Majority of pledged Democratic delegates back Harris for presidential nomination

A majority of pledged Democratic convention delegates have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who said Monday in her first campaign remarks as a presidential candidate that she knows how to take on Republican Donald Trump.

A majority of pledged Democratic convention delegates have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who said Monday in her first campaign remarks as a presidential candidate that she knows how to take on Republican Donald Trump.

Harris has been quickly consolidating support around her day-old bid for the Democratic nomination for president, with seemingly all of her major potential rivals rallying around her less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden announced he was bowing out and with state delegate slates endorsing her quickly, too.

Democratic convention delegations across a number of states quickly endorsed Harris as the party prepares for its nominating vote in August. The Democratic National Committee has not yet finalized its rules for that vote, but the flock of delegates to Harris reflected broader coalescing of support throughout the Democratic Party.

There will be more than 3,930 pledged delegates at the Democratic convention.

Speaking at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, following Biden's decision to step aside, Harris went after Trump, drawing on her time as a prosecutor before she ran for office in California.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democrats-coalesce-harris-nomination-rcna163027

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