Kamala Harris secures enough delegates to be confirmed as nominee at Democratic convention: AP

Vice President Kamala Harris secured enough delegates on Monday night to become the Democratic nominee for president next month at the party's convention in Chicago, according to the Associated Press survey.

Harris became the frontrunner on Sunday after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid and urged his supporters to unite around his vice president instead. She has also been endorsed by key Democratic figures such as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. 

The vice president has reached 2,668 delegates as of Monday night, which surpasses the 1,976 delegates needed for the nomination. However, the delegates are not bound to her the way they were for Biden and can still vote for someone else on the convention floor, according to CNN. 

The Democratic delegations that have publicly endorsed Harris so far are from California, New York, Louisiana, Maryland, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Texas, Nevada, New Jersey, Maine, Utah, Massachusetts, South Dakota, and Iowa.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.