Kamala Harris receives the support of half a thousand delegates in less than 24 hours

• Kamala Harris receives support from delegates
• The vice president could be the new presidential candidate
• The Democratic Party has not yet revealed who its candidate will be

Less than 24 hours after US President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and nominated his vice president, Kamala Harris, uncertainty remains about what will happen next.

At the moment, the Democratic candidate has more than 500 delegates, of the 1,986 he needs to secure the nomination.

According to a count prepared by The Hill newspaper, Harris has achieved the yes of at least 531 delegates.

Those who have confirmed that they will vote for her at the Democratic National Convention, which will be held in Chicago from August 19 to 22, reported EFE.

KAMALA HARRIS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR DELEGATES

After a tough few weeks with questions about the suitability of his candidacy due to his advanced age, President Joe Biden decided yesterday, Sunday, to abandon the race for re-election.

He did so «in the interest» of the Democratic Party and the United States, and offered his support to Harris ahead of the November 5 elections.

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Harris thanked the support and accepted the challenge of starting the campaign to become the Democratic candidate:

«I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and intend to win this nomination,» she said in a letter.

Were you expecting your nomination?

Since then, numerous political figures from the party have shown their support for her, according to EFE.

According to a tally by the Washington Post, among the 263 Democratic senators and legislators and 23 governors, a total of 179 have supported Harris, compared to 107 who have not so far.

Nearly 4,000 delegates will gather at the convention, and Biden was expected to arrive with more than 3,800 of those delegates.

Support that he obtained after the different primary and caucus processes that have been held in recent months.

What does Kamala Harris need to be a candidate?

Under Democratic National Committee rules, a candidate must receive the support of at least 300 delegates to appear on the convention ballot.

And once there achieve 1,986 votes to be the chosen candidate to confront Donald Trump (2017-2021).

On Sunday, delegates from several states met online.

Tennessee was the first state to commit all of its delegates to Harris, followed by South Carolina, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Florida.

Was it expected?

Yesterday was a busy day for Harris, who had several phone conversations with the president before his announcement that he would not seek re-election and would instead endorse her.

According to a source close to the vice president, the Democratic politician spent more than 10 hours making calls to more than 100 party leaders.

In addition to members of Congress, governors, union leaders, and leaders of advocacy and civil rights organizations.

«In each of those calls, the vice president made it clear that she was extremely grateful for the president’s endorsement, but that she plans to work hard to earn the Democratic nomination in her own right,» the source said.

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