Kamala Harris has secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the presidential nomination

Vice President Kamala Harris has nan support from capable Democratic delegates to sew up nan Democratic nomination. 

CNN and different outlets calculated that delegates from capable states person said they would backmost Harris that she has much than the 1,976 pledged delegates needed to triumph nan Democratic statesmanlike information astatine nan normal successful Chicago adjacent month. 

The news comes 1 time aft President Joe Biden dramatically departed nan race, endorsing Harris connected his measurement retired nan door. 

So far, location hasn't been Democratic guidance to having Harris return complete nan apical of nan ticket. 

Marianne Williamson, nan self-help guru who challenged Biden successful nan primaries earlier this year, said she wanted location to beryllium an unfastened convention. 

But pinch a mostly of delegates saying they'll ballot Harris, it's improbable an insurgent campaigner would summation overmuch traction. 

Harris officially took complete what had been nan Biden-Harris run earlier Monday, pinch a travel to run office successful Wilmington, Delaware. 

There nan president collapsed his silence, calling successful to talk to run unit astir his bonzer determination to walk nan baton to his vice president.  

The 81-year-old said successful a scratchy sound to run staffers from COVID isolation astatine his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, location and told Harris: 'I'm watching you kid'.

He pledged to still beryllium progressive successful nan reelection conflict and said he would proceed to deed nan run way arsenic he interacted connected loudspeaker pinch his staffers who now activity for Harris.

Biden's comments followed questions of why he hadn't been seen aliases heard from since he made nan bombshell announcement connected X Sunday day that he was stepping aside.

'I cognize yesterday's news is astonishing and difficult for you to hear, but it was nan correct point to do,' nan president said. 

'I cognize it's difficult because you poured your bosom and psyche into me, to thief america triumph this thing, thief maine get this nomination, thief maine triumph nan information and past spell connected to triumph nan presidency,' he continued. 

Already location were signs that nan run had moved on, pinch signage that read 'Harris for President,' 'Kamala,' and 'Restore Roe' hung connected nan walls of nan office.

There was 1 wall successful nan Delaware agency that remained covered successful signs pinch nan 'Biden-Harris' logo.

As Harris took nan podium, she noted really Biden was still connected nan call. 

'We emotion Joe and Jill,' nan vice president said. 

'It's mutual,' Biden interjected from nan telephone line.

'I knew you were still there, you're not going anyplace Joe,' she said laughing. 'I emotion you Joe,' she added. 

Harris thanked nan run unit and announced that existent run chair, Jen O'Malley Dillon, would tally her campaign. The existent Biden-Harris run manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez - a erstwhile Harris Senate staffer - would besides enactment on. 

'And I cognize it's been a roller coaster and we're each filled pinch truthful galore mixed emotions astir this,' Harris said. 'I conscionable person to say, I emotion Joe Biden, I emotion Joe Biden and I cognize we each do and we person truthful galore darn bully reasons for loving Joe Biden.' 

'And I person afloat religion that this team, is nan team, will beryllium nan logic we triumph successful November, you each who are here,' nan soon-to-be Democratic nominee continued. 

Harris said she was honored to person nan president's endorsement. 

 'It is my volition to spell retired and gain this information and to win,' she said. 

So acold nary different mainstream Democrat appears to beryllium challenging Harris, though self-help guru Marianne Williamson, who ran against Biden successful nan 2024 primaries, pushed that location should beryllium an unfastened normal erstwhile nan Democrats meet successful Chicago successful August.

Democratic lawmakers, donors and grassroots supporters have coalesced astir Harris, who would beryllium nan first female and female of colour to beryllium elected U.S. president. 

A spokesperson for nan run said that nan Harris run raised $81 cardinal successful donations since Biden bowed retired and more than 28,000 individuals signed up to volunteer. 

Biden's run unit had been blindsided pinch nan news that he was dropping retired of nan 2024 title - uncovering retired via nan X station Sunday for illustration nan remainder of nan American people. 

'No 1 had a heads up earlier nan tweet posted,' a run root told DailyMail.com Sunday. 'Which to maine is an insane measurement to dainty nan 1,300 group that activity for you,' nan root added. 

At 5 p.m. Sunday connected an all-staff call, O'Malley Dillon assured aides that their jobs would remain. 

She besides acknowledged that it was 'hard for unit who whitethorn person gotten nan news while they were moving aliases doorway knocking,' but that it was 'important' that they heard from nan president 'in his ain words.' 

Shortly aft Biden posted nan missive saying he was bowing retired of nan title he said successful a follow-up station connected X that he was endorsing Harris to return his spot arsenic nan Democratic nominee. 

'I'm hoping you'll springiness each spot of your bosom and psyche that you gave to maine to Kamala,' Biden said connected loudspeaker Monday. 'And I want you to know, I won't beryllium connected nan summons but I'm still going to beryllium fully, afloat engaged.'

'I've sewage six months near of my presidency, I'm wished to get arsenic overmuch done arsenic I perchance tin - some overseas argumentation and home policy,' he continued, making mention of 'working for an extremity to nan warfare successful Gaza.'

The president added that he would beryllium doing 'whatever Kamala wants maine aliases needs maine to do successful addition.'

'So fto maine beryllium existent clear. We're still fighting successful this conflict together. I'm not going anywhere,' nan president said.

He hasn't been seen publically since Wednesday since testing affirmative for COVID-19.

It remains unclear erstwhile nan president plans to return to Washington.