Democrats could hold virtual roll call vote for party's presidential nominee Thursday [View all]
Source: Scripps News
Posted at 10:08 AM, Jul 30, 2024 and last updated 11:19 AM, Jul 30, 2024
Nearly 4,000 Democratic delegates are set to vote to select the party's presidential nominee, and the virtual roll call vote could happen as early as Thursday.
The delegates are free to support any candidate, but no other Democrat has stepped forward to challenge Vice President Kamala Harris. She is expected to run unopposed.
While Harris has already declared herself the “presumptive nominee” after clinching enough support from delegates, the roll call vote will make things official.
With that official declaration could come an answer on whether former President Donald Trump will agree to debate Harris. Trump's campaign alluded to the fact that it will wait to see if Harris actually becomes the nominee before committing to anything. ABC News is slated to a host a presidential debate on Sept. 10.
Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/democrats-could-hold-virtual-roll-call-vote-for-partys-presidential-nominee-thursday
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