Vice President Kamala Harris late Monday garnered the backing of enough Democratic delegates to win the party's nomination and face off against GOP nominee Donald Trump, an Associated Press survey found. But while the former California prosecutor has enjoyed surprisingly smooth sailing since she announced her candidacy Sunday, experts predict things can soon get tricky as the race heats up.
Several state delegations convened Monday night to affirm their support for the vice president, including those in Texas and California. By the end of the night, Harris had the backing of well over the 1,976 delegates she would need to clinch the nomination, coming in at just under 2,700 delegates, according to the AP tally. Still, delegates are not bound to cast their vote for Harris at the virtual roll call ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month, which party officials said will occur between Aug. 1 and Aug. 7, according to The New York Times.
