Well, although Democratic support for Harris, as the nominee seems to be

solidifying, some in the party still want to see an open convention. We'll get two

views on this. First up is Representative Lloyd Doggett of Texas.

He was the first Democratic lawmaker to call on President Biden to abandon his re-election

bid and is recently called for an open convention.

Congressman Doggett, welcome back to the news hour.

Thanks for joining us.

So good to join you, Amda.

So you've now seen what's happened in the last 24 hours.

Donors have come back into the fold.

The party seems to be lining up behind Harris.

You'd previously said that a mini primary of some

kind would be good for the next nominee actually helped to strengthen that person. Do

you still want to see that happen? Well I I think that was the preferable approach.

When I called on President Biden to step aside three weeks ago, it was in favor of a fair, open,

and democratic process.

But I must say that the 24 hours and primary. Who else would be in it besides the vice president? She has in less

than 24 hours raised over a hundred million dollars. She has secured, as you were

just noting in the broadcast, the endorsement of every person that I've heard of who

was a possible candidate.

And so while I think that process would have been better, and it would have been better if we hadn't waited three weeks to

get this to happen but under these circumstances I think it's improbable that we do

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