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It's not going to be easy. But we're going to get this done,
I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States,
Harris, 59, said on a phone-in to a party celebration after securing enough votes by the second day of the marathon vote We will rally around Vice President Kamala Harris and demonstrate the strength of our party"
Jamie Harrison emphasised the party's unity, stating I will officially accept your nomination next week, once the virtual voting process is closed, but I’m happy to know we have enough delegates to secure the nomination,
Harris said on call with supporters organized by her campaign, where Harrison made the announcement Our delegates have an important responsibility — and opportunity — in the days ahead to cast their history-making ballots for Vice President Harris, ensuring that she will be on the ballot in every state this November,
said DNC chair Jaime Harrison I am so proud to confirm that Vice President Harris has earned more than a majority of votes from all convention delegates, and will be the nominee of the Democratic Party following the close of voting on Monday,
Harrison said during a call with supporters Our party has met this unprecedented moment with a transparent, democratic and orderly process to unite behind a nominee with a proven record who will lead us in the fight ahead,
Remember that the DNC announced an open process,
Congressman Maxwell Frost of Florida wrote on social media on July 22. We respectfully but emphatically request that you cancel any plans for an accelerated ‘virtual roll call’ and further refrain from any extraordinary procedures that could be perceived as curtailing legitimate debate,
the letter read, as reported by Axios I trust the security of the virtual roll call process, but as someone who was unable to go to the 2020 DNC in person because of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was looking forward to doing everything in person this year ... it won't dampen my extremely high enthusiasm for the event and election writ large,
I don't like doing a virtual roll call vote on principle, but I understand the need for one this year,
Will Thompson, a delegate from North Dakota who has said he is supporting Harris, told ABC News We move to this final stage of our nomination process with unprecedented momentum and unity across our party. We stand united in our mission to elect a Democratic nominee who has the experience, the wisdom, and the bold determination to lead our country, and we stand united in our mission to defeat Donald Trump once again ... We look forward to celebrating together with all of our delegates in Chicago,
Democratic delegates from across the nation made their voices heard, overwhelmingly backing Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee,
a statement from DNC Chair Jamie Harrison and DNCC Chair Minyon Moore released on Tuesday night said Think about this: her dad is of Jamaican descent, her mother's of South Asian descent and then she went to the great Howard University, worked in California, worked in the US Senate,
Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock told a raucous, 10,000-strong crowd at Harris' rally in Atlanta on Tuesday