KAMALA Harris has officially secured the Democratic presidential nomination just weeks after President Joe Biden stepped down from the race.
The Democratic National Committee chair announced on Friday that Harris has collected enough delegate votes to make the nomination – meaning she’ll officially be up against Republican nominee Donald Trump come November.
Though the online voting process is ongoing until Monday, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison broke the news as soon as Harris gained enough votes while on a virtual call with supporters.
The votes crossed the threshold after delegates started casting virtual ballots for the nomination on Thursday.
“I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for president of the United States,” Harris said on the call.
“I will officially accept your nomination next week, once the virtual voting period is closed.
“Later this month, we will gather in Chicago, united as one party, where we’re going to have an opportunity to celebrate this historic moment together,” the vice president added about the DNC on August 19.
Harrison also said the party will “rally” around Harris during the convention.
The news comes after Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, has bashed Harris for not holding a press conference in nearly two weeks.
“It’s amazing that journalists can look themselves in the mirror while letting this person coast to a major party nomination for president,” Vance slammed on X.
“Is anyone going to ask this person a question?”
Harris’s nomination makes her the first woman of color at the top of a major party’s ticket.
Harris is yet to decide on a running mate and is expected to interview candidates over the August 3 weekend.
The formal nomination is anticipated to be finalized by August 7, though the party’s convention isn’t scheduled to start until August 19.
According to Democratic officials, the quickened timeline was necessary because of an August 7 deadline to make sure candidates get a spot on the Ohio ballot, per The Associated Press.
Biden endorsed Harris soon after dropping out of the race in July.
Harris accepted the endorsement – and then drastically changed her platform to abandon her former running mate.
She’s now centering her campaign around “freedom” and the “future,” which is a stark contrast from Biden’s strategy of “preserving democracy.”
No other major candidate has challenged the vice president for the nomination.
Kamala Harris accepted Joe Biden's endorsed for the Democratic presidential nomination after the president ended his reelection bid on July 21
Harris said she plans to earn and win the Democratic nomination while uniting the party.
Who are Kamala Harris’ potential running mates?
She was the only choice for delegates under party rules that required pledges of support from at least 300 delegates, with no more than 50 signatures from any one delegation, according to the outlet.
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