Vice President Kamala Harris has been steadily advancing towards the Democrat Party nomination following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race, securing sufficient delegates to solidify her support.
Following Biden’s departure from the race and his immediate endorsement of Harris, there was a surge of support and endorsements from prominent Democrat officials and fundraisers. An Associated Press (AP) survey revealed that numerous delegations convened late on Monday to “affirm their backing for Harris, including Texas and her home state of California.”
“By Monday night, Harris had the support of at least 2,471 delegates, according to the AP tally of delegates, more than the 1,976 delegates she’ll need to win on a first ballot. No other candidate was named by a delegate contacted by the AP,” noted the outlet.
Harris told campaign staff in Delaware on Monday that she has confidence her new team will perform well, adding that it is her “intention to go out and earn this nomination and to win,” promising to “unite our Democratic Party, to unite our nation, and to win this election.”
“Our fight for the future is also a fight for freedoms,” she said. “The baton is in our hands.”
Chairman Rusty Hicks stated that the state’s delegation, comprising 75 to 80 percent, showed unanimous support for Harris during a call on Monday.
“I’ve not heard anyone mentioning or calling for any other candidate,” Hicks said. “Tonight’s vote was a momentous one.”
The AP wasn’t quite bold enough to call her the nominee, saying that “the convention delegates are still free to vote for the candidate of their choice at the convention in August or if Democrats go through with a virtual roll call ahead of that gathering in Chicago.”
