Vice President Kamala Harris won enough votes Friday from Democratic delegates to officially become the party's presidential nominee.Virtual ballots began bein
Vice President Kamala Harris won enough votes Friday from Democratic delegates to officially become the party's presidential nominee.
Virtual ballots began being cast on Thursday and the official announcement came during a virtual event with supporters., DNC Chair Jamie Harrison said Harris "earned more than a majority of the votes from all convention delegates."Harris is poised to be the first woman of color at the top of a major party’s ticket.
"This campaign is about people coming together, fueled by love of country, to fight for the best of who we are," the vice presidentHarrison said on a call with supporters "we will rally around Vice President Kamala Harris and demonstrate the strength of our party" during its convention in Chicago later this month.Harris has not yet chosen a running mate and is expected to interview several candidates over the weekend.
A formal nomination is expected to be finalized by Aug. 7 and the party's convention in Chicago is scheduled to begin on Aug. 19. No other major candidate challenged Harris for the nomination, and she was the only choice for delegates under party rules that required pledges of support from at least 300 delegates, with no more than 50 signatures from any one delegation.
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