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Newsom backs Harris as best candidate to take on Trump – as it happened
Vice-president says she will do ‘everything in my power to unite’ the party; liberal political action committee ActBlue says $46.7m raised in hours since Biden withdrew
Top Democrats endorse Harris amid flurry of donations
If you’re just joining us, senior Democrats, including some of those who have been named as possible contenders for the presidential or vice-presidential nomination, endorsed Kamala Harris for the nomination on Sunday, within hours of Biden announcing that he would be dropping out of the race.And donors rushed to donate to the party, with $30m raised by Sunday evening, according to New York Times analysis. One strategist said it might be the “greatest fundraising moment in Democratic party history”.
Democrats quickly rallied around Vice-President Kamala Harris as their likely presidential nominee on Sunday in a volatile and fast-moving political situation just months before the November election.
Shortly after Biden stepped aside he firmly endorsed Harris, who would make history as the nation’s first Black and South Asian woman to become a major party’s presidential nominee. Other endorsements flowed from Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, the first major female presidential nominee, and prominent US senators, a wide swath of House representatives and members of the influential Congressional Black Caucus.
Barack Obama and the former House speaker Nancy Pelosi have not explicitly endorsed Harris. Harris says she intends to “earn and win” the nomination.
Harris was making calls late in the day to congressional lawmakers and racking up support, including from Representative Annie Kuster of New Hampshire, the chair of the New Democrat Coalition, a moderate caucus on Capitol Hill, who endorsed Harris on Sunday.
The Democratic National Committee chairman, Jaime Harrison, promised a “transparent and orderly process”.
Among top potential contenders, the the governors Gavin Newsom of California, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Roy Cooper of North Carolina all endorsed Harris on Sunday.
The Washington senator Patty Murray said she was behind Harris “100 percent”. The Virginia senator Mark Warner said Harris “has the experience, energy, and resolve to lead our nation”. The Connecticut senator Chris Murphy said he would be “enthusiastically supporting my friend”.
The Hawaii senator Mazie Hirono, Minnesota senator Tina Smith, Virginia senator Tim Kaine and California senator Laphonza Butler also said they would support Harris, who had served as a US senator, as did a growing number of Democratic House lawmakers.
“She has what it takes to defeat Donald Trump and lead our country thoughtfully and with integrity,” Cooper said on social media.
