Vice President Kamala Harris officially qualified to win the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday, receiving the support of more than 1,968 delegates.
She won the unanimous support of all of California’s delegations, the largest Democratic delegation in the country. The motion to endorse Harris for president was introduced by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a spokesperson for Pelosi told The Hill.
The endorsements have catapulted Ms Harris to the Democratic nominee position, after her campaign received $81 million in donations within 24 hours of Mr Biden’s letter announcing he was dropping out of the presidential race, adding to the $240 million the president’s campaign has left in the mix.
Harris is unlikely to face a primary rival at the Democratic National Convention in late August, where delegates will vote nationwide to select the party’s nominee.
Every Democratic governor in the country has endorsed Harris, including rising stars like Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
A significant portion of the House Democratic caucus also supports Harris. Sen. Joe Manchin (I-Va.) has been rumored to be considering a run for vice president but has made no public statement indicating he would return to the party to do so.
Harris’ campaign, only about 36 hours into her campaign when she reached the election threshold, has been keeping up a lot of momentum with the Biden campaign. Early Monday morning, Harris told Biden staff that she would continue to be involved in the campaign and confirmed that Biden’s campaign manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon, would continue to lead the campaign.
