US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party's presidential nomination Friday, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November's showdown against Republican Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON - US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party's presidential nomination Friday, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November's showdown against Republican Donald Trump.
"And it is going to take all of us... We are going to talk with people about the fact that we are all in this together, and we stand together," Harris said. The roll call - held earlier than usual and online due to altered state registration rules - marks the official beginning of the 2024 convention, with the traditional festivities starting when the party faithful descends on Chicago on 19 August.Trump's White House bid was turned upside down on 21 July when 81-year-old Biden, facing growing concerns about his age and lagging polling numbers, withdrew his candidacy and backed Harris.
Biden beat Trump in Pennsylvania in 2020 by around 80,000 votes and it is seen as the biggest prize of the closely fought battlegrounds that decide the Electoral College system. In a sign that the Harris campaign is thinking big, US media reported that a raft of senior advisors from Barack Obama's historic candidacies in 2008 and 2012 have taken up top positions with her.
Ewn News News Eyewitness News Eye Witness News Latest News News Today Ewn South Africa Ewn-News Primedia+ Primedia Plus Prime Media Plus
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Harris secures enough delegate support to clinch US Democratic Party nominationHarris secures enough delegate support to clinch US Democratic Party nomination
Read more »
'That is the American story': Kamala Harris runs unopposed toward Democratic nomination'That is the American story': Kamala Harris runs unopposed toward Democratic nomination
Read more »
Malawi Former Vice President's Party Pulls Out of Governing Tonse AllianceA political party led by Vice President Saulos Chilima, who died in a plane crash last month, is withdrawing from the governing Tonse Alliance led by President Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party.
Read more »
African Development Bank Vice President Akin-Olugbade On Mission to Boost Development ImpactAfrican Development Bank Vice-President for Regional delivery, Integration and Business Delivery, Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade has completed a mission to Angola in which she held several strategic, high-level dialogue sessions with authorities of the country.
Read more »
Malawi: Vice President Usi Demonstrates His Respect for Chilima - Retains the Staff That Worked for ChilimaIn a rare gesture of political maturity, recently appointed Vice President Michael Usi has retained all staff members who worked for his predecessor Saulos Chilima, who died after a plane he was flying in went down in Chikangawa Forest on June 10 2024.
Read more »
Argentina Vice President Sends Important Message to Enzo Fernandez Amid Racism Saga: “I’m With You”Argentina's vice president, Victoria Villarruel, has defended Enzo Fernandez amid intense backlash against the Chelsea star over his racial chant.
Read more »