Outgoing DNC chair says Democrats should have 'stuck by' Biden in the 2024 election

As the Democratic National Committee prepares to prime a caller leader, the outgoing chair, Jaime Harrison, argued they should person "stuck by" then-President Joe Biden past year.

The Democratic Party has been engaged successful a agelong period of introspection aft former-Vice President Kamala Harris’ nonaccomplishment to President Donald Trump successful November. Now, with the DNC choosing a caller seat connected Saturday, Harrison reflected connected the past run arsenic helium spoke to the Associated Press.

One cardinal facet helium noted to the AP was that Harris would person had a amended accidental to triumph if she had much clip due to the fact that the enactment had been truthful oriented towards "building a race" for Biden up to the past minute.

Even aft Biden's disastrous statement performance, Harrison was inactive "riding with Biden" and seemed amazed erstwhile the erstwhile president dropped out.

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FILE - Then-Democratic U.S. Senate campaigner Jaime Harrison speaks astatine a ticker enactment during Election Day successful Columbia, South Carolina, Nov. 3, 2020. (REUTERS/Randall Hill)

"I went into this thinking, OK, you’ve got astir apt the astir palmy of my beingness legislative president who has poured tons of wealth into making definite that … Democrats get elected," Harrison said, raving astir however radical said Biden's 2024 code "was 1 of the champion State of the Unions that we’ve ever seen."

"Then we determination guardant to the debate, and radical were like, that was a horrible statement performance. And past my thought was: ‘Joe Biden secured the nomination. The superior was done, and so, I’m a loyal guy. We’re riding with Biden,’" helium said.

When asked if Democrats should person stuck with Biden successful the statesmanlike race, helium argued that it was successful his quality to bash so, but the enactment had different plans.

"That’s my mean default, is that you instrumentality by your people, right, peculiarly radical who person worked hard connected behalf of the party," helium said. "And that is not ever the mentality of everybody successful my party. And truthful sometimes, radical look connected the sidelines, acceptable to telephone successful the backup."

Harrison contrasted however Democrats panicked astir Biden portion Republicans circled their wagons astir Trump contempt his controversies, suggesting, "sometimes, I think, Democrats tin larn thing successful presumption of, let’s enactment a enactment of defence astir our folks and support them arsenic well."

Then-President Joe Biden delivers a primetime code astatine Independence National Historical Park September 1, 2022 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  ( Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Harrison seemed unprepared for Biden to driblet out, having conscionable a tiny radical of staffers gaming retired what would hap up of time, past making calls to Democratic leaders aft the quality to get a consciousness of however the enactment should determination forward, lone to find Harris had already bushed him to it and wrapped up their support.

"And truthful I started making telephone calls conscionable asking, ‘I’m definite you’ve heard the quality astir the president,’ and to a person, they’re saying, ‘I conscionable got disconnected the telephone with the vice president, and I’m pledging my support.’ I indispensable person been chasing her calls, due to the fact that literally, I’m calling, and everyone said, ‘Well, I’m supporting her,’" helium said.

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Now, observing the aftermath, Harrison said, "The DNC shouldn’t conscionable beryllium a rubber stamp to immoderate the run wants."

"You don’t ever person a spot astatine the table, successful presumption of, you instrumentality each of the arrows and the responsibility," helium said. "People privation to springiness you each the blame, but you don’t person the powerfulness to marque those decisions, and I truly deliberation determination needs to beryllium reapportionment of a better, a greater balance."

Former U.S. President Joe Biden (R) greets Jaime Harrison, president of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), astatine the organization's summertime gathering astatine the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center September 8, 2022 successful National Harbor, Maryland. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

After the interrogation was released, Harrison objected to the headline, which read, "The DNC’s outgoing seat says Democrats should person stuck with Joe Biden successful 2024."

"This header isn't right. Stuck ‘by’ and stuck ‘with’ are 2 antithetic things," helium argued successful a station connected X. "Yes, I believed we should person stuck by and defended President Joe Biden erstwhile helium was our nominee, and astatine the aforesaid clip erstwhile Joe Biden stepped down I was damn arrogant to combat for Vice President Harris to beryllium our adjacent POTUS."

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When reached for comment, the AP said it stood by the headline.