Kamala Harris on July 22. PHOTO: ERIN SCHAFF/POOL/AFP VIA GETTY
"I am proud to have secured the broad support needed to become our party's nominee," the vice president said
Vice President Kamala Harris has enough support from Democratic delegates to secure the party’s 2024 presidential nomination, just one day after President Joe Biden’s historic decision to suspend his re-election campaign.
Harris, 59, has the support of more than the 1,976 pledged delegates needed to formally win the nomination during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month, according to CNN’s delegate estimate and an Associated Press survey conducted on Monday, July 22.
Several state delegations met Monday night to voice their support for Harris, including her home state of California. However, convention delegates can still vote for the candidate of their choice at the convention or during a virtual roll call vote, if the Democratic Party calls one before the event.
"When I announced my campaign for President, I said I intended to go out and earn this nomination,” Harris said in a statement on Monday. “Tonight, I am proud to have secured 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 put our campaign over the top. I look forward to formally accepting the nomination soon.”
Harris went on to say she was “grateful” to Biden, 81, and other members of the Democratic Party who have “already put their faith in me.”
Biden announced his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday, July 21 and quickly endorsed his vice president. The move follows weeks of concerns about his age, which arose after his performance in the first 2024 presidential debate with Republican nominee former President Donald Trump.
"I want to thank Vice President Kamala Harris for being an outstanding partner in all of this work. And let me express my sincere gratitude to the American people for their faith and the trust they have given me," Biden said. . in a press release on Sunday. "Today I believe what I have always believed: that there is nothing America cannot do - when we do it together. We just need to remember that we are the United States of America."
Harris then told her she had been. "honored" to receive Biden's support, adding that she intends to "win" the Democratic presidential nomination.
Hours after Biden gave announced, Harris and Biden have filed documents with the Federal Election Commission to officially change their names. of the “Harris for President” campaign.
The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to begin in August. 19. However, the Democratic National Committee said it will continue the party's candidate nomination process before August 7, CNN reported.
“While this situation is unprecedented, the process we are prepared to implement is not,” Democratic National Convention Chairman Minyon Moore said Monday, according to CNN. “We have important deadlines to meet. We will ensure the process is fair because currently no candidate has received a majority of convention delegates. Tuesday, July 23, in Milwaukee./people.com
