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Eva Roytburg, Irina Ivanova, Amanda Gerut

Kamala Harris' policy record is in the spotlight as Biden steps aside

US Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign event at Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Credit: Getty)

President Joe Biden's exit from the 2024 presidential race is putting a spotlight on his likely successor, Vice President Kamala Harris, and the policy accomplishments she can point to if she were to run the ticket.

Biden endorsed Harris to take his place as the Democratic presidential nominee in the upcoming election on Sunday, writing that his decision to choose her as his running mate in 2020 was "the best decision I’ve made" in a post shortly after announcing he was leaving the race. The Biden campaign has also quietly tested whether Harris would be a viable choice against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump in a survey of voters, the New York Times reported last week.

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