Obama Declines To Endorse Harris, Promises Dems Will Choose ‘Outstanding Nominee’

Concerns are growing among some Democrats that Ms. Harris may weaken the party’s chances against President Trump.

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President Obama on November 5, 2022 at Philadelphia. Mark Makela/Getty Images

President Obama has refrained from endorsing Vice President Harris, saying that the Democratic Party will select an “outstanding nominee.”

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

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