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Election 2024 updates: Harris will be Democratic nominee, DNC says

Harris is expected to announce her running mate in the coming days.

Last Updated: August 2, 2024, 1:39 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough Democratic Party delegate votes to become the party's nominee when voting ends on Monday, according to the Democratic National Committee. And Harris is just days away from naming her running mate.

Former President Donald Trump and his vice presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance, have spoken to voters across the country this past week as they sharpen their attacks on Harris.

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Harris secures delegates to become Democratic nominee: DNC

Vice President Kamala Harris has enough Democratic Party delegate votes in a virtual roll call to earn the party's nomination when the roll call ends Monday, Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison announced Friday.

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-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim

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Harris' VP search enters final phase: Source

The search for the Democratic vice president candidate now rests in Kamala Harris' hands, a person familiar with the process told ABC News.

The vetting led by former Attorney General Eric Holder and his team at Covington and Burling has concluded and the process turned over to Harris, according to the source.

Harris is expected to announce her pick by Tuesday evening, when the ticket will appear together for a rally in Philadelphia, kicking off a multi-day blitz through the battleground states.

News that the process has now entered this final stage was first reported by the New York Times.

-ABC News' Mary Bruce

Vice President Kamala Harris during the start of her nationwide "Fight for Reproductive Freedoms" tour in Big Bend, WI, Jan. 22, 2024.
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'I'll let her work that out,' Biden says of Harris' running mate choice

Leaving the White House, President Joe Biden said "yes" when asked if he had spoken to Vice President Kamala Harris about her running mate -- a decision Harris is expected to announce in the coming days.

"I’ll let her work that out," Biden said when asked what qualities Harris should look for in a running mate.

Asked who Harris should select for her running mate, Biden did not respond and laughed.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

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