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Kamala Harris secures delegate support needed to become Democratic nominee

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Published Jul 23, 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris has clinched support from the number of delegates needed to secure the Democratic party’s presidential nomination late on Monday, the Associated Press reported, as the party has swiftly coalesced around Harris’s candidacy just a day after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed her.

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Key Facts

According to the Associated Press tracker, 2,668 delegates have pledged support for Harris’ candidacy.The count is well above the 1,976 mark needed to secure the nomination in the first round of voting.Among the states where delegates have pledged support to Harris, only 54—including 10 from Minnesota— remain undecided, the tracker shows.The delegates’ pledges are not binding until they formally vote for a nominee sometime early next month.In a statement on X, Harris acknowledged delegates' support, saying she is “proud to have earned the support needed to become our party’s nominee.”

Crucial Quote

“I am grateful to President Biden and everyone in the Democratic Party who has already put their faith in me, and I look forward to taking our case directly to the American people,” Harris’s statement added.

Big Number

$81 million. The funding amount raised by Harris’s campaign in the first 24 hours after she announced her candidacy. Her campaign team claims this is a largest amount raised by any candidate in a 24 hour period.

What To Watch For

The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to take place between August 19 and 22 in Chicago, however, the party previously indicated that it plans to choose its nominee through a virtual roll call vote in the first week of August. It is unclear if the plan will remain the same after Biden dropped out. The DNC’s rules committee will meet on Wednesday to finalize the nomination process. The meeting will be public and streamed on the DNC’s YouTube page.


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