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Election 2024 updates: Harris makes 1st public appearance since Biden's announcement

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Last Updated: July 22, 2024, 10:20 AM EDT

After President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris has emerged as the party favorite to replace him at the top of the ticket.

Biden endorsed Harris on Sunday -- and since then, many others in the Democratic Party are backing her.

With just a few months before the Nov. 5 election, all eyes are on Democrats as they work to lock in a candidate.

Latest headlines:

Here's how the news is developing:
10 hours and 3 minutes ago

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker endorses Harris

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker backed Harris on Monday.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker addresses the crowd at the Old Post Office, June 28, 2023, in Chicago.
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"I am proud to endorse Vice President @KamalaHarris for President of the United States," he wrote in a post on X.

Pritzker is one of the final potential Biden replacements to throw is support behind the vice president.

-ABC News' Isabella Murrary

10 hours and 9 minutes ago

Gov. Tim Walz endorses Harris

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who is also the co-chair of the DNC's rules committee and the chair of the Democratic Governors Association, voiced his support for Kamala Harris in an X post on Monday.

"Thanks for the call, @KamalaHarris. You have my full support," Walz wrote. "Let's go win this thing."

Vice President Kamala Harris attends an infrastructure event addressing high speed internet in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, June 3, 2021.
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10 hours and 10 minutes ago

Sen. Durbin endorses Harris

Sen. Dick Durbin, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, publicly endorsed Harris Monday morning.

"I'm proud to endorse my former Senate colleague and good friend, Vice President Kamala Harris. Our nation needs to continue moving forward with unity and not MAGA chaos," Durbin wrote in a statement.

"Vice President Harris was a critical partner in building the Biden record over the past four years. Count me in with Kamala Harris for President," Durbin added.

-ABC New's Allison Pecorin

10 hours and 15 minutes ago

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore endorses Harris

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore endorsed Harris for the top of the Democratic ticket on Monday.

In a post on X, Moore said "Today, I am proud to voice my full support and offer my full endorsement to Vice President @KamalaHarris to be the Democratic Nominee for President of the United States."

PHOTO: College in Largo, Maryland, Sept. 14, 2023.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore speaks prior to remarks by President Joe Biden, at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland, Sept. 14, 2023.
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The governor, a Democrat, issued a statement on Sunday praising Biden for his decades of service.

"President Biden has dedicated his life and career to serving the American people," Moore wrote. "His legacy of hard work, dedication, optimism, and strength have shaped the trajectory of our nation -- and made us better as a people and as a country."

-ABC News' Tommy Barone and Sarah Beth Hensley

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