Schumer, Jeffries, Pelosi mum on endorsing Harris

[onandup]

Capitol Hill's top Democrats didn't immediately throw their support behind Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday after President Biden withdrew from the 2024 race.

Why it matters: The party will have to move quickly to get behind a new candidate, and senior Democrats will be highly influential in that process.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) refrained from mentioning Harris in their initial statements Sunday even as Biden immediately threw his support behind her.

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), still one of the party's most influential figures, also didn't mention Harris.

https://www.axios.com/2024/07/21/dem-leaders-mum-harris

[liberalmuse]

1. Sen Patty Murray has.

And so has rep Pramila Jayapal. I’ve written Sen Murray to thank her for being one of the first to endorse Kamala Harris and will call Rep Jayapal’s office tomorrow to thank her. I am awaiting Sen Cantwell’s support and so is my primary ballot.

Sorry for the edit’s. I struggle on my iPad and my computer conked out.

[moonscape]

2. Right Axios, and you know why

they didn’t, out of respect and not to bludgeon that it’s a fait accompli.

[Frasier Balzov]

3. They put a lot on the line to break through the intransigence.

I don't blame them for staying neutral for twenty-four hours.

Seeing the fundraising must be such a tremendous relief for them.

[choie]

10. Always the fundraising.

And whose intransigence?? biden’s? His loyal supporters who were disgusted by the behind the scenes machinations to get him to drop out?

[Frasier Balzov]

13. Doesn't Biden's endorsement take most of the bitterness away?

Hasn't he made renewed positivity so much easier with this pivot?

The person he picked to succeed him is succeeding him!

[choie]

15. No it doesn't

Biden’s much more gracious than I am.

[CentralMass]

4. Edited- They probably want to give Joe time to absorb the decision.

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[lapfog_1]

6. nobody is stabbing Joe in the back.

They went to him with their concerns... and after listening to them, Joe has done one of the greatest acts a President can do, give up power for the good of the nation.

[choie]

11. It wasn't a stabbing in the back

It was a full frontal assault.

[lapfog_1]

5. You wanna bet they will in a day to two?

I'm sure they didn't want to step on Joe until he addresses the nation, which he will after he recovers from COVID.

[macwriter]

7. Why?

Maybe they're waiting for their megadonor overlords to give them permission, or bend at the knee and agree to support Manchin -- per the oligarchs' demands.

[ImNotGod]

8. no big deal, its fine to spread out the endorsements instead of tripping over one another getting them in all at once

makes sense and better for the long term news cycle.

[regnaD kciN]

9. Axios continues to publish garbage.

Why It Matters: Because many low-information Internet addicts somehow think they're a reputable news source. And Axios' simple, bullet-point presentation allows those viewers to think they are informed.

The Bottom Line: As long as Axios can continue to sell ad space on these standardized PowerPoint "articles," their executive staff is likely to continue to rake in the bonuses for spending much time saying little.

What's Next: Probably, another few days of this coverage, until every leading Democrat has jumped on board the Harris train. At which point, they'll seize on another current issue to oversimplify. However, it's unlikely it will be anything negative about Trump.

[reACTIONary]

14. You make some very good point....

... "power"ful points!

[totodeinhere]

12. They don't have to do it today but they will. Give them time.

n/t

[Sympthsical]

16. It's better for support to come organically from the bottom up

Rather than feel like a top down directive. There's some resentment about all this among some voters, and letting the President shine on this day while others gather to lift up the new likely nominee is a good tack.

I have no doubt many conversations took place over the past week or so to various potential contenders, representatives, and party officials about what should happen when the President stepped aside.

Let it be that the party's making the decision with all these endorsements, and then they can come it and say, "The party seems to have chosen."

It just works more smoothly that way.