Kamala Harris moves closer to nomination after securing support of enough delegates

CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Vice President Kamala Harris inched closer to the Democratic nomination for the presidential race after enough Democratic convention delegates pledged to support her. Her first campaign as a presidential candidate will be in Wisconsin, a crucial state, on Tuesday.

A day after she became the Democratic party’s presumptive nominee, Harris reportedly won the endorsement of 2,500 delegates, well over the

1,976 needed to win a vote in the coming weeks. This signals that Harris’s position as a nominee is relatively unchallenged with no other candidates vieing for the nomination so far.

Those who endorsed her include Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., announced he would not seek the nomination himself, which he had been considering just a day earlier. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the former House speaker, also endorsed Harris on Monday.