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'He Told Me to Get Past It': Biden's Close Friend and Philly's Dem Party Leader Turns His Operation to Harris

Biden's longtime friend runs one of the most important local Democratic parties in politics. His members are glad he's come around to Harris. Now, he has to figure out how to usher in a historic turnout.

Philadelphia Dems' longtime chair, former Congressman Bob Brady.

"It's very sad, you know? I shouldn't say sad; I guess it's bittersweet," Brady said in his office lined with photos of his political career, including a giant one with Biden and another from the House floor with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a reported architect of Biden's withdrawal. "God bless him; he's going to be revered forever for doing what he's doing, giving up the presidency."

Recently, the two men talked about that decision, Brady said. He didn't reveal how the conversation went, only that he offered to commiserate if Biden needed it. Brady has plenty of takes -- the criticism of the debate was unfair, he said. Biden would have won in November, he insists.

Brady is proud that his Democratic Party stuck by the president. None of the Philadelphia Democrats publicly called for Biden to step aside, he said. They believe in loyalty. Two Wednesdays ago, you would have found him grumbling about self-serving politicians trying to save their own skins by sacrificing Biden's and vowing to never forget the people who he thinks turned on his pal, including a specific list of colleagues from his days in the House.

This Wednesday, he was still doing that but added he was trying to follow Biden's lead.

"He told me to get past it. And I said, `If you're past it, I'm past it,'" he said. "So I'm in for Kamala, one hundred and ten percent."

Pennsylvania politicians reacted Sunday to Biden's decision to end his bid for a second term

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