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As Vice President Kamala Harris enters the 2024 race for the White House, taking the US and the presidential election into uncharted territory, FRANCE 24 is joined by Ellen Kountz, Author and Dean of the Finance Department at INSEEC MSc campus Coeur Défense. President Joe Biden's stunning late exit from the high-stakes election has turned the entire political landscape of the 2024 race on its head. Harris is in pole position as the party promised a "transparent and orderly process" to replace the 81-year-old Biden, who bowed Sunday to Democratic concerns over his age and capacity to beat Republican Donald Trump in November. The announcement has set off a scramble to confirm a new candidate at the Democratic convention in Chicago on August 19 -- and perhaps weeks sooner. Democratic lawmakers and party elders, including at least a third of US senators, some key governors, and Bill and Hillary Clinton, have rallied behind Harris, who crucially also received Biden's swift endorsement. But many big names -- from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his influential predecessor Nancy Pelosi to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and former president Barack Obama -- have yet to weigh in on this seismic development.
