The Spotlight Turns to Kamala Harris
To the Editor:
Re “Biden Bows Out; Late Reversal Upends Race for White House as President Endorses Harris to Lead Ticket” (front page, July 22):
Why is there any doubt that the new nominee must be Kamala Harris? Not only has she served as President Biden’s vice president but, besides Mr. Biden, who else in what the Democrats call their deep bench has the same national name recognition?
While announcing his election win in 2020, Joe Biden gave special thanks and recognition to Black supporters as being key to his victory. Why would Democrats want to insult such a strong constituency by overlooking Ms. Harris?
If the Democrats overlook Kamala Harris and nominate someone else, they will be shooting themselves in the foot, and Donald Trump will be elected in November.
Dave Schraeger
Hamilton, N.J.
To the Editor:
President Biden is to be commended for finally dropping out, for the good of the nation. And perhaps he felt honor-bound to endorse his vice president as his successor.
But other leading Democrats had no such moral obligation. Ms. Harris is not a strong candidate, with consistently weak polling numbers even among Democrats.
Yet virtually the entire Democratic establishment seems to have instantly coalesced around Ms. Harris, instead of supporting opening the field up to more viable candidates. If, as is now likely, Ms. Harris’s nomination becomes a fait accompli, it would convert what would otherwise be an exciting, news-dominating event (a wide-open convention) into a boring “done” deal.
