‘The baton is in our hands’: Harris closes in on nomination as Biden voices support
by Richard Luscombe, Rachel Leingang and Chris Stein from on (#6PCSA)
Vice-president receives backing from top figures and rakes in $81m in 24 hours, before giving rousing speech to staff
Kamala Harris was closing in on the Democratic party's presidential nomination on Monday after the former House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, joined a slew of Democratic heavyweights endorsing her run for the White House - and the vice-president gave a rousing evening speech to campaign staff, with Joe Biden calling in by phone to support her.
Speaking in Wilmington, Delaware, Harris acknowledged the rollercoaster" of the last several weeks, but expressed confidence in her new campaign team.
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