More Democratic Delegates Support Harris

Over 1,000 delegates plan to support Kamala Harris at the Democrats' convention in mid-August, reports AP. It is more than half of the delegates she needs to be nominated as presidential candidate.

» Published: July 22 2024

More Democratic Delegates Support Harris
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Over 1,000 delegates plan to support Kamala Harris at the Democrats' convention in mid-August, reports AP. It is more than half of the delegates she needs to be nominated as presidential candidate.

To be able to take over President Joe Biden's place as the Democrats' presidential candidate, Kamala Harris must get 1,986 delegates to back her candidacy.

At the Democrats' national convention in Chicago, which starts on August 17, nearly 4,000 delegates will gather. Biden had the support of more than 3,800 of these, delegates who are now free to vote for whomever they want.

It is still unclear whether Kamala Harris will get a dangerous challenger or not, according to the website The Hill.

"Let's freaking go"

In the end, it is up to the convention's delegates to decide who will be the Democrats' next presidential candidate.

Kamala Harris is not resting on her laurels but is working full-time to expand her support, writes The Hill.

All delegates in the states of Tennessee, South Carolina, and North Carolina are now said to be backing Harris.

Heavy support from Florida

The chairman of the Democrats in North Carolina, Anderson Clayton, has announced that the state's 168 delegates "voted unanimously" for Harris.

"I am proud of our party", writes Clayton on X.

Even in New Hampshire, Louisiana, and Florida, the delegates are giving Harris their support. With its 224 votes in Florida, it is the heaviest delegation so far that has given Harris its support.

The 59-year-old Kamala Harris has been Joe Biden's vice president since January 2021. Since President Biden dropped out of the race, he has been supporting Harris as the Democrats' next presidential candidate.

In 2011, she was appointed Attorney General of California, a post she held until she was elected to the US Senate in 2016. Then she became the second black woman to be elected to the chamber.

Harris ran her own presidential campaign in 2019, before she threw in the towel and backed Joe Biden.

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