Democrats split over who would be next if Biden quits presidential race

Joe Biden is facing calls to leave the race for president. Picture: AP

As Democrats debate whether US President Joe Biden should stay in the 2024 race, the party turmoil is deepening over whether his vice president is next in line for the job or if a “mini primary” should be launched to choose a new nominee before the party’s August convention.

Kamala Harris hit the campaign trail on Saturday in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and picked up a nod from the state’s prominent Democratic senator, Elizabeth Warren, who said ahead of the visit that if Mr Biden was to step aside, his vice president is “ready to step up” and unite the party.