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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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George Chidi in Atlanta

Democratic delegates on Biden’s exit – and Harris’s rise: ‘We’re awestruck’

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Kamala Harris greets a crowd of supporters during her first campaign event as a candidate for president in 2024, in West Allis, Wisconsin. Photograph: Kevin Mohatt/Reuters

Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race and the emergence of Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee seems to have been absorbed by Democratic delegates faster than a spill in a napkin commercial.

Delegates to the Democratic national convention seem to have been poised for a pivot. In conversations since Biden’s decision, many say they’ve moved from fear to relief to a kind of euphoria almost instantly.

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