519: 'Nobody pushed President Biden out of anything'

Plain Talk

When President Joe Biden announced an end to his re-election campaign, Adam Goldwyn, chairman of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL, participated in a call with his counterparts from around the country that resulted in a unanimous endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to replace the incumbent at the top of the party's national ticket.

"There was overwhelming support for her in that group," Goldwyn told me and my co-host Chad Oban on this episode of Plain Talk.

Responding to complaints from Republicans that Biden was pushed out undemocratically after Democratic voters around the country cast their primary ballots for him, Goldwyn said, "there was no cigar-filled back room."

"Nobody pushed President Biden out of anything," he said, adding that the party's convention process is now "open" and that the delegates "could vote for anyone they want."

Goldwyn says he senses a lot of enthusiasm from Democrats after the shake-up.

Also on this episode, Chad and I discuss how Harris's ascendence may impact the race, what she should do to win a national election, and who her running mate might be.

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