SC DNC Delegation endorses VP Harris for President

FILE – Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in the East Room of the White House, March 18, 2024, in Washington. She’s already broken barriers, and now Harris could soon become the first Black woman to head a major party’s presidential ticket after President Joe Biden’s ended his reelection bid. The 59-year-old Harris was endorsed by Biden on Sunday, July 21, after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability of his candidacy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

WPDE — After a virtual meeting on Sunday evening, the South Carolina delegation to the 2024 Democratic National Convention voted to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 Democratic Presidential Nomination.

The meeting was called after President Biden announced that he would drop out of the 2024 presidential race earlier in the day.

On February 3, 2024, 96% of South Carolina voters in the Democratic Presidential Primary selected President Biden.

“We appreciate President Biden’s decades of service to the nation. South Carolina’s Democratic Delegates join President Biden in endorsing Vice President Harris as our nominee. We must move forward in unity for the sake of democracy; by selecting President Biden in February, South Carolina Democrats also selected the Vice President for her ability to lead. Vice President Harris has been fully vetted, and she has earned our unwavering support. It will be an honor to vote for her as our party’s nominee next month,” said SCDP Chair Christale Spain in a statement.

Spain also chairs the South Carolina delegation to the convention.

The Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago from Aug. 19-22.