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Rabat- Vice President Kamala Harris has officially secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison has announced. This achievement makes Harris the first Black woman and the first Asian American to lead a major party’s ticket in the United States.
The announcement was made during an online gathering with supporters, where Harris expressed her gratitude and enthusiasm about her nomination. “I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States,” she said, confirming her intention to formally accept the nomination next week after the online voting concludes on Monday.
In brief remarks during a phone call with the BBC, Harris stated, “We believe in the promise of America, and that’s what this campaign is about. We are in this, we are on the road and it’s not going to be easy, but we’re going to get this done.”
The virtual voting process, which began on Thursday and will continue until Monday evening, has already seen Harris surpass the necessary threshold of 2,350 delegate votes to secure the nomination. Approximately 3,923 delegates, representing 99% of the participants, are expected to cast their votes in her favor.
Harris’s path to the nomination was significantly eased by President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the race last month, during which he endorsed her candidacy. Following Biden’s endorsement, several potential challengers also withdrew, leaving Harris as the primary contender for the nomination.
Harris’s presidential campaign announced a record-breaking $310 million in fundraising for July, more than double the amount raised by her Republican rival.
The campaign revealed that over $200 million of that total was raised in the first week of Harris’s candidacy, with two-thirds of the funds coming from first-time donors.
