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.
10 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.
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.