Kamala Harris has the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, according to CNN’s delegate estimate.
While endorsements from delegates continue to come in, the vice president has now been backed by well more than the 1,976 pledged delegates she’ll need to win the nomination on the first ballot.
Harris crossed the threshold amid a wave of endorsements from state delegations Monday evening.
It’s not official until the convention, but it’s not hard to keep a tally of the number of delegates that have voluntarily endorsed her or said “she will get my vote”. They’re just reporting that the tally is high enough that she’ll win if nothing changes. It’s just…the news reporting stuff.
Yea, I suppose I just loathe the horse race aspect of it.
This is why Reagan was so hot to get rid of the Fairness doctrine.
Back in the day, a TV station would put on a two minute editorial that would calmly explain why Candidate A was the best choice. A week later they’d let other registered candidates [even minor parties] present their calm rational argument. With the issues out there, it was easy for viewers to weigh the choices.
Without the Fairness Doctrine, the only thing left is the horse race.
You’re right to. I hear Obama is thinking along similar lines, so you’re in good company.