Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign officials and allies made hundreds of phone calls on Sunday, locking in delegates' support for her presidential nomination ahead of the Democratic National Convention in August while seeking to block any would-be challengers, multiple sources said.
At the same time, Democratic state party chairs held a Sunday afternoon call to discuss backing Harris as the party's nominee. Several participants said Harris has the chairs' full support.
Harris' outreach to delegates started almost immediately after President Joe Biden dropped his re-election bid on Sunday. Locking in their support and the backing of state chairs is essential to ensuring Harris replaces Biden on the Nov. 5 ballot as the party's rival to Republican Donald Trump.
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