PLANTATION, Fla. – After President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s pick to run against former President Donald Trump, the Democratic Party’s leaders started to rally behind her.
By Sunday night, Harris had more than the 300 Democratic National Convention delegates needed to appear on the nominee ballot.
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By Monday night, The Associated Press survey reported she had surpassed the 1,976 needed for the nomination with the support of 2,668 DNC delegates.
The Democratic Party’s virtual roll call likely will be before the DNC begins on Aug. 19, in Chicago, with 3,936 delegates. It ends on Aug. 22.
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Harris got most of the support she needed for the nomination from California (318), Texas (237), Florida (210), Pennsylvania (159), New York (135), New Jersey (124), North Carolina (116), Georgia (98), Maryland (95), Massachusetts (92), Indiana (79), Wisconsin (76), Tennessee (63), Missouri (61), South Carolina (55), and Kentucky (52).
The rest were from Louisiana (47), Minnesota (41), Iowa (40), Colorado (37), Nevada (36), Ohio (36), Mississippi (35), Virginia (34), Kansas (33), Georgia (32), Arkansas (31), New Mexico (30), Utah (30), Nebraska (29), New Hampshire (25), Maine (22), Arizona (20), Illinois (18), Connecticut (16), Rhode Island (16), South Dakota (16), Vermont (16), West Virginia (16), Alaska (14), Michigan (14), Oregon (14), and Oklahoma (12).
The support in the single digits was from North Dakota (7), Virgin Islands (7), Hawaii (4), Puerto Rico (1), and Montana (1). None of the delegates were from Alabama, American Samoa, Delaware, District of Columbia, Guam, Idaho, Northern Mariana Islands, Washington, and Wyoming.
Democrats’ statements of support
Former President Barack Obama: Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today, we’ve also been reminded - again - that he is a patriot of the highest order.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton released a statement: “We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.: “His decision of course was not easy, but he once again put his country, his party, and our future first. Joe, today shows you are a true patriot and great American.”
Rep. Nancy Pelosi: “It is with immense pride and limitless optimism for our country’s future that I endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States. My enthusiastic support for Kamala Harris for President is official, personal and political. Officially, I have seen Kamala Harris’s strength and courage as a champion for working families, notably fighting for a woman’s right to choose. Personally, I have known Kamala Harris for decades as rooted in strong values, faith and a commitment to public service. Politically, make no mistake: Kamala Harris as a woman in politics is brilliantly astute – and I have full confidence that she will lead us to victory in November.”
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries: Biden is “one of the most accomplished and consequential leaders in American history.”
Reaction in Florida
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, former U.S. representative for Florida’s 26th congressional district: “We must follow his example and stand united behind Vice President Kamala Harris and continue to fight for the freedom, democracy, and opportunities that brought so many of us to this incredible nation.”
Florida Sen. Shevrin D. Jones: “It’s time for Democrats to unite in support of Vice President Kamala Harris. She has my full support as the leader needed to meet this moment and defeat Donald Trump.”
Nikki Fried, Florida Democratic Party Chairman of Florida: “Joe Biden will be remembered as one of the greatest presidents of our lifetimes – the nation is eternally grateful. Now, the Democratic Party must be more united than ever to defeat Donald Trump.
Rep. Frederica Wilson: “Kamala Harris has served as an extraordinary Vice President, has been part of this history making administration, and will make history as the first Black woman to hold the Presidency.”
Rep. Jared Moskowitz: “I hereby endorse Kamala Harris!”
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “President @JoeBiden put his country first, and passed the torch he carried to his battle tested and trusted Vice President, @KamalaHarris. She’s just what our nation needs: someone with character, experience and integrity, who fought side-by-side with one of America’s most successful presidents. Vice President Harris can continue the unparalleled success of the current White House, and lead America away from a return to the deadly, chaotic and immoral gutter that Trump tried to drag America into. She offers voters a clear contrast as a former prosecutor who put bad guys in prison and held cheating corporations accountable, compared to a convicted felon, con man and adjudicated rapist who would inflict his extreme MAGA Project 2025 policies on our democracy, seniors, veterans, women and workers. She has my full endorsement.”
Rep. Maxwell Frost: “I am proud to endorse Vice President @KamalaHarris to be President of the United States. Let’s get to work to defeat Trump and reject fascism.”
Governors support Harris
California Gov. Gavin Newson: “Tough. Fearless. Tenacious. With our democracy at stake and our future on the line, no one is better to prosecute the case against Donald Trump’s dark vision and guide our country in a healthier direction than America’s Vice President, @KamalaHarris.”
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer: “President Biden is a great public servant who knows better than anyone what it takes to defeat Donald Trump. His remarkable work to lower prescription drug costs, fix the damn roads, bring supply chains home, address climate change, and ensure America’s global leadership over decades will go down in history. My job in this election will remain the same: doing everything I can to elect Democrats and stop Donald Trump, a convicted felon whose agenda of raising families’ costs, banning abortion nationwide, and abusing the power of the White House to settle his own scores is completely wrong for Michigan.”
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro: “The contrast in this race could not be clearer and the road to victory in November runs right through Pennsylvania – where this collective work began. I will do everything I can to help elect @KamalaHarris as the 47th President of the United States.”
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker: “President @JoeBiden has dedicated his life in service to this nation, and its citizens are all the better for it. His is a storied political career culminating in one of the most accomplished and effective presidencies of our lifetime.”
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz declared his “full support” of Harris.
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear also declared they were standing behind Harris.
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