President Joe Biden’s decision to step down and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination brings the campaign for the White House to another unprecedented moment, requiring changes from both the Democrats and Republicans.Where voters were once concerned about Biden’s age, now former President Donald Trump is the oldest candidate in the running. Biden’s transfer of his campaign machinery to Harris, and a growing number of endorsements from other Democrats, could potentially put her in a strong starting position.”The polling so far doesn’t show Kamala Harris has an advantage over where Joe Biden stood,” said GOP analyst Rob Gray. “It turns the race upside down,” Democratic analyst Mary Ann Marsh disagreed. “It puts Trump on defense while Kamala Harris is now on offense. Voters said they don’t like the choice they have, they have a different choice now.”There’s also a prospect of Harris’ opportunity to make history. If nominated, she would be the first woman of color at the top of a major party ticket. If elected, she would be the first woman of color to hold the Oval Office.”Republicans need to be careful to not be overconfident. I think they wanted Biden and now they have a different flavor to run against here,” said Gray.Marsh also suggested that the timing of Biden’s decision could cut into the Republican momentum coming out of their national convention, where Trump was formally nominated to run for a third time. “It was just last week that they came out of a convention all united and had spent a year and a half preparing for a race against Joe Biden, now they’ve spent 24 hours trying to figure out how to campaign against Kamala Harris,” said Marsh.Harris spent Sunday calling delegates as she works to formally earn the nomination. She’ll also need to quickly select a running mate. Marsh suggested that Harris may look for a partner from a battleground state. “Battleground states — (Gov. Josh) Shapiro, Pennsylvania — that’s a lot of electoral votes right there,” said Marsh. “If you can deliver that one state that might be the whole ballgame and the difference between going to the White House or not.”Gray, however, said questions remain for the Democratic party. “The Democratic party is not unified. People are looking this week to see, can they gain some power here and do they want to be a part of a Kamala Harris ticket?” asked Gray. Video below: Many Mass. Democrats among early endorsements for Harris

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