WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from his reelection bid and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to take on Republican Donald…
President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from his reelection bid and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to take on Republican Donald Trump in November scrambled what had once been a settled and suspense-free contest for the Democratic presidential nomination.
To help understand what will come next, The Associated Press is surveying the nearly 4,000 pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention to determine which candidate they plan to support to be the party’s presidential nominee or if they remain undecided. Results will be updated regularly.
The latest results show Harris with more than enough support among delegates to win the nomination on the first round. As of Tuesday afternoon, the AP confirmed that more than 3,000 delegates planned to support the vice president. The number of delegates needed to win the nomination is 1,976. Although it’s not binding, the show of support makes Harris the overwhelming frontrunner.
Unlike the AP’s count of delegates won during the party’s primaries and nominating contests, the survey is an unofficial tally and is only an indication of whom the party will pick to replace Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket against Trump, the former president.
Under Democratic Party rules, delegates are free to support any candidate they choose or change their minds until Democrats conduct an official vote to pick a nominee later this summer. The convention is scheduled for Aug.
