US Vice President Kamala Harris is now assured of being the Democratic presidential candidate against Donald Trump.
The Democratic Party convention is now a formality. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to become her party’s official nominee in the Nov. 5 election.Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman Jaime Harrison announced Friday.
The announcement was made during an online event with Democratic supporters. Delegates began voting virtually on Thursday, a process that will continue through Monday evening.
Kamala Harris said:Honored to be the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee“, but she said she would formally accept the nomination at the Democratic convention, scheduled for Chicago at the end of August.
The Democratic candidate’s team also “raised $310 million (€284 million) in July, the largest collection for the 2024 election”according to a press release published on Friday. This fundraising was “fueled by the best month of fundraising from small donors in presidential history” American, to be present “more than double” of what Donald Trump’s campaign raised in the same month.
The Republican candidate has announced a televised debate on the Fox News channel with Kamala Harris on September 4.
“One of the best decisions I made was choosing Kamala Harris as my vice president.”Joe Biden said on social media. “Now that she is going to be our party’s candidate, I couldn’t be more proud.”