months ago

      Lol, im sure its just a coicidence that you are parroting the GOP by calling on Biden to resign the presidency right now.

      No, it would not strengthen her campaign if her running mate made the entirely unprecedented move of resigning in office for no stated reason. The procedural shitshow a GOP house would make the process would become the whole news cycle until the election.

      She is a much, much stronger canidate in her current role, being able to brag about every Biden/Harris accomplishment and not have any baggage of an active presidency, especially one that would be assumed in a ginned up shit show by her politcal opponents.

      • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
        14·
        2 months ago

        She can also campaign full time, unlike Biden who was also doing the job of president while he was campaigning

      • rhacer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        2 months ago

        You might want to actually go read Article 25 if you believe there would be a Republican controlled shit-show.

        Republicans have no say under section 1. President Biden says “I’m out” and Vice President Harris becomes President. Congress has no say, the Senate had no say, nobody has any say but the President and the Vice President.

        The President could give a reason, or he could choose not to do so.

        The only time Congress is involved is under Section 4.

        Section 1 covers everything from “Take this job and shove it” to “I’m tired and want to spend more time with my family”

        I repeat Congress has no say. There is no political debate. There is simply “I’m out, you’re in.”

        • mosiacmango
          2·
          2 months ago

          First off, this congress will gin up a hearing on anything, then sue when it doesnt go their way. Second off, in this situation the house and senate has to approve the new VP. They 100% will make that an absolute clown show.

          Those circumstances are provided for in the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, which was passed in 1967. Section 2 states:

          “Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.”

      • solrize@lemmy.world
        318·
        2 months ago

        No, it would not strengthen her campaign if her running mate made the entirely unprecedented move of resigning in office for no stated reason

        “Health reasons”. Maybe he checks into a hospital announces it from there.

        • mosiacmango
          17·
          2 months ago

          Okay, so now you have an excuse. So this kicks off a living shitshow in the Republican controlled house as article 25 is invoked. You have a circus that lets Republicans go on and on and on, stalling as best they can, starting hearing, etc. The GOP gets endless media attention when they would otherwise be on the backfoot to all the energizing postive press the dems are about to get. The GOP gets to grandstand, they get to sue, maybe the supreme court weighs in, making it look like Democrats can’t handle the presidency.

          In what way is that a positive for the Harris campaign?

      • rhacer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        118·
        2 months ago

        I think she gets a huge bounce if she’s the President thrust into a role she did not ask for or seek. It’s a pretty typical human reaction to cheer for people forced by circumstance into an unexpected role. I think she also gets four months to show that she’s Presidential material.

        So that’s the pragmatic part. I also believe that President Biden has shown he’s incapable of governing, and that we have rules regarding that situation. In fact that’s why we have the position of VP.

        • solrize@lemmy.world
          11·
          2 months ago

          a role she did not ask for or seek.

          She sought it in 2019 (ran for the office) but dropped out early in the primaries.

        • zabadoh@ani.social
          9·
          2 months ago

          I understand your idea with your first paragraph, but it also ties Harris down to the White House instead of freeing her to campaign, and get her own name out there. If there are any events beyond her control, while she’s President, she would also be on the hook for those.

          Biden’s actually pretty good and he is, or at least his staff is, getting a lot of positive things done, as long as he’s off camera. That’s been true throughout his career.