As the Democratic Party was thrown into chaos after President Joe Biden revealed he would not be seeking reelection, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Jaime Harrison failed to publicly issue a straightforward plan for the next steps.
In a statement on Sunday, after President Joe Biden announced that he would not be seeking another term as president, Harrison said that Americans would hear from the party about the “next steps and the path forward” regarding the nomination process for picking a presidential candidate.
Harrison’s statement comes as several Democrats have issued support for Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party’s nominee for president, while others have called for a “truncated process” to play out.
“The American people owe President Biden an enormous debt of gratitude for the unparalleled progress he has delivered over the last four years – and we will honor that legacy, and the decision that he has made today, through a firm commitment to nominating and electing a Democratic president this November who will carry that torch into the next four years,” Harrison wrote.