Kamala has an open path to the presidency

“I am very proud to have received the endorsement of a majority of the delegates who will select the nominee. I look forward to formally accepting the nomination,” Harris said Monday evening in a statement released by her campaign after securing the support of more than 2,500 delegates to the Democratic National Convention, which begins Aug. 19 in Chicago. That’s a huge number, higher than the 1976 number needed to nominate her. The vice president has already secured the near-unanimous support of the party’s major figures, including the Clintons and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as well as all potential rivals in the race.

Harris’ campaign also said the candidate has raised more than $100 million in donations since Joe Biden announced his withdrawal on Sunday, more than double the $95 million the former candidate left in the campaign coffers.

On Monday night, during a campaign stop in Delaware, Harris vowed to use her experience as a prosecutor to take on Trump on the campaign trail. “I’ve dealt with all types of criminals. Predators who abuse women, scammers who defraud consumers, and scammers who bend the rules to take advantage of themselves. So believe me when I say I know the Trump type,” he said.

EXIT BIDEN SPEAKS TODAY
President Joe Biden will address the nation Wednesday night to explain why he has decided to drop out of the re-election race. “I’m going to talk about the future and how I’m going to finish the job for the American people,” said Biden, who has spent the past few days in isolation at his Delaware beach retreat recovering from Covid-19 before returning home to Washington on Tuesday.

SUPPORT FROM CONGRESSIVE LEADERS
Senate and House Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday pledged their support for Kamala Harris to be the party’s presidential nominee, saying she has done an “impressive job” of rallying support and leaving the party “united and enthusiastic.”

CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT BY AUGUST 7
Democratic National Committee President Jaime Harrison has promised that the party’s nominee for November’s presidential election will be formally confirmed “by August 7” and that the nomination process will be “fair and open.”

BLACK LIVES MATTER VIRTUAL PRIMERS
The Black Lives Matter movement called on Tuesday for “virtual primaries” to be held across the country ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which starts Aug. 19.

BLINKEN BIDEN “STOPPED FROM JOB”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said President Joe Biden is “fully focused on his job,” including the goal of bringing peace to the Middle East.