Kamala Harris formally chosen as US Democratic presidential nominee | BBC News

US Vice-President Kamala Harris has passed the threshold to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination in a vote of party delegates.

Speaking by telephone, Ms Harris said she was "honoured to be the presumptive nominee" as the virtual roll call continues ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago later this month.

Ms Harris is the first black woman and first South Asian woman to become the White House standard-bearer for a major US political party.

She is expected to name her running mate by Monday.

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[somewhereoutthere]

Yes, the ruling party has hand picked and confirmed their candidate without securing a single independent voters vote. 👏 🎉 👑

[arandomwalk]

“Democracy” but no one voted for her. What a disgrace!

[Bazingawow]

She was picked because of they wanted the money from Joe’s campaign. Oligarchy

[MeetThaNewDealer]

Mark Kelly is a senator, not governor.

[OnthespotautobodyChicago]

The party obsessed with "democracy" has just spit in the face of it 😂

[Censortubes]

Congrats on proving its big donors who chose not the people.

[jimmylieb]

just sent another donation to soon to be President Harris!! 💯👍👏👏🇺🇸🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

[HumbertoGuzman-xb]

It's amazing how Harris poll numbers just keep getting better by the hour

[amarendraborah]

"Democracy is of the people, for the people, and, by the people !" - Abraham Lincoln.

[Introverted]

The Candidate Formally chosen as democratic candidate.

[ginomizzoni]

Wow, smell the MAGA fear in this comment section.

[Mia_Waiting]

The Harris-Trump debate is gonna be epic. Harris will destroy him

[english_badminton_history]

This Party is a joke in this presidential election year!

[tkmiles]

No one voted for her, how is that democracy

[witchdr.phantom]

Manufacture candidate that no one voted for, couldn’t even win a Democrat primary.

[ChandrashekharYadav-fudi]

Knowledge +Etiquette =Decision
Decision +Time =Equality

[JW-kunn]

So apparently noone gets to vote this time around

[StephanieSchoen-tm]

This election is a joke. The democratic party just had a COUP, forced the president out .
It was a COUP. Lady reporter

[facehugger]

""When we look at the future and understand that the future becomes the future once we begin to look toward the future for our future becomes the future we look forward to in the future"
Kamala Harris.

[MagnumForce]

The weakness of the democratic party on full display.