Kamala Harris campaign says she secured enough delegate votes to become party nominee
Vice President Kamala Harris ' campaign declared Friday that she had secured enough votes from party delegates to become the Democratic presidential nominee.
The online voting process doesn't end until Monday, but the campaign marked the moment when she crossed the threshold to have the majority of delegates' votes. The Democratic National Committee did not immediately confirm the ballot totals.
The announcement came after the campaign said earlier that it raised $310 million last month, an eyepopping sum showing that donors who once seemed spooked about the prospects for November's election with President Joe Biden are now offering mountains of cash to boost his former No. 2.
The haul by Harris, the Democratic National Committee and affiliated entities far outpaced Republican former President Donald Trump, whose campaign and assorted committees said they took in $138.7 million for July.
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Harris says she's 'honored to be presumptive Democratic nominee' Harris says she's «honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee,» but she said she'll formally accept the presidential nomination next week.
Harris joined a campaign livestream on Friday after Democratic National Convention chairman Jaime Harrison said she'd reached enough delegate votes to become the nominee. Voting continues until Monday.
The vice president said that she's excited about the future but «we know we have a lot of work to do.»
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