Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough delegate votes to officially become the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, according to Democratic National Committee Chair Jamie Harrison. The announcement was made on Friday (August 2), even though the online voting process does not conclude until Monday. This milestone sets Harris up to become the first Black woman and person of South Asian heritage to earn the top spot on a major political ticket for president.
Harrison stated, “We will rally around Vice President Kamala Harris and demonstrate the strength of our party” during the party’s convention in Chicago later this month. The formal nomination is expected to be finalized by August 7, ahead of the party’s convention, which is scheduled to begin on August 19.
Harris’s nomination comes after a turbulent process that was upended by President Joe Biden‘s decision not to seek re-election. Harris was endorsed by Biden shortly after he dropped out of the race, catapulting her to the forefront of the campaign. No other major candidate challenged Harris for the nomination.
Harris has not yet chosen her running mate, but she is expected to interview candidates over the weekend. The Democratic Party insists it has to have its nominee in place before its convention opens to meet ballot access deadlines in Ohio.
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