Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, has moved to run for the presidential nomination in August at the Democratic National Convention following Joe Biden’s drop from the race.
Her campaign officials have placed numerous calls across the party members, hoping for a wide range of support, and concurrently, the party chairs have begun internal discussions to secure her backing.
Harris Enters The Race
Immediately after Joe Biden’s announcement, Vice President Harris’ campaign sprang into action, mobilizing party members to secure crucial support.
Mrs Harris herself accepted Biden’s endorsement to replace him, tweeting hours after Biden’s withdrawal “I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination“. She promised to “do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.”
If Harris wins the Democratic nomination, she will be the first African-American woman and the first Asian American to ever be in the presidential ticket of a major U.S. party.
She needs the support of 1,969 of the 3,936 Democratic delegates to secure her nomination at the August convention. Biden was only a presumptive nominee since the formal convention and vote of delegates had not taken place before his withdrawal.
Tennessee Endorsement
Adding to Harris’s momentum, the state of Tennessee has thrown its weight behind the Vice President, promising 70 delegates to bolster her campaign.
Chip Forrester, co-chair of the Southern Region Finance Committee of the Biden-Harris campaign, emphasized the strength of Tennessee’s support, stating that the Tennessee delegation voted unanimously to endorse Harris as president.
His statement reads: “Tennessee became the first state in the country to officially unanimously endorse Harris as president.”
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