Former 2020 candidates Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) have endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic presidential primary.
On Monday morning, Booker issued his endorsement via Twitter.
“@JoeBiden won’t only win – he’ll show there’s more that unites us than divides us,” he wrote. “He’ll restore honor to the Oval Office and tackle our most pressing challenges.”
“That’s why I’m proud to endorse Joe,” he continued.
Harris announced on Sunday that she planned to endorse Biden “with great enthusiasm.”
“I really believe in him, and I have known him for a long time,” the California Democrat said. “One of the things that we need right now is we need a leader who really does care about the people and who can therefore unify the people, and I believe Joe can do that.”
Harris enjoyed a brief rise in the polls during her presidential bid after the first debate in June, during which she hit Biden over his checkered history on race, including his friendliness with segregationists in Congress and his opposition to busing.
Biden has racked up several endorsements from his former rivals ever since Super Tuesday last week, such as Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg.
I’m happy to have Booker and Harris on board. I could have seen myself voting for either if the universe had shaken out a little bit differently. It’s clearly a big enough tent to let some bygones be bygones.
As an aside, do you think it really frosts Lieberman’s chops that #joementum, a thing that he attempted to invent about himself, is now actually real and is carrying a different Joe to the biglyiest, yuuugest of all nominations? I hope it does. Piss off, Lieberman.
Because Lieberman is such and avid and adept user of social media?
Democrats, You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Chains:
Unite.
Biden needs to maintain forward momentum and build party excitement should he win the nom. Once his delegate lead is out of Sanders’ reach it’s incumbent he decide on a running mate. That person has to hit the campaign trial and lock in and energize whatever voting block they theoretically help pull in. So, who’s it going to be? What group does he target? Women? Minorities? Both? Kamala Harris or Stacey Abrams? Is their any scenario his running mate can be a white man? Any at all?
The NYT announced that both will appear with him in Detroit today.