Barack Obama wants ‘open contest’ after refusing to endorse Kamala Harris

Barack Obama has made it clear he wants to see an “open contest” for the Democrat nominee position following President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the race, according to The Australian’s chief international correspondent Cameron Stewart.

President Biden endorsed Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democrat nominee but Mr Obama made no mention of the Vice President in his statement.

“There’s a lot of people who want the party just to coalesce around Harris. They think that’s less divisive, they think it’s the only way to go forward without more divisions within the party,” Mr Stewart told Sky News Australia.

“But then you have Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi who want an open contest.”