Vice President Kamala Harris has gathered the support of more than half the delegates she needs to win the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination after President Joe Biden exited the race on Sunday, according to a new report.
The results of an Associated Press survey released on Monday showed Harris getting the support of 1,152 delegates, indicating that she is fast approaching the 1,976 needed for her to become the nominee. Another 56 delegates were listed as undecided.
Sources told Reuters that Harris aims to secure a majority of the nearly 3,900 convention delegates by Wednesday as her campaign and allies work the phones in an effort to ward off any potential challengers.
Democratic National Committee Finance Chair Chris Korge, a Florida delegate, told the news outlet that Biden’s endorsement of Harris after he dropped out “has been very powerful in getting donors to give…
