Harris Scrambles To Lock Up Democratic Nomination After Biden Steps Aside, Upending 2024 Race

If she’s successful at locking up the nomination, she must also pick a running mate and pivot a substantial political operation to boost her candidacy with just more than 100 days until Election Day.

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Vice President Harris, left, and President Biden at the White House, May 9, 2024. AP/Evan Vucci, file

WASHINGTON — Vice President Harris moved swiftly to lock up Democratic delegates behind her campaign for the White House after President Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their own party that he would be unable to defeat President Trump.

Mr. Biden’s exit Sunday, prompted by Democratic worries over his fitness for office, is a seismic shift to the presidential contest that upends both major political parties’ carefully honed plans for the 2024 race.

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