Obama campaign manager says time for new generation in presidential race

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Everyone was expecting Biden vs. Trump in the November Presidential election. Over the weekend, that changed when President Joe Biden announced he was stepping aside and endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris.

KELOLAND News talked with someone who knows a lot about presidential politics. Steve Hildebrand of Sioux Falls was Barack Obama's Deputy National Campaign Manager during the 2008 presidential campaign. He says all indications are that Vice President Kamala Harris will carry the torch for the Democratic party in the race for the White House, after receiving President Biden's endorsement. The former political strategist believes Harris has a 99 percent chance of being the Democratic Presidential Nominee. He has met both President Biden and Vice President Harris and says Biden's decision to step away is the right one.

"Voters were telling him and Donald Trump, we are beyond you. We are ready to turn the page, and so having President Biden step aside was absolutely necessary for our ability to win the election," said Hildebrand. "But I also believe we stand a much better chance of winning because voters were very clear and have bee...