Kamala Harris Secures Democratic Presidential Nomination

US Vice President Kamala Harris won enough delegate votes to emerge as the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party. 

This announcement was made by the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Jaime Harrison on Friday during a virtual event with supporters.

She ran unopposed in the virtual roll call after President Joe Biden stepped aside last month and quickly endorsed her. Several potential rivals followed his lead.

On Friday afternoon, Harris formally became the nominee after securing the support of 2,350 delegates, the threshold required to earn the nomination.

She is set to be the first Black woman and first Asian American to lead a major-party ticket