"Karl reports that veteran Democratic strategist Donna Brazile and former South Carolina state legislator Bakari Sellers began calling state party leaders and essentially every influential Black leader in the party in July, as questions swirled about whether Biden would remain in the race. Brazile's message to voting delegates was direct, Karl writes. You need to stand with Biden as long as he's in the race. But if he drops out, we all need to unite behind Kamala Harris.'"
"Harris and her advisers knew that if Biden ended his campaign, his endorsement would likely determine whether she would be coronated as the nominee or face a bruising floor fight at the Democratic National Convention. For that reason, she kept her head down, remaining loyal but not outspoken during what Karl calls those fateful three weeks in July."
"Although she was the obvious heir apparent, Harris had not so much as hinted publicly or privately that Biden should drop out of the race as calls for him to do so grew louder, Karl writes. She made that decision out of loyalty to the president, sure, but also out of self-interest."
Kamala Harris declined a Biden campaign request to call Democratic members of Congress to rally support after Biden's poor June 2024 debate performance, fearing such outreach would appear like an attempt to take his job. Veteran Democratic strategist Donna Brazile and Bakari Sellers called state party leaders and influential Black leaders to prepare for potential transitions, urging delegates to stand with Biden or unite behind Harris if he withdrew. Harris remained publicly and privately silent on calls for Biden to drop out, choosing loyalty and caution because Biden's endorsement would likely determine her nomination or trigger a bruising floor fight.
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