US Vice President Kamala Harris has become the first woman of colour to lead a majority party ticket by formally securing the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination on Monday for the November elections.
The nomination of Harris, 59, who became the first female Vice President in America’s history in the 2020 elections, became official after a five-day online voting by the Democratic National Convention delegates concluded on Monday night.
On July 2, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said that Kamala Harris had secured adequate Democratic delegate votes to become the party’s nominee for president. The US Vice President also acknowledged the same on X, saying she was ‘honoured’ to be the Democratic nominee for the November presidential elections.
“I will officially accept the nomination next week. This campaign is about people coming together, fueled by love of country, to fight for the best of who we are,” she tweeted.
Kamala Harris began her presidential campaign in a frenzy following the surprising exit from the White House race by US President Joe Biden, who endorsed her for the top job. The 81-year-old President had been facing severe pressure to drop out of the presidential race after a dismal debate performance against Donald Trump in June. Kamala Harris and her team, however, worked rapidly to secure the backing of as many as 1,976 Democratic delegates – needed to officially clinch the nomination.
According to a survey, the 59-year-old US Vice President locked down the necessary commitments a mere 32 hours after Biden’s announcement.
Though the online nomination by delegates was held remotely, the Democratic National Convention said that a ceremonial roll call would be held at the event, set to be kicked off on August 19 in Chicago.
Meanwhile, the mystery over Harris’s running mate deepens ahead of her announcement of the selection on Tuesday. According to news agency Reuters, she has narrowed down to two finalists – both Governors – Tim Walz of Minnesota and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania.
She is slated to appear for the first time with her running mate at a public event at the Temple University in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
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