The powerful former speaker of the House suggested the Democrats could have fared better if the president stood down as candidate sooner.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in portions of a New York Times podcast interview published Friday, blamed Vice President Kamala Harris' election loss on President Joe Biden's late exit from the presidential race and the lack of Democratic primary.

Pelosi was among the top Democratic officials who pushed the 81-year-old president to step aside after his disastrous debate performance this summer.

Kamala Harris should have faced a primary contest to succeed Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi has said. The former House of Representatives speaker said Ms Harris could have emerged as a s

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After Donald Trump's landslide victory, the Democrats begin pointing fingers as Nancy Pelosi blames Joe Biden for Kamala Harris' loss