Associated Press
Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for President, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said Friday.
The online voting process doesn’t end until Monday, but the campaign marked the moment when she crossed the threshold to have the majority of delegates’ votes.
Harris is poised to be the first woman of color at the top of a major party’s ticket.
“I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee,” Harris said on a call with supporters.
Harrison said “we will rally around Vice President Kamala Harris and demonstrate the strength of our party” during its convention in Chicago later this month.
Democrats have pushed ahead with a virtual vote to nominate Harris, nearing the culmination of a turbulent process that was upended by President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek re-election.
Delegates to the Democratic National Convention began voting via secure email on Thursday, and the voting will remain open until Monday evening. Harris has not yet chosen her running mate, and she’s expected to interview candidates over the weekend.
The formal nomination is expected to be finalized by Aug. 7 even though the party’s convention in Chicago isn’t scheduled to begin for more than two more weeks. Democratic officials have said the accelerated timeline was necessary because of an Aug. 7 deadline to ensure candidates appear on the Ohio ballot.
Any delegate who wants to vote for someone other than Harris will be tallied as “present.”
Democrats still plan a state-by-state roll call during the convention, the traditional way that a nominee is chosen. However, that will be purely ceremonial because of the online voting.
The party insists it has to have its nominee in place before its convention opens in Chicago on Aug. 19 to make sure it meets ballot access deadlines in Ohio — an argument that the state’s Republicans dispute.
Ohio state lawmakers have since changed the deadline, but the modification doesn’t take effect until Sept. 1. Democratic attorneys warn that waiting until after the initial deadline to determine a presidential nominee could prompt legal challenge.
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Republished with permission of The Associated Press.
16 comments
Ninety Three
August 2, 2024 at 2:32 pm
Okay Kammy. You are going to be the nominee. Let’s have that press conference now. Let’s do some Q & A. Let’s nail down your positions. I guess you are changing your views on almost everything. Kammy the Chameleon.
Tjb
August 2, 2024 at 2:39 pm
93 is a troll. Tell us how she is changing her views.
Ninety Three
August 2, 2024 at 2:44 pm
Well let’s start with fracking. How’s that? What about universal health care for everyone in this country, even non citizens? Elimination of medical health insurance is another. There are plenty more. Just look at many of her positions when she got walloped in 2019. It’s all there and she will have to defend them.
Michael K
August 2, 2024 at 3:15 pm
She is a troll under dozens of names and zero substance. Like all Trolls, it is best left unfed.
She Trioll
August 2, 2024 at 3:26 pm
She huh? I gave TJB an answer and you call me a troll. That’s what you say to people that don’t share your views I guess.
Michael K
August 2, 2024 at 4:41 pm
Miss Spoke troll name #103.
Childless Cat Lady
August 3, 2024 at 3:34 am
I’m sure the media will get their chance to interview Harris and Shapiro. I would think that once Eric Holder finishes his vetting, Kamala and Josh are on the ‘issues’ agreement, and the Convention arrangements have been finalized….. she and her staff will have a firm grip on policies and changes to policies.
Bu-bu-bu-Bobby!
August 2, 2024 at 2:50 pm
She’s the nominee, huh? Well, was there any opposition–like Trump had earlier this year? Who? Bobby Jr.? Come off it.
ELVIS
August 2, 2024 at 3:36 pm
Good afternoon Sage Patriots,
Join me please in ROTF laughter at the mindless leftys as they swoon for Kammy’s Pant-Suit. It totally reminds the leftys of their Beloved Pant-Suit wearing Hillary!!!
READY TO ROTF??????
HA HA HA HA
HA HA HA
Thank you Sage Patriots,
ELVIS
Ninety Three
August 2, 2024 at 3:43 pm
Kammy looks better in a pant suit but Hillary is definitely smarter. Kammy is not too bright.
Michael K
August 2, 2024 at 5:04 pm
It’s wonderful to see so much interest in how quickly the Democrats have come together in their overwhelming support of Vice President Harris at the top of the ticket!
Democrats are energized and invigorated, rallying around the Vice President with a speed and fervor not seen in modern American politics. New people of all ages and from all walks of life are finding their way into the fold, united by a positive and inclusive message.
The momentum is with the Vice President, and all are welcome. She is the right person at the right time to lead America.
Ninety Three
August 2, 2024 at 7:04 pm
Right person at the right time? I guess four years ago wasn’t the time as she got rolled. There is one reason and one reason only Joe selected her as his VP.
Tom
August 3, 2024 at 7:28 am
I’d say a female President might just be the enema our political system needs. Maybe the R’s will learn that if they keep running idiots like trump, they’re going to keep losing elections.
ELVIS
August 2, 2024 at 8:08 pm
Good evening America,
Lets delve a little deeper into the “Kamalla Pants-Suit” thing.
If you work in a large govornment office complex like ELVIS does you may have not been paying attention to “The Significance Of The Passage Of The Pants-Suit” which began around 2009 as falling out of favor and became almost never seen around 10 years ago in our Great Nation’s Professional Office for ladies work attire.
As an ancidotal example I, ELVIS, work in a office of 850 people and just 2 ladies are still wearing Pants-Suits.
I submit to you that Kamalla should have “Unburdoned herself from What Was” (Pants-Suits) around 15 years ago.
THINK ABOUT IT DOOK 4 BRAINS LEFTYS:
We should, one and all, vote Trump rather than becoming the “Fashion Ridicule Of The Planet” by embarassing ourselves by electing a Pants-Suit wearing Fashion Dinosuar.
FACE IT AMERICA:
The one and only thing that could possabaly save Kamalla’s campaigne is by announcing her running mate as her VPOTUS is WHOOPI GOLDBERG as I have recomended to her advisors so many times.
IN CLOSING:
Look for the Whoppi Goldberg VPOTUS anouncement coming up in a week on Friday.
Thank you America,
And never forget:
ELVIS “Told You So”,
ELVIS
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ELVIS
August 3, 2024 at 9:46 am
Good Morn ‘Ting Dook 4 Brains Leftys,
I’m sorry that my above Sage Pants-Suit Rant hit all your “Delicate” Dook Feelings” so hard with my “Hard Hitting Sage Wisdom” to the degree as to render you Dooks, one &all, speachless + unable to even attempt a snippy Dook followup to my Sage Pants-Suit Wisdom above.
Honestly I, ELVIS, sometimes forget just how Politicaly wise, powerfull and dominate I, ELVIS, really am.
I’m sorry if my Sage Wisdom offended all of my Besty Leftys.
OK after my Sage Apology we are all “BESTYS” once again,
ELVIS
*btw I’m imposing a moratorium on Chastizing any Dook 4 Brains Leftist commentary – so feel free to lay out your precious feelings without fear of a Painfull Chastizement.*
Leonard
August 5, 2024 at 7:52 am
I missed it…when were the primaries? I’m sure the Democrat Party picked their candidate using a democratic process—right?! The rush to cover up Biden’s dementia (which was known when he ran in 2020) will end up costing the Ds. The are running with a deeply flawed candidate.
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