Washington, July 22 (UNI) More than half of US Democratic senators have already endorsed US Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's nominee for US president in the November election, the CNN broadcaster reported on Monday.
At least 27 out of 47 Democratic senators have publicly expressed their support for Harris's candidacy, according to the report. In the US House of Representatives, at least 60 of the of the party's legislators out of 213 have endorsed the incumbent vice president, CNN reported.
On Sunday, incumbent US President Joe Biden said that he would withdraw from the presidential race and endorsed Harris as the Democratic Party's nominee for US president. On the same day, NBC News reported that Democrats in the US Congress said they want to hold an open process for choosing a Democratic candidate to replace President Joe Biden, rather than quickly nominate Harris.
At the same time, former US President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, said in a statement that they are "honored to join the president in endorsing Vice President Harris."
Republican nominee and former US President Donald Trump said that it would be easier for him to defeat Harris than Biden.
The US presidential election is slated for November 5.
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