July 23, 2024 09:02 AM UTC

Kamala Harris is Now the Presumptive Democratic Nominee for President

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• by: Colorado Pols

As The New York Times reports, Vice President Kamala Harris has wasted no time in locking down support after President Biden’s Sunday announcement that he would no longer seek re-election in 2024:

Harris moved swiftly to assert herself as the de facto Democratic nominee for president on Monday, her first full day as a candidate, as virtually every potential remaining rival bowed out and she clinched the support of enough delegates to win the nomination.

The Associated Press said late Monday that Ms. Harris had secured the backing of more than the 1,976 delegates needed to capture the nomination in the first round of voting. The pledged support is not binding until the delegates cast their votes, which party officials said would take place between Aug. 1 and Aug. 7.

“When I announced my campaign for president, I said I intended to go out and earn this nomination,” Ms. Harris said in a statement. “Tonight, I am proud to have secured the broad support needed to become our party’s nominee.” She added, “I look forward to formally accepting the nomination soon.”

Her campaign announced Tuesday morning that it had raised more than $100 million from 1.1 million donors since Sunday afternoon…[Pols emphasis]

…The next step in the party’s formal nomination of Ms. Harris will come on Wednesday, when the rules committee of the Democratic National Convention is scheduled to meet to set a date for a virtual roll-call vote of the state delegations. On a call with reporters on Monday night, Jaime Harrison, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said the party’s presidential nominee would be selected by Aug. 7 to avoid legal risks from ballot deadlines.

The Democratic National Convention won’t take place until Aug. 19, but it appears Harris will officially be the Democratic nominee for President in about 10 days from now.