Biden predicts Harris will remain a central figure in the party’s future despite a massive election defeat

President Joe Biden thanked campaign donors on Sunday, predicting that Democrats will keep Vice President Kamala Harris as a major party player despite her landslide election defeat.

“You’re not going anywhere, kid. We are not allowing you,” Biden told Harris during his remarks at the Democratic National Committee holiday reception.

The couple were joined by their spouses at the reception, where they tried to boost each other’s egos major donor – Encouraging them not to give up hope after the election is overturned – while also piecing together the remains of the fallout from the Biden presidency.

Republicans win Election Day, taking majority across the board Home And management committee on top of Donald Trump’s White House victory,

The sweeping defeat has triggered a reckoning within the party as Democrats look to where they went wrong and what – or who – needs to change to woo the American people.

“We all get disappointed. My dad used to say that when you get knocked down you have to get up. The measure of a person or a party is how fast they bounce back,” Biden told donors at the holiday event.

Donors from both parties spent a staggering $4.7 billion during the 2024 election cycle — with one The majority is going to Harris’ campaign During his rapid run for the Democratic nomination in the final months of the race.

Democrats, with the support of their allied super PACs and other partisan groups, raised $2.9 billion, Harris said, including $700 million at just 700 Democrat-organized events.

“You rallied, you opened your homes, you reached out to your friends and your family,” Harris said Sunday.

“You’ve put your personal capital on the line – and by this I mean your relationships – to talk to people because you care so deeply, and you’ve connected with people and reminded them of that.” Let’s take the time to consider what is at stake and what is at stake. ,

While Biden acknowledged that many Democrats still feel lasting irritation after Trump’s victory, he said they should nevertheless be proud of what they were able to accomplish.

“We could never have done as much as we did without you,” Biden said.

“Not only did you contribute to the campaign, but you also did something else that I think is even more important. You were willing to give your name, your reputation, your character to this effort.

With post wires.