As the Democratic National Committee Prepares to select a new leaderThe outgoing chairman, Jaime Harrison, argued that they “hold” last year to the then President Joe Biden.
The Democratic Party has long been busy Introspection period After the loss of former President Kamala Harris in November Kamala Harris against President Donald Trump. Now, with the DNC that chose a new chair on Saturday, Harrison thought about the campaign in the past while spoke with the Associated Press.
An important aspect he noted at the AP Was that Harris had a better chance to win if she had more time because the party was so focused on “building a race” for Biden until the last minute.
Even after Biden’s disastrous debate performance, Harrison was still “driving Biden” and seemed surprised when the former president stopped.
File – The then Democratic US Senate candidate Jaime Harrison speaks at a watch party during the election day in Columbia, South Carolina, November 3, 2020. (Reuters/Randall Hill)
“I went in this thought, ok, you probably have the most successful of my lifelong legislative president who has deposited tons of money to ensure that … Democrats are chosen,” said Harrison, enthusiastic about how people the address of Biden 2024 said “was one of the best state of the trade unions we have ever seen.”
“Then we continue to the debate, and people were of, that was a terrible debate performance. And then my thought was:”Joe Biden Secure the nomination. The primary was done, and so I am a loyal man. We drive with Biden, “he said.
When asked whether Democrats should have stuck in the presidential race at Biden, he argued that it was in his nature to do this, but the party had other plans.
“That is my normal standard, is that you stay with your people, especially people who have worked hard on behalf of the party,” he said. “And that is not always the mentality of everyone in my party. And so people sometimes look on the sidelines, ready to invoke the backup.”
Harrison contrasted how Democrats panicked over Biden, while Republicans circled their wagons around Trump despite his controversies, which suggests: “Sometimes, I think, Democrats can learn something in terms of, let us put a line of defense around our people and also defend. “
The then President Joe Biden is holding a primetime speech in Independence National Historical Park 1 September 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Alex Wong/Getty images)
Harrison seemed unprepared for Biden to stop, with only a small group of employees who are gaming what would happen in advance and then call Democratic leaders After the news to get an idea of ​​how the party should go ahead, just to discover that Harris had already defeated him for it and had packed their support.
“And so I started calling the question:” I’m sure you heard the news about the president, “and they say to a person:” I’m just on the phone with the vice president, and I promise my Support. “I must have chased her phone calls because I literally call:” Well, I support her, “he said.
Now that the aftermath observed, Harrison said: “The DNC should not just be a rubber stamp for what the campaign wants.”
“You don’t always have a place at the table, in terms of, in terms of all the arrows and responsibility,” he said. “People want to blame you for all, but you don’t have the power to make those decisions, and I really think there should be a better, a bigger balance.”
Former US President Joe Biden (R) Greet Jaime Harrison, chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), during the summer meeting of the organization at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 8 September 2022 in National Harbor, Maryland.
(Alex Wong/Getty images)
After the interview was released, Harrison objected to the headline, with the text: “The outgoing chairman of the DNC says that Democrats should have lingered with Joe Biden in 2024.”
“This head is not good. Stuck ‘by’ and sitting ‘with’ his two different things,” he argued in a post about X. “Yes, I believed that we should have stayed with President Joe Biden and defended when he was ours Nominated, and at the same time when Joe Biden resigned, I was damn proud to fight for vice -president Harris to be our next potus. “
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When it reached for comment, the AP said it was at the head.
