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Democratic delegate tracker: How many are backing Kamala Harris?


The nearly 4,000 delegates who pledged to support President Biden at the Democratic National Convention remained committed to him even as those in his party called for him to step aside. But now that he has decided not to run for reelection, the delegates are free to vote for any candidate.

A majority have pledged to back Vice President Harris. Biden endorsed her on Sunday, and many party leaders have rallied behind her as well. The Washington Post is using data from the Associated Press to track how many delegates have pledged to back Harris.

She needs 1,976 votes to secure the nomination and has been endorsed by many more delegates than that. As of July 26, the final day of the unofficial survey, 3,359 delegates said they would pledge their support for Harris.

State party chairs held conference calls and meetings with delegates to gauge support for Harris to lock up the nomination ahead of the Aug. 19 convention in Chicago.

The rallying behind Harris is for now symbolic, but it signals that she will have little problem winning enough delegates when they formally vote next month.

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