Harris secures delegates required to become Democratic nominee for prez

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Delegates could still change their minds before August 7, but nobody else received any votes in the AP survey, and 57 delegates said they
were undecided
(Photo: PTI)6 min read Last Updated : Jul 23 2024 | 8:16 AM IST US Vice President Kamala Harris secured support from a majority of the
Democratic National Convention's delegates on Monday to become the nominee for president, according to sources. President Joe Biden threw
his support behind Harris on Sunday when he withdrew from the race amid questions about his age and health
He pledged to remain in office as president until his term ends on Jan
delegates vote in the coming weeks
Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison said on Monday the party will deliver a presidential nominee by Aug
they were undecided. In Harris' first public appearance since the announcement, she rallied supporters on Monday with a debut campaign
Predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain," Harris told campaign
Trump's type
In this campaign, I will proudly, I will proudly put my record against his," said Harris, who was attorney general of California and a US
"Kamala Harris is just as incompetent as Joe Biden and even more liberal," said Karoline Leavitt, the campaign's national press secretary
"Not only does Kamala need to defend her support of Joe Biden's failed agenda over the past four years, she also needs to answer for her own
business records to hide hush money payments to a porn star
He also faces criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn Biden's 2020 victory
campaign event
The oldest person ever to occupy the Oval Office, Biden said on Sunday he would remain in the presidency until his term ends on Jan
backing on Sunday, Harris began consolidating Democratic support for her presidential bid, securing commitments from hundreds of convention
Pelosi, who has remained influential since stepping down as the party's House of Representatives leader in 2022
The AFL-CIO labor union federation, which represents 12.5 million workers, said on Monday it had also endorsed Harris for
support for her, including Governors Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Gavin Newsom of California and Andy Beshear of Kentucky
House race that included his disastrous June 27 debate performance against former President Trump and the July 13 near-assassination of
At a White House event to honor college athletes earlier on Monday, she said: "Joe Biden's legacy over the last three years is unmatched in
Trump campaign has been preparing for her possible rise for weeks, sources told Reuters
alleged that Harris favored abolishing the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and decriminalising border crossings, backed the
those were positions Harris adopted as an unsuccessful presidential candidate in the 2020 election when she was running on a more liberal
agenda than Biden but were not ones that the administration assumed, particularly with regard to border security and law enforcement
will conduct the vetting of Harris' potential running mates, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Trump, whose false claims
that his 2020 loss to Biden was the result of fraud inspired the Jan
won it in the primaries," Trump said on his Truth Social platform.(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by
the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)First Published: Jul 23 2024 | 8:16 AMIST