According to a survey from the Associated Press, Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to secure her nomination as the Democrat Party’s presidential candidate.
The AP explained the survey is an “unofficial tally,” as “Democratic delegates are free to vote for the candidate of their choice when the party picks its new nominee.”
Harris secured 2,688 delegates. She needed 1,976 for nomination.
Survey results were “based on interviews with individual delegates, as well public statements from delegates and state parties announcing who they now support after Biden’s exit,” the AP noted.
Delegates will cast their official votes in August.
Harris has received support from several top Democrats, including President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and others. Notably, former president Barack Obama has not endorsed Harris.
The majority of Democratic state chairs have also endorsed Kamala Harris as presidential candidate, American Faith reported.
Ken Martin, president of the Association of State Democratic Committees, said in a statement, “I am proud that state party chairs, vice-chairs, and executive directors across the country are overwhelmingly uniting behind Vice President Kamala Harris. These state party leaders are on the front lines of winning elections at every level and know that the stakes of this election could not be higher.”
He asserted that there is “no one more qualified than Vice President Harris to prosecute the case against Donald Trump.”
