Photo: Elijah Nouvelage Agence France-Presse Kamala Harris now has less than 100 days to convince American voters to support her against former Republican President Donald Trump.
Published at 1:39 p.m. Updated at 4:14 p.m.
Kamala Harris has been assured since Friday of becoming her party's nominee for the US presidential election in November and of facing Donald Trump, a lightning coronation less than two weeks after Joe Biden's withdrawal.
The Democrats announced at midday that the US vice president had won the support of more than half of the delegates for her inauguration, in an online vote.
The 50-year-old said she was “honored to be the nominee” of her party. She will accept the nomination after the polls close on Monday, and will celebrate it at a big party at the Democratic convention, scheduled for Chicago in mid-August.
Joe Biden announced with great fanfare on July 21 that he was withdrawing from the race for the White House, weighed down by concerns about his age and fitness. He immediately announced his support for his number 2 to take over the torch.
“I couldn't be more proud,” he said Friday afternoon.
Kamala Harris, who will become the first black female president of the United States if elected, now has less than 100 days to convince American voters to support her against former Republican President Donald Trump.
“It's not going to be easy, but we're going to get there. And as your future president, I know we are up to the task,” she said in a phone call broadcast during a campaign event.
In this high-flying duel, the Democrat starts with a significant financial advantage.
Kamala Harris' campaign team announced that it had raised $310 million in July, more than double the funds raised by Donald Trump, an amount largely raked in since the vice president replaced Joe Biden for the November election.
Funding plays a vital role in American campaigns, with often astronomical amounts largely spent on very expensive clips flooding television channels and the Internet.
The new Democratic candidate had raised $200 million in less than a week after Joe Biden withdrew, as donors disenchanted with the aging president returned.
This fundraising was “fueled by the best month of fundraising from small donors in the history of the American presidential election” and represents “more than double” what Donald Trump's campaign raised in the same month, she congratulated herself.
The Republican candidate's team announced in a press release on Thursday that it had raised $138.7 million in July, a considerable sum raked in the month when Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt and received triumphant support at the Republican convention.
While the Democratic camp has benefited from a new boost in recent days, observers warn that it should be wary of excessive optimism, because even if the gap is narrowing, Donald Trump still maintains a lead in the polls.
Next week is therefore set to be important for Kamala Harris, who will seek not to lose her momentum.
In addition to the officialization of her inauguration, the former prosecutor and former senator from California must announce the choice of her running mate, who will become vice president if she is elected.
The names of four governors of key states, as well as a senator, are notably reappearing in loop.
Harris and her chosen candidate for the Democratic ticket will then begin a tour of no fewer than seven states on Tuesday, covering five days. The program will include only key states, such as Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Wisconsin and Michigan on Wednesday, and Nevada on Saturday.
The duo will then be celebrated at the Democratic convention, scheduled for August 19-22 in Chicago, a gathering that promises to be a major inauguration party.
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