Democratic strategists have warned Democrats that ignoring Vice President Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden gave up on his reelection bid would be a “surefire way” to ensure former President Donald Trump is re-elected as president.

Biden announced he would no longer seek reelection in a letter published on social media on Sunday, following calls from Democrats for him to withdraw following his disastrous loss to Trump in the CNN debate on June 27. Cornell Belcher said on MSNBC that Democrats should not ignore the will of the voters. (RELATED: 'Trump Will Win': Lincoln Project co-founder slams Biden campaign for 'gaslighting America')

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MSNBC guest warns Democrats that ignoring Kamala Harris would be “completely suicidal” pic.twitter.com/nqYc0Fyhc5

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“I'll be frank with you: If Democrats want to give Donald Trump back the White House, they should let him go through the nomination process, the public nomination process, and disrespect and trample on the first Black woman vice president of the country,” Belcher said. “They'd be committing a completely suicidal act. Completely suicidal. That's a surefire way to get Donald Trump elected president again.”

Harris is currently trailing Trump by 1.9 percentage points in head-to-head national races. according to Trump was leading Biden in head-to-head races nationwide by 3.0 percentage points as of Sunday morning, according to an average of polls from RealClearPolling. according to According to the RealClearPolling poll average, Expanding If the survey includes Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent candidates Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West, her support comes to 3.7 percent.

Biden quickly endorsed Harris after announcing he was dropping out of the Democratic nomination race. Biden had 4,000 delegates pledged to vote for him at next month's Democratic National Committee convention, but his withdrawal means party delegates must choose a candidate to face off against Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, in November.

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