By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Vice President Kamala Harris continues to gather support from Democratic lawmakers, donors and convention delegates in her quest to earn the presidential nomination after President Joe Biden’s decision not to run again. Among those in her corner will be the West Virginia delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
That capped a day when a former Democrat — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va. — debunked rumors that he would return to the party for a run at the nomination, while the state’s other U.S. Senator, Republican Shelley Moore Capito, joined the chorus of Republicans calling for Biden to resign immediately.
The West Virginia Democratic Party announced Monday evening that the state delegation to the Democratic National Convention voted to throw their support behind Harris. Ohio Democrats followed suit a few hours later.
“Vice President Harris, as the first African American woman nominated by a major political party, will represent a historic milestone in American politics,” the party said in a statement. “Her nomination will not only break barriers but also paves the way for a more inclusive and representative democracy.”
“As someone who has witnessed the struggles and triumphs of the civil rights movement, seeing Vice President Harris as our nominee fills me with immense pride,” said state DNC delegate Jean Evansmore, an 83-year-old African American woman and a lifelong advocate for civil rights. “Her leadership is what our nation needs to restore justice and equality.”
