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Cali’s Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden for president

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Senator Kamala Harris (D-California) has endorsed former Vice President Joe

Biden for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, reports the

Huffington Post and other media.

Harris, who dropped out of the race in December, announced her endorsement

in a video posted to Twitter on Sunday. On the flip side, political

activist Jesse Jackson said he was endorsing Senator Bernie Sanders

(D-Vermont). “There is no one better prepared than Joe to steer our nation

through these turbulent times, and restore truth, honor and decency to the

Oval Office,” Harris said in a statement. “He is kind and endlessly caring,

and he truly listens to the American people.”

Harris is the latest former Democratic presidential candidate to throw

support behind Biden. Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) endorsed him after suspending their

campaigns just ahead of Super Tuesday. Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who

ended his bid for the White House in November, and former New York City

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who dropped out of the race last week, have also

recently endorsed the former vice president.

Biden appeared to hint at Harris’ imminent endorsement during a campaign

rally Saturday in St. Louis. “To all of Amy’s folks, to all of Pete’s

folks, to all of Kamala’s folks, to all of the folks who have, Beto’s

folks, I’ll tell you what, what a gigantic difference it’s made,” he told

the crowd. “We’re gonna unite this party and unite this country.”

After disappointing showings in the first few Democratic primary contests

last month, Biden’s campaign got a major boost on Super Tuesday last week,

winning 10 of the 14 states up for grabs. Sanders won the other four

states, including the state with the most delegates up for grabs:

California. Harris was at times critical of Biden on the campaign trail.

Her criticism during a Democratic debate in June of Biden’s record on

racial segregation, including his previous remarks boasting about

collaborating with two segregationist senators during his time in the

Senate, marked the defining moment of the night.

“I do not believe you are a racist. And I agree with you when you commit

yourself to the importance of finding common ground,” Harris had said. “But

it was hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two United States

senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race

in this country.”

She pointed out Biden’s previous opposition to busing programs that

integrated schools and recalled her own experience as a member of the

“second class to integrate her public schools” when she was a child. But

Harris struck a decidedly different tone in her endorsement on Sunday.

“We deserve a president with the knowledge and experience to reassure a

nation weary of tweets, lies and incompetence,” Harris said in her

statement. “And we deserve a president who speaks to the best of who we are

and challenges us to live up to our ideals. I believe in Joe Biden. and

will do everything in my power to help elect him the next president of the

United States.”

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