Yeah, I mean technically. I dunno, it's a little bit tough to say that since there's nobody else in the race (and thus she's the only one with any momentum at all). She got the nod from the current president and the non-binding support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination. It's not like there's a whole lot of doubt that she's going to be the nominee, unless something unexpected goes down over the next few days.
And to be clear, I don't think that diminishes how impressive her feat is. I just think it's more about the fact that she's managed to reinvigorate the entire political center-left in just a few days, and flip this race from "a 2020 rerun" to "something completely new."
For that to happen it would need to have been in March at the latest. Biden did the right thing, but he waited quite a long time to do it. At this point, support needs to coalesce around one candidate.
Not that I disagree. I absolutely don't. It's just too late for processes like that at this point.
I mean, yes, and in those three months will be the democratic vote to actually nominate the candidate. I don't see any value in having another vote before then.
You're a candidate as soon as you announce. There can be dozens or hundreds of candidates. You just don't get to be on the ticket until you're nominated by your party.
"The Biden-Harris campaign on Sunday formally amended filings with the Federal Election Commission to rename its principal committee and declare Kamala Harris a candidate for president."
If CNN is a problem for you, here's the FEC filing:
FEC FORM 1
STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION
FILING FEC-1805326
1. Harris for President
NOTE:Commmittee Name is different than previously reported
PO Box 58174
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Email: fec@joebiden.com
2. Date: 07/21/2024
3. FEC Committee ID #: C00703975 This committee is a Principal Campaign Committee. Candidate: Kamala Harris
Party: Democratic Party
Office Sought: President
State is in District: