The vote of the US Democrats on Harris as the presidential candidate has begun.
Harris can count on overwhelming support within the party for her candidacy against Republican former President Donald Trump in the November 5th election. According to party headquarters, 3923 party delegates, representing 99% of participants, have endorsed Harris' presidential bid with their signatures.
By Monday, Harris is expected to announce her running mate for the vice presidency. She has announced that she plans to appear with the vice-presidential candidate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. The choice of the vice-presidential candidate is considered a strategically important decision, as it could help secure crucial votes in the swing states that will determine the election's outcome.
Recently, the governors of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Minnesota - Josh Shapiro, Andy Beshear, and Tim Walz - as well as Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, have been mentioned as possible running mates for Harris.
Last Monday, Harris announced that she had secured enough delegate votes for her nomination, just a day after 81-year-old President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the race and endorsed Harris as his successor following weeks of debate about his mental fitness.
The presidential candidates of the two major U.S. parties are typically officially nominated at party conventions. However, the Democratic National Convention from August 19-22 in Chicago will now only serve to celebrate Harris' previously decided candidacy.
There had already been plans among Democrats for a virtual vote on the presidential candidate before the convention, even before Biden announced his withdrawal. These plans were justified by a law in the state of Ohio requiring that presidential candidates be officially named by August 7th.
Ohio then extended the deadline beyond the convention. However, Democratic party representatives expressed concern that Republicans might still use the original deadline.
The US Democrats widely endorse Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate against Donald Trump in the upcoming November 5th election, with nearly 4000 party delegates publicly backing her bid. Given the strategic importance of the vice-presidential candidate in securing votes in swing states, speculation surrounds potential running mates for Harris, including governors and other prominent Democrats such as Josh Shapiro, Andy Beshear, Tim Walz, Mark Kelly, and Pete Buttigieg.
