Harris secures enough delegate endorsements to win the Democratic presidential nomination | CNN Politics
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Kamala Harris has the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, according to CNN’s delegate estimate.

Kamala Harris has the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, according to CNN’s delegate estimate.

While endorsements from delegates continue to come in, the vice president has now been backed by well more than the 1,976 pledged delegates she’ll need to win the nomination on the first ballot.

Harris crossed the threshold amid a wave of endorsements from state delegations Monday evening.

    • Justin@lemmy.jlh.nameEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      Did you read it? Literally the next sentence is this:

      Despite this, the DNC announced earlier this month that it intends to go forward with the virtual nomination as originally planned, citing the possibility that lawsuits may overturn the bill.

      This is why the DN is voting on the candidate in the next two weeks, ahead of the convention – because of legal shenanigans by Republicans in Ohio.

      • ralphio@lemmy.world
        11·
        5 months ago

        Well Ohio Repblicans were the ones who changed the law, they have a supermajority in OH state congress. I have a feeling going with a virtual roll call has more to do with keeping the DNC less newsworthy since it’ll have a ton of protests over Palestine.

        • Justin@lemmy.jlh.nameEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          Well, you’re welcome to have that opinion, but don’t claim I didn’t read the article, when I’m explaining that the DNC has set a 2 week deadline for choosing their candidate.

          • ralphio@lemmy.world
            11·
            5 months ago

            That’s not what you originally said though. Deadline is September 1st in Ohio.