Gretchen Whitmer Won’t Challenge Kamala Harris after Joe Biden Quits
Vice President Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign Sunday, just over two hours after President Joe Biden dropped his own bid and backed her.
“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” she wrote in a statement to the press. “Over the past year, I have traveled across the country, talking with Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election. And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.”
It remains to be seen exactly how much competition Harris will face for the nomination, but there’s at least one Democrat she won’t have to worry about. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D), considered a rising star in the party and someone who could do well in the swing states, said she would not challenge Harris, Bloomberg reported.