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Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination for president.
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It took just over 24 hours for the party to rally behind Harris after Joe Biden dropped out of the race.
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Since Biden’s announcement and endorsement of Harris, the vice president has broken fundraising records.
Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination for president.
On Monday evening, CNN, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal calculated that Harris had met the threshold of 1,976 pledged delegate endorsements to secure the nomination. More endorsements are expected to trickle in.
The news comes the day after President Joe Biden announced his plan to drop out of the race and his endorsement of Harris as his pick to replace him.
Since Biden’s announcement and endorsement, the Democratic party has rallied behind Harris, and the vice president has raked in record-breaking donations totaling more than $81 million in a single day.
While there was initial speculation that other high-profile Democrats, such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom or Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, might step into the race, no major players in the party have stepped forward to challenge Harris. Whitmer instead endorsed Harris.
In her first public speech since Biden dropped out of the race, Harris previewed her vision for her first term as president and emotionally thanked Biden for his service to the country and support in the race.
She also flexed her muscle as a former prosecutor, declaring herself ready for a contentious — and perhaps legally contested — battle against former President Donald Trump.
“I took on perpetrators of all kinds,” Harris said, speaking Monday in a public address to campaign staffers in Delaware. “Predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain. So hear me when I say — I know Donald Trump’s type.”
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