Washington, DC, August 3:
Washington Post reported that US Vice President Kamala Harris won the 2024 Democratic National Convention with a majority of delegates on Friday. After the former Democratic standard-bearer stepped out less than two weeks ago, Democratic Party leaders officially named her the party's presidential nominee, ending an unusual process.
After this, Kamala Harris posted on X, saying, "I am honoured to be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States." "I'll accept the nomination next week. "This campaign is about people uniting in love of country to fight for our best," she said. US President Joe Biden posted on X after this announcement, saying he made one of the best judgments to choose Kamala Harris as president and was proud. "Hiring @KamalaHarris as my vice president was a great choice. "I'm so proud she'll be our nominee," Joe Biden stated on X.
Over 4,000 convention delegates had until Monday to vote, but no other candidate qualified to oppose Harris, ensuring her victory. As to the Washington Post, the formal nomination of the first woman of colour to lead a presidential ticket is a milestone for a nation divided by race and gender. "I am honoured to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for president of the United States," Harris told supporters. "And I will tell you the tireless work of our delegates, our state leaders and staff has been pivotal in making this moment possible." Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison said seconds earlier that Harris crossed the barrier a day after online voting began. Voting began Monday.
"The fact that we can say today -- just one day after we opened voting -- that the vice president has crossed the majority threshold and will officially be our nominee next week, folks, that is simply outstanding," he remarked. Harris signed the documents on July 27 to declare her presidential candidacy, promising a people-powered victory in November. Harris promised on social media X that her people-powered campaign would triumph in November. She pledged to work hard for every vote."I signed my presidential candidacy forms today. I will strive hard for every vote. Kamala Harris posted that her people-powered campaign will win in November.
After President Biden abruptly withdrew on July 21 and endorsed Harris, Democratic leaders hurried to devise a nominating process without state primaries, which Biden had already won. Anyone could run in the new nomination process if they had 300 delegate signatures, including no more than 50 from any single delegation, and met additional requirements.
No elected Democratic lawmaker other than Harris indicated their plan to seek those signatures as top party officials sought to unite the party to oppose Trump. Candidates who declared their candidacy failed to get enough signatures. On July 30, the Democratic National Committee announced that 3,923 delegates had petitioned to nominate Harris, a substantial majority. Party officials decided months ago, when Biden was expected to be the nominee, to utilize a virtual vote to finalize the nomination instead of waiting for the Chicago convention on August 19-22. They suggested Biden required an early nomination because Ohio's early deadlines were ambiguous and may keep him off the ballot.
Democrats maintained their virtual nomination plans when Ohio changed its ballot qualification deadline. Delegates don't need to vote on Harris's vice-presidential nomination under party rules. Democratic convention planners are planning a symbolic roll call for prime-time television coverage in Chicago, with state reps voting for Harris in personalized ways.
Harris becomes the second person of color to lead a major presidential ticket in America's nearly 250-year history, after Obama in 2008. Trump recently accused Harris of downplaying her Black ethnicity, which is unproven. Harris is Black and Indian American. Harris will be the second female major-party nominee following Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in 2016 and shocked Democrats and the political environment.
