By Kizzy Cox ·Updated July 23, 2024
President Biden sent shock waves through Washington by suddenly ending his campaign on Sunday and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris’s candidacy.
Influential Biden surrogates like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were concerned that eliminating Biden wouldn’t result in automatic donor support for Kamala Harris, a Black woman. But Harris’ entry into the race injected a shot of energy and money into what had become a demoralizing Democratic presidential
