Dem strategists say Harris 'only practical choice' as party leaders begin endorsing her

Vice President Kamala Harris is rapidly emerging as the logical successor to President Biden, Democratic strategists said soon after the 81-year-old leader announced he would drop out of the 2024 election.

Meanwhile, leaders in the Democratic Party, including Biden himself, are already coalescing around Harris, strengthening her position as the president's heir apparent.

"I think that the only practical, logical and ethical thing we do is to coalesce around Kamala Harris in this moment," former Obama administration Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs to the House Joel Rubin told Fox News Digital.

Rubin said Harris was "vetted and experienced," having gone through much of the Democratic primary process already, and pointed out that she stands to inherit the Biden campaign's vast infrastructure and $240 million war chest.

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"Nothing gets upended that way," Rubin said. That point was echoed by strategist Antjuan Seawright, who urged Democrats to unify swiftly around the vice president, so the party could remain "focused on the message" for the remainder of the election.

"She is the only person that can inherit the operation that's been built, as well as the… finances that have been built," Seawright said. "So I think that's important, and quite frankly, because 14 million voters have spoken, decisively about the two of them. And in any situation, if it becomes two minus one, she becomes the one."

Harris' case is also bolstered by endorsements from former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., and the Congressional Black