1,993 as per AP News….2 over the needed 1,991….
Biden HAS had this for months now….
This is just 1/2 way to formality of the convention actual awarding of the nomination …
Former Vice President Joe Biden has clinched a majority of delegates to the Democratic convention, locking up the party’s presidential nomination, according to The Associated Press.
The AP now projects that Biden has won 1,993 delegates to the national convention, just over the magic number of 1,991 required to secure the nomination on the first ballot.
For Biden, it was a matter of when, not if, he would hit that number after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) ended his campaign in early April, following a string of dominating victories for the former vice president in primaries throughout March.
“It was an honor to compete alongside one of the most talented groups of candidates the Democratic party has ever fielded — and I am proud to say that we are going into this general election a united party,” Biden said in a statement emailed to reporters shortly after the AP’s declaration. “I am going to spend every day between now and November 3rd fighting to earn the votes of Americans all across this great country so that, together, we can win the battle for the soul of this nation, and make sure that as we rebuild our economy, everyone comes along.”
Because all of his opponents had dropped out, Biden was already considered his party’s presumptive nominee. His campaign has already signed on to joint fundraising agreements with the Democratic National Committee — something the party was unwilling to do while Sanders was still in the race.
Every major Democratic super PAC has already lined up behind Biden, as well. Several — including Priorities USA, which the Biden campaign has deemed the leading outside group — did so even before Sanders exited the race, declaring Biden the likely nominee at a time when he was running away with a string of contests that made his nomination look increasingly assured….
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