According to reports by the news agency AP and the news channel CNN, US vice-president Kamala Harris is already supported by more than half of the Democrats’ congressional representatives.
Vice President of the United States With Kamala Harris already has the support of enough party congress representatives, i.e. delegates, that he can be chosen as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, at least the US media say CNN and AP.
A little later, Harris also said himself that he has secured enough broad support for his candidacy in the party.
The delegates choose the Democratic presidential candidate.
CNN bases its calculations on declarations of Harris’ support by state delegates. Uutistoimisto AP, on the other hand, has sent a survey to the delegates.
According to AP, Harris’ candidacy is already supported by at least 2,579 delegates. The Democrats have a total of around 4,700 delegates, of which more than 700 are so-called superdelegates. The presidential candidate must get at least half of the delegates behind him.
Delegates did not indicate their support for potential other candidates in the AP poll. So far, no challengers for Harris have registered for the race.
The candidate can be chosen as early as next week
The Democratic Party will choose its presidential candidate in online voting by August 7, says the chairman of the Democratic National Committee Jaime Harrison. Reported about it New York Times.
You can stand for election if you get the support of at least 300 delegates, of which no more than 50 can be from the same state.
If only one aspiring candidate, for example vice president Terrible Harrisgets the required 300 names, the online voting could be held on August 1 at the earliest.
If, instead, several people compete for the nomination, the vote would take place a few days later. The party convention’s rules committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to decide on the exact date of the vote.
Reuters, AP