Harris' support among Democratic elected officials is particularly powerful given the level of support the senator enjoyed with the Congressional Black Caucus and black leaders across the country. Numerous elected officials in Iowa told CNN that they heard from at least four presidential campaigns in the hours after the senator's departure. "I was supporting Sen. Harris and I haven't made it official, but I spoke to Biden's campaign yesterday and told them I wholeheartedly support Biden," Gipson told CNN. Multiple Harris staffers in Iowa told CNN that they were contacted by opposing campaigns -- including aides to Warren, Biden and Sanders -- within hours of Harris ending her bid. Dvorsky later told CNN that neither she nor her husband, Bob, a former legislator who endorsed Harris, intended to endorse another candidate in Iowa.

Source: CNN December 05, 2019 16:07 UTC