Democrats race to back Kamala Harris as Biden bows out

July 22, 2024 - Vice President Kamala Harris has launched her 2024 presidential campaign after Joe Biden pulled out of the race amid concerns about his age and health.

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Her campaign officials and allies made hundreds of calls on behalf of Harris on Sunday, urging delegates to the Democratic Party convention next month to join in nominating her for president in the Nov. 5 election against Republican Donald Trump.

Harris, a 59-year-old woman who is Black and Asian-American, would fashion an entirely new dynamic with Trump, 78, offering a vivid generational and cultural split-screen.

The United States has yet to elect a woman president in its 248-year history.

"Harris will be easier to beat than Joe Biden would have been," Trump asserted on CNN shortly after Biden's announcement, according to Reuters.