By Jerald Jimenez
22 Jul 2024, 10:45 AM EDT
The Vice President of the United States has received the support of more than 500 delegates, who intend to vote for her at the Democratic National Convention, which will formally define their candidate.
A tally by The Hill showed that Harris has obtained the support of at least 531 delegates in the last few hours, after Joe Biden transferred his support to the country’s second in command.
The rules of the Democratic National Committee state that a candidate must receive the support of at least 300 delegates to appear on the convention ballot. Once this is achieved, he will need to receive 1,986 votes to be the chosen candidate to face Donald Trump.
According to a Washington Post tally, of the 263 Democratic senators and legislators and 23 governors, a total of 179 have endorsed Harris, compared with 107 who have not.
“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and intend to win this nomination,” Harris said in a letter following Sunday’s announcement.
Harris has received support from numerous political figures in the party since Biden’s announcement. According to a tally by the Washington Post, of the 263 Democratic senators and legislators and 23 governors, a total of 179 have endorsed Harris, compared to 107 who have not yet done so.
Some 4,000 delegates are expected to gather at the convention, which Biden was expected to attend with more than 3,800 of those delegates.
Delegates from several states gathered virtually on Sunday. Tennessee was the first state to commit all of its delegates to Harris, followed by South Carolina, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Florida.
A source close to the vice president said that the vice president spent more than 10 hours making calls to more than 100 party leaders, members of Congress, governors, union leaders and leaders of defense and civil rights organizations, EFE reported.
“In each of those calls, the vice president made it clear that she was extremely grateful for the president’s endorsement, but that she plans to work hard to earn the Democratic nomination in her own right,” the source said.