Harris secures enough delegate endorsements to win the Democratic presidential nomination | CNN Politics
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Kamala Harris has the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, according to CNN’s delegate estimate.

Kamala Harris has the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, according to CNN’s delegate estimate.

While endorsements from delegates continue to come in, the vice president has now been backed by well more than the 1,976 pledged delegates she’ll need to win the nomination on the first ballot.

Harris crossed the threshold amid a wave of endorsements from state delegations Monday evening.

  • nickwitha_k (he/him)
    3•3 months ago

    Wouldn’t hurt. Though most are delegate due to elected position or working up through the party. Often money is a requirement, however.

    • @abracaDavid@lemmy.today
      1•3 months ago

      Do you have any idea how these delegates are chosen or who they are? I’m having a hard time finding out much information about them.

      • nickwitha_k (he/him)
        3•3 months ago

        It’s fairly straightforward, for the most part. The main ways to be selected as a delegate are:

        • Be an elected official that is a member of the Democratic Party, or
        • Be a ranking member of the Democratic Party organization (ex. campaign managers or senior support staff).

        There’s also at least a third way that is more opaque but appears mainly to be “be a major donor”.