Running a caller campaigner little than 100 days earlier nan predetermination whitethorn beryllium 'less than ideal' for Democrats, but they look optimistic that replacing 81-year-old Joe Biden pinch Vice President Kamala Harris will occurrence up their base.
Harris is nan frontrunner for nan information aft Biden's momentous withdrawal, having lined up endorsements from nan president himself and astir big-name Democrats.
But worries stay astir whether nan VP - who is still trailing down Trump successful caller polls - is up for nan uphill sprint Biden near her pinch arsenic he resisted calls to measurement speech for weeks.
'I can't spell backwards. Obviously, it's little than ideal. But we are wherever we are,' Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., told DailyMail.com astir Harris' 100-day timeline.
Vice President Kamala Harris is nan expected Democratic statement nominee for president. But pinch astir 100 days until nan election, immoderate lawmakers person questions complete whether she tin triumph complete hearts and minds truthful quickly
With nan building and money of nan Biden-Harris run already down her, Harris is amended suited than immoderate of nan different names floated to switch Biden astatine nan apical of nan ticket.
'She's been vice president for 3 and a half years. I deliberation she tin prime up nan mantle and spell tally and she has an apparatus. Right nan Biden run she's assuming that it's not for illustration she's starting from crushed zero. That's what made her different than anybody other right?' he continued.
Harris raised $81 cardinal successful nan 24 hours aft Biden dropped retired and endorsed her to switch him.
'That really shows that location was a awesome enthusiasm spread betwixt Democrats and Republicans,' Moskowitz said.
Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., a friend of Biden, said Harris would tie successful young voters and achromatic voter, aft Biden was losing support from young and achromatic voters.
'We person to get young group excited. She's intelligibly drafting successful nan African American community,' she said.
'The group of Flint, my hometown, nan enthusiasm for Harris there, nan level of enthusiasm that we're seeing I'm not, not hyperbole, this sounds for illustration a Joe Biden remark but hundreds of caller volunteers stepping into our office crossed nan authorities of Michigan people who are abruptly really excited,' Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., explained of what he'd seen successful nan 1 time since Biden dropped retired of nan running.
Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to her run office successful Delaware Monday
The run HQ was antecedently for Joe Biden but has since been repurposed for Harris
'I emotion Joe Biden, but I deliberation it's a truth that we were having a difficult clip activating our base. We person that problem solved.'
Kildee seemed undeterred by nan short timeline Harris was operating under.
'The truth of nan matter is, we cognize Kamala Harris, truthful it's not for illustration she has to present herself,' he told DailyMail.com. 'The determination astir nan result of nan predetermination mostly does autumn to nan past 60 to 90 days. So we're successful nan infinitesimal wherever group are making nan decision.'
Kildee seemed hopeful that Harris would onslaught a much sympathetic reside to Gaza than Biden.
'I person immoderate differences pinch nan management successful position of nan measurement nan measurement nan U.S. has been been dealing pinch Israel's prosecution of this war,' he said. 'But I do deliberation there's a anticipation that this is simply a chance for america to move nan page connected a full number of issues that 1 included.'
Ted Lieu, D-Calif., vice chair of nan House Democratic Caucus, said: 'I deliberation nan guidelines is very energized. I deliberation you're seeing power done nan full Democratic Party, grassroots and rank and record members, and it's very breathtaking to see.'
'If young group vote, we will win,' he added.
He told DailyMail.com that Harris is going to triumph because 'she tin seamlessly return complete their run because she's been portion of it.'
Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., said that Harris is successful a position to 'seamlessly' prime up Biden's campaign
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., told DailyMail.com he believes Harris will triumph and that nan timing surrounding her run is 'fine'
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., said location is nary interest complete nan 'timing' because nan statement is assured Kamala will win.
'I deliberation Kamala is gonna win,' Garcia said. 'So I deliberation nan timing is fine.'
His assurance comes from Trump starring nan Republican ticket, who he says is simply a 'horrible' campaigner that voters will surely reject.
'I deliberation that Republicans are scrambling you person nary thought what they're going to do and they person a horrible and a damaged candidate.'
Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., Chair of nan Congressional Black Caucus, besides dismissed concerns complete Harris's expedited run by pointing to her tenure arsenic VP.
'The vice president has been portion of each awesome legislative accomplishment that has been accomplished successful nan past 3 and a half years,' he said. 'She has been starring and governing.'
'There's a clear prime and I'm excited that President Biden, because of his 50 years of work continues to put nan liking of nan state earlier himself, and he's passed nan baton to nan early of our party, nan adjacent procreation of activity successful our Vice President Kamala Harris,' he continued.
Another personnel of nan Congressional Black Caucus, Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, told DailyMail.com Harris is really up of nan crippled because she has already been isolated of a statesmanlike campaign.
President Joe Biden walks done an aisle pinch U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., during a extremity astatine a market shop successful Las Vegas past week. Horsford told DailyMail.com he is excited Biden 'passed nan torch' to Harris
'Ms. Harris has taken nan clip to telephone members to activity nan delegates. She's already campaigned successful each 50 states. 14 cardinal group voted for nan Biden Harris ticket.'
He besides pointed to her grounds $81 cardinal fundraising haul arsenic an 'awesome' denotation of her popularity.
'She's good prepared. She was successful nan wings. This is simply a earthy progression,' he continued. 'So I americium excited for her.'