US election: After Biden, who has endorsed Kamala Harris – and who hasn’t?

President Joe Biden has dropped out from the US election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris

Bill and Hillary Clinton

In a joint statement, former US President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was the Democratic nominee in 2016, endorsed Harris as the presidential candidate.

“Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with everything we’ve got to elect her,” the Clintons said in a joint statement posted on X. “America’s future depends on it.” They also recognised Biden’s accomplishments and his presidency.

Governors Newsom, Shapiro, and Murphy

Several prominent Democrats, including some who were previously considered potential contenders for the party’s nomination, have also supported Harris. They include California Governor Gavin Newsom, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.

“With our democracy at stake and our future on the line, no one is better to prosecute the case against Donald Trump’s dark vision,” Newsom said in a statement on X. The post came more than five hours after an initial post reacting to Biden’s decision to exit the race.

. While many Democrats have rallied behind Biden’s decision and shown their support for Harris, some prominent voices have refrained from endorsing her.

We take a look at who has endorsed Harris — and who has not.

Other prominent Democrats, including Buttigieg and Beshear

Pete Buttigieg, the transport secretary and 2020 Democratic rival whom Biden included in his cabinet, also endorsed the vice president.

“Kamala Harris is now the right person to take up the torch, defeat Donald Trump, and succeed Joe Biden as president,” he said in a statement posted on X.

Other governors who have supported Harris include North Carolina’s Roy Cooper, Colorado’s Jared Polis and Andy Beshear of Kentucky.

Progressives, including AOC

From New York, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez offered her full support to Harris saying, “Now more than ever, it is crucial that our party and country swiftly unite to defeat Donald Trump.”

Congresswomen Cori Bush and Ilhan Omar, who like Ocasio-Cortez, are members of the party’s progressive wing, known as the so-called Squad, also rallied behind Harris.

Elizabeth Warren and other Senate Democrats

Senator Warren from Massachusetts, who also fought for the Democratic nomination in 2020, endorsed Harris. “She is a proven fighter,” Warren said.

“Madam Vice President, we are ready to help,” Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz wrote on X.

Other Senate Democrats who endorsed Harris include Mark Warner of Virginia, Mark Kelly of Arizona, Alex Padilla of California and Patty Murray of Washington state.

Tina Smith of Minnesota also expressed her support, while other incumbents such as Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Jacky Rosen of Nevada rallied behind her. Both Brown and Rosen face strong challenges in the upcoming election.

According to local media reports, at least 26 Democratic senators have endorsed Harris, more than half of the party’s 51 members in the Senate.

Democratic National Convention delegations

Some state delegations to the Democratic National Convention (DNC) expressed their support for Harris.

The final decision on whether Harris stays rests with the roughly 4,000 delegates who will vote for the next person in August. Earlier, the delegates pledged support to Biden but are under no obligation to support his choice.

However, according to reports, at least 531 delegates have announced their support for Harris. These include the Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina delegations among others.

Donors

ActBlue, the major Democratic fund-raising platform, is reporting a huge surge in donations following Biden’s announcement.

According to the group, it raised more than $27.5m “in the first five hours of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign”.

Black legislators, state attorneys general back Harris

The influential Congressional Black Caucus as well as the country’s six Black state attorneys general have thrown their support behind Harris.

Who has not endorsed Harris?

Barack Obama

Former President Obama praised Biden “as one of America’s most consequential presidents” but he did not endorse Harris as the replacement.

“We will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead,” Obama said in a statement. “But I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges.”