It's official: Vice President Kamala Harris formally wins the Democratic presidential nomination

Vice President Kamala Harris is now formally the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential nominee, following the conclusion of a virtual roll call.

Vice President Kamala Harris is now formally the Democratic Party's 2024 presidential nominee. The Democratic National Committee announced the news on Monday, following the conclusion of a five-day virtual roll call of pledged delegates to the party's national convention, which kicks off in two weeks in Chicago. The securing of the nomination comes hours before Harris is expected to announce her choice for running mate.

But Biden's immediate backing of Harris ignited a surge of endorsements for the vice president by Democratic governors, senators, House members and other party leaders. Within 36 hours, Harris announced that she had locked up her party's nomination by landing the verbal backing of a majority of the nearly 4,000 convention delegates. With the presidential nomination virtual roll call now concluded, DNC rules allow for Harris to place the name of her running mate into nomination.

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