Vice President Kamala Harris, who is grappling with how to keep the momentum of the early 2024 presidential election alive, is also bracing for a pivotal week in which she must make her most crucial decision yet: choosing a running mate.
Vice President Kamala Harrisstruggling with the question of how to stay up early 2024 Presidential Election momentum lives, also prepares for a crucial week in which she makes her most crucial decision yet: choose a running mate.
Harris was the only candidate to receive votes after no other candidate qualified by a deadline last week. She officially claimed the nomination monday night when the DNC announced the final results.
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Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen a running mate and an announcement is expected within hours of the two appearing together at a rally in Philadelphia, according to three people familiar with her decision.
In recent days, she has set her sights on three potential finalists: the governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapirosenator from Arizona. Mark Kelly and the governor of Minnesota. Tim WalzIt was not yet clear who she chose.
The people were aware of her plans but spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss a decision that had not been publicly announced.
Harris’ campaign team planned to make the announcement via video message before the rally, according to a person involved in the planning who asked not to be named, but the exact timing is unclear.
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Vice President Kamala Harris officially secured the Democratic nomination for president on Monday night, making her the first woman of color to lead a major party.
Harris’ nomination became official after a five-day round of online voting by Democratic National Convention delegates ended Monday night, with the party saying in a statement released just before midnight that 99% of delegates who cast their ballots had done so for Harris. The party said it would then formally certify the vote before holding a celebratory call at the party’s convention in Chicago later this month.
Harris’ coronation as her party’s standard-bearer caps a tumultuous and hectic period for Democrats, sparked by the election of President Joe Biden. disastrous debate performance in June.
As soon as Biden suddenly ended his candidacyHarris and her team worked quickly to secure the support of the 1,976 party delegates needed to secure the nomination in a formal roll call. She reached that milestone at warp speed, with an Associated Press survey among delegates She showed that she had already secured the necessary commitments 32 hours after Biden’s announcement.