Kamala Harris officially secures Democratic nomination for U.S. president

YEREVAN, AUGUST 6, ARMENPRESS. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday, AP reports.

Harris’ nomination became official after a five-day round of online balloting by Democratic National Convention delegates ended Monday night, with the party saying in a statement released just before midnight that 99% of delegates casting ballots had done so for Harris.

An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted after Biden withdrew found 46% of Americans have a favorable view of Harris, while a nearly identical share has an unfavorable view of her. 

Harris will unveil her vice presidential running mate on Tuesday, her first major decision as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate against Republican nominee Donald Trump for the upcoming election.   

Harris, the first woman and first Black and South Asian person to serve as vice president, has narrowed her list of candidates to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, sources told Reuters on Monday