Black Lives Matter urged the Democratic National Committee to organize a nationwide virtual primary on Tuesday after Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly secured enough delegates for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Harris claimed early Tuesday morning that she had obtained enough support from DNC delegates to be voted the party's presidential nominee, following President Joe Biden stepping down from the race and endorsing Harris.
BLM, which exploded in prominence following the death of George Floyd in 2020, said in a statement that while President Joe Biden wasn't their top choice as a candidate, they cannot overlook the concerning actions taken by the Democratic Party in not holding a new primary election after the president dropped out of the race.
"We call for the Rules Committee to create a process that allows for public participation in the nomination process, not just a nomination by party delegates," BLM's statement reads.
"Now, Democratic Party elites and billionaire donors are attempting to manipulate Black voters by anointing Kamala Harris and an unknown vice president as the new Democratic ticket without a primary vote by the public," BLM continued.
"This is not an attack on Kamala Harris or Black women, and right now we aren't questioning Kamala's qualifications or capabilities," Shalomyah Browers, a BLM leader, said in the statement.
"This is about the nominating process."
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