Kamala Harris Gains First Delegates For Democratic Presidential Nomination

After Joe Biden announced he will not seek reelection, Kamala Harris has gained support for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Harris picked up endorsements from Hillary Clinton and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

On Sunday, Harris gained her first delegates for the party’s presidential nomination.

The Tennessee Democratic Party threw its support behind Harris.

“During a meeting today, the Tennessee Delegation to the 2024 Democratic National Convention voted to support
@KamalaHarris for President of the United States,” the Tennessee Democratic Party announced.

During a meeting today, the Tennessee Delegation to the 2024 Democratic National Convention voted to support @KamalaHarris for President of the United States.

— Tennessee Democratic Party (@tndp) July 21, 2024

Knoxville News Sentinel reports:

Tennessee’s Democratic delegates to the party’s national convention unanimously backed President Joe Biden’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris during a call hours after the president announced July 21 he is not seeking reelection.

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Biden delegate and Knoxville political strategist Jack Vaughn told Knox News their decision makes Tennessee the first state to put forth an endorsement. Democratic State Party Chair Hendrell Remus was in contact with other state party chairs, who said their states had not yet made an endorsement at the time of Tennessee’s decision.

The delegates joined a scheduled Zoom call at 4 p.m. and discussed the party’s path forward following the president’s surprise announcement in a letter to Americans. While not every Tennessee delegate to the Democratic National Convention was on the call, participants decided to endorse Harris in the election many top Democrats thought was impossible for Biden to win against former President Donald Trump.

#BREAKING: KAMALA HARRIS RECEIVES FIRST DELEGATES

Tennessee has now pledged 77 delegates, and other state party chairs are holding a call now to coalesce around Harris, according to Reuters

The “Democratic” Party is ANYTHING but democratic

Nobody voted for this chick pic.twitter.com/y4Vq3fntV7

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 21, 2024

The Tennessee convention delegation voted today to back Vice President Kamala Harris for president but not all state delegations have lined up behind her yet.https://t.co/do5MGNgfAl

— Tennessee Lookout (@TNLookout) July 22, 2024

Per Tennessee Lookout:

Tennessee delegates reached Sunday by the Tennessee Lookout indicated they were inclined to support Harris.

“I’m extremely pleased he has endorsed Kamala Harris and it would be awfully difficult to not strongly support her,” said Chip Forrester, an at-large delegate from Tennessee.

All the congressional Democrats from Wisconsin, a key battleground state in November’s election, quickly endorsed Harris, the Wisconsin Examiner reported. The state’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and party Chair Ben Wikler both stopped short of endorsing the vice president.

One national delegate reached by the Oregon Capital Chronicle, Medford City Councilor Kevin Stine, said he would vote for Harris.

Indiana state Sen. Karen Tallian said she would support Harris, even as others among the Hoosier State’s 88 DNC delegates declined to comment Sunday.

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But far from all Democratic delegates have lined up behind Harris.

South Dakota delegates have not taken a position on endorsing Harris. Instead, they are waiting for guidance from the national party, the executive director of the South Dakota Democratic Party, Dan Ahlers, said to South Dakota Searchlight.

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