So far, Kamala Harris has been experiencing a groundswell of popular support and party support.
I have to say that this is the outcome I wanted--that Biden would step aside and endorse Kamala Harris. But what has happened has far exceeded my expectations. The groundswell of support for her has been overwhelming. Not only is the Democratic Party uniting behind her candidacy, but the transition has been extremely smooth, much of it owing to the way that Joe Biden orchestrated it. She has not only inherited his substantial campaign chest and well-organized campaign organization, but she has gained more campaign contributions in her first day than any campaign in history, much of it not from billionaires, but small donors.
There also seems to be an explosion of enthusiasm among GenZ young people regarding this 'brat' video that went viral on TikTok. Harris is embracing the movement:
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