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In a groundbreaking development, Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination through an electronic voting process. The five-day virtual ballot, involving nearly 4,000 party convention delegates, concluded on Friday, solidifying Harris’s position as the party’s standard-bearer for the November election against Republican Donald Trump.
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Harris, 59, made history as the first Black and South Asian woman to receive a major party’s nomination for the presidency. “I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for president of the United States,” Harris stated during a phone call to a party celebration after securing the necessary votes.
The nomination comes two weeks after President Joe Biden’s unexpected withdrawal from the race, citing concerns about his age and declining poll numbers. Since then, Harris has swiftly taken control of the party apparatus, breaking fundraising records and drawing large crowds at campaign events.
Biden expressed his support on social media, posting, “I couldn’t be prouder,” following Harris’s nomination.
The Democratic Party opted for a virtual nomination process, mirroring the procedure used during the 2020 pandemic-affected election. This decision was influenced by Ohio’s early deadline for submitting certified candidate names.
Harris is set to embark on a campaign tour next week, visiting seven crucial election states alongside her yet-to-be-announced running mate. The tour will include stops in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, and Nevada, focusing on key battleground states and areas with significant Black and Hispanic populations.
The Harris campaign has reportedly enlisted several senior advisers from Barack Obama’s historic 2008 and 2012 campaigns, signaling a strategic approach to the upcoming election.
While Harris has distanced herself from some of her previous leftist positions, she has not yet provided a comprehensive overview of her political vision through extensive interviews. Meanwhile, the Trump campaign and Republicans have struggled to formulate a consistent strategy against their new opponent, alternating between portraying Harris as overly liberal on immigration and crime and making unfounded claims about her racial identity.
The official Democratic National Convention is scheduled to begin on August 19 in Chicago, where Harris will be formally crowned as the party’s nominee in what is expected to be a celebratory event marking her rise from California prosecutor to historic presidential candidate.
