Good evening, friends.
First, I want to emphasize again that the American people owe President Biden an enormous debt of gratitude for the unparalleled progress he has delivered over the last four years.
It is our job now to honor that legacy with a firm commitment to nominating and electing a Democratic president who will defeat Donald Trump. And we will do that through a fair, transparent and expedient process.
We as a Party must afford every American the right to vote for the candidate of their choosing in November. That imperative has only become more important since yesterday: immediately after President Biden withdrew from the race, Republican leaders, including Speaker Mike Johnson, made clear they would file lawsuits to challenge the Democratic nominee’s place on the ballot.
That means that President Biden’s withdrawal from the race makes it more important than ever that the Democratic Party convene a virtual roll call to select its new nominee prior to the in-person Convention.
This evening, we have laid out a framework for that process that is both grounded in our rules and puts us in the best position possible to be on the ballot in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and win in November. Attached here is a memo outlining this framework. On Wednesday, the Rules Committee will convene to consider and vote on adopting their rules.
We will be in touch over the coming days with additional details about this process for convention delegates following the Rules Committee meeting on Wednesday, July 24 at 2 pm ET, streamed on the DNC’s YouTube channel.
As we move forward to formally select our nominee, our values as Democrats remain the same – lowering costs, restoring freedom, protecting the rights of all people, and saving our democracy from the threat of dictatorship. We have and will continue to make this case to the American people.
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison
DNCC Chair Minyon Moore