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.

    • Lurkinney@lemmy.world
      8·
      4 months ago

      I’m just gonna go ahead and throw my vote away for her anyways. She can’t win right? So there’s no reason not to right? Dumb fuck

        • kescusay@lemmy.worldEnglish
          301·
          4 months ago

          Don’t cut yourself on that edge, man.

          Here in the real world, which you should spend some time in, Kamala Harris can win, but that doesn’t mean she will win, and people should recognize that, of course. But fuck fatalism.

            • kescusay@lemmy.worldEnglish
              171·
              4 months ago

              She can.

              Want to keep going like this? Or do you maybe want to have a real conversation and express a point beyond fatalism?

                • kescusay@lemmy.world
                  41·
                  4 months ago

                  In 2008, Barack Obama won. In 2016, Hillary Clinton got the popular vote, even after a continuous character assassination campaign of 25 years.

                  Yes, there are racist and sexist Democrats. But in both years, the clear majority of Democrats overcame the racist and sexist ones.

                  If you’re not willing to actually cough up some evidence for why Kamala Harris can’t win, then you’re just being fatalistic and cynical for no good reason.