Vice President Kamala Harris has won enough support among Democratic delegates to become the party’s presidential nominee, according to unofficial delegate sources.
AND tracking delegates The Associated Press counted 2,688 delegates who had said by Tuesday morning they would vote for Harris in the party’s first round of nominating voting. The candidate needs 1,976 delegates in the first round of voting to secure the Democratic nomination.
If the delegates who supported her keep their word, Harris will officially be nominated after a vote next month.
Several state parties met Sunday and Monday after President Joe Biden — who was the party’s presumptive nominee after winning delegates by winning this year’s primaries and party conventions — took the unprecedented step Sunday afternoon ending his re-election bid.
Biden endorsed Harris shortly after withdrawing, just like many With country events to hold emergency meetings, elected officials, trade unions and influential outside groups.
Pennsylvania Democratic Party delegates unanimously endorse Harris for president
Harris declared victory in the close race for the nomination in a statement released Monday evening after her home state of California delegation endorsed her.
“Tonight, I am proud to have garnered the broad support needed to become our party’s nominee, and as a daughter of California, I am proud that my home state’s delegation helped us succeed in our campaign,” Harris said in a statement. “I look forward to formally accepting the nomination.”
The Democratic National Committee is scheduled to hold meet on wednesday establish a nominating framework and virtual roll call to select a presidential candidate ahead of the party’s national convention, which will be held August 19-22 in Chicago.
The virtual voting ahead of the convention was intended to comply with Ohio law, which requires parties to choose a candidate 90 days before Election Day, something Democrats said could cause problems with the convention schedule.
Harris will also have to choose her vice presidential running mate. The campaign has requested background checks from five potential candidates, according to MSNBC. They are Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona.
