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Vice President Kamala Harris has clinched the Democratic Party’s nomination for the 2024 presidential election, surpassing the required delegate threshold.
In a phone statement, Harris expressed her honor at the prospect of becoming the Democratic nominee, saying, “I am deeply honored by the possibility of being the nominee,” ahead of the Democratic National Convention scheduled to take place in Chicago later this month.
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Harris, who is the first African-American woman and the first South Asian woman to lead a major US political party’s presidential bid, will be vying for the White House against Republican candidate Donald Trump in the November election. If victorious, she will become the first female president of the United States.
The nomination was secured after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race last month and endorsed Harris. Several of her competitors also subsequently withdrew in support of her candidacy.
By Friday afternoon, Harris had officially become the Democratic nominee, having received the support of 2,350 delegates, the necessary number to secure the nomination.
