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Harris wins Democratic presidential nomination in virtual roll call. Here's how the process worked

Aug. 06, 2024 21:00 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic delegates have selected Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party's presidential nominee, according to final vote results released late Monday by the Democratic National Committee. But don't expect a balloon drop just yet. Harris officially claimed...

Election 2024 Latest: DNC chair says Harris secured enough delegate votes to become party nominee

Aug. 02, 2024 20:00 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris had secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said Friday. The online voting process doesn’t end until Monday, but Harris' campaign marked the moment...

Harris has secured enough Democratic delegate votes to become their party's nominee, chair says

Aug. 02, 2024 14:36 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes from delegates to become her party’s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said Friday. The announcement was made before the online voting process ends on Monday,...

Democrats poised to virtually nominate Harris — and her running mate — by Aug. 7

Jul. 24, 2024 17:40 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic National Convention delegates can make Vice President Kamala Harris their presidential nominee — and even start approving her yet-to be-named running mate — in online voting beginning next week, as the party races to coalesce around a new top of its ticket heading...

Democrats plan to push ahead with virtual roll call ahead of their convention, with Harris favored

Jul. 22, 2024 22:02 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party plans to push forward with a virtual roll call in which delegates to its convention can choose a presidential nominee before they gather next month in Chicago — despite Vice President Kamala Harris being overwhelmingly favored to replace President Joe...

Democrats promise an 'orderly process' to replace Biden. Harris is favored, but questions remain

Jul. 22, 2024 11:02 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after President Joe Biden announced that he would drop his reelection campaign, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison had a message: There would be no automatic coronation for his replacement. “In the coming days, the party will undertake a...

A private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance

Jun. 29, 2024 23:56 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance earlier in the week. ...

Trump's debate references to 'Black jobs' and 'Hispanic jobs' stir Democratic anger

Jun. 28, 2024 18:04 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump warned during his debate with Joe Biden and again at a Friday rally that migrants were taking “Black jobs” and “Hispanic jobs” from Americans, angering critics who called it a racist and insulting attempt to expand his appeal beyond his white conservative...