The outgoing DNC president says that the Democrats should have ‘stuck’ biden in the 2024 elections

Like the National Democratic Committee prepares to select a new leaderThe outgoing president, Jaime Harrison, argued that they should have “caught” the then President Joe Biden last year.

The Democratic Party has participated in a long Introspection period After the loss of former vice president Kamala Harris against President Donald Trump in November. Now, with the DNC by choosing a new president on Saturday, Harrison reflected on last campaign while talking to Associated Press.

A key aspect that he noted to the AP It was that Harris would have had a better opportunity to win if he had more time because the party had been so oriented to “build a race” for driving until the last minute.

Even after the disastrous performance of Biden’s debate, Harrison was still “riding with Biden” and seemed surprised when the former president left.

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“I entered this thought, ok, you probably have the most successful of my legislative president for life who has poured tons of money to make sure that … Democrats are chosen,” said Harrison, deliring about how people said the speech of 2024 of Biden “was one of the best states of the unions we have seen.”

“Then we advanced towards the debate, and people said, that was a horrible debate performance. And then my thought was:”Joe Biden He assured the nomination. Primary was made, and so, I am a loyal type. We are riding with Biden, “he said.

When asked if the Democrats should have stayed with Biden in the presidential race, he argued that it was in his nature to do it, but the party had other plans.

“That is my normal breach, is that you stay with your people, rightly, particularly the people who have worked hard on behalf of the party,” he said. “And that is not always the mentality of everyone in my group. And sometimes, people look aside, ready to call the backup.”

Harrison contrasts how the Democrats panicked over Biden, while the Republicans surrounded their cars around Trump despite their controversies, which suggests: “Sometimes, I think the Democrats can learn something in terms of putting a line of defense around our people and defend them too. “

Harrison seemed not prepared for Biden to abandon, with only a small group of employees playing what would happen in advance, then making calls to Democratic leaders After the news to have an idea of ​​how the party should advance, just to find that Harris had already defeated him and ended his support.

“And then I began to make phone calls just asking: ‘I am sure you have heard the news about the president’, and for a person, they say: ‘I just took the phone with the vice president, and I am committing my support. I must have State chasing their calls, because literally, I am calling, and they all said: ‘Well, I’m supporting it, “he said.

Tim Walz thought that his lack of wealth was “really flexible” against Trump: “How … we lost with a billionaire?”

Now, observing the consequences, Harrison said: “The DNC should not be just a rubber stamp for what the campaign wants.”

“You don’t always have a seat on the table, in terms of, you take all arrows and responsibility,” he said. “People want to blame you, but you don’t have the power to make those decisions, and I really think there must be a better reapparing, greater balance.”

After the interview was launched, Harrison opposed the headline, who said: “The outgoing president of the DNC says that the Democrats should have stayed with Joe Biden in 2024”.

“This headline is not correct. Trapped ‘by’ and stuck ‘with’ are two different things,” he argued in an X The same time when Joe Biden resigned, he was very proud to fight for Vice President Harris to be our next potus. “

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When he was contacted to comment, the AP said he was in the headline.