Biden Exits The Race, New Nominee Process, GOP Reaction

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🗓️ 22 July 2024

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President Biden is dropping out of the Presidential race. He has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's new nominee, but it is unclear how Democrats will proceed. Republicans are attempting to tie her to Biden's biggest troubles, including immigration and inflation.

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0:00.0	President Biden has quit the presidential race and endorsed Vice President
0:06.8	Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. So now how will the Democrats decide on a brand new presidential ticket?
0:13.5	I'm Michelle Martin, that's A Martinez and this is up first from NPR News.
0:20.8	With weeks to go before the convention in Chicago, Harris is now at the top of the ticket and winning over some voters.
0:26.5	I feel energized about Harris and the chance that we can only honestly go up from here.
0:31.5	How does she perform against Trump?
0:33.5	And the Trump campaign has wasted no time
0:35.7	switching gears to attack the VP's record.
0:38.0	Well, I don't know, Kamala.
0:39.9	I did serve in the United States Marine Corps
0:42.0	and build a business.
0:42.7	What the hell have you done other than collect the check?
0:46.0	Where does she pose the biggest threat?
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