WHY IT MATTERS: “The eleventh-hour change introduces a seismic and historic shift in the 2024 presidential race less than a month before the Democratic National Convention, set to start Aug. 19.”
BIDEN DROPS OUT, ENDORSES HARRIS – Erin Doherty, AXIOS
“A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll this month found 44 percent of Americans saying that if President Biden stepped aside from the election, they would be “satisfied” with Vice President Harris as the Democratic nominee, including 70 percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents.”
Harris says she’ll “earn” the nomination as Biden steps aside – Clara Ence Morse and Emily Guskin: The Washington Post
“Ms. Harris said she would seek the nomination, adding: ‘Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.‘