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Dems choose Harris in formale nomination vote | Tim Walz will be running mate in her campaign

- CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN

KAMALA Harris is leading Donald Trump in the polls after securing the Democratic presidential nomination.

The former California senator, 59, officially became the first woman of colour to lead a major party ticket after the Democrats announced that 99% of delegates – some 4,600 – had voted for her during a five-day ballot.

Election analyst Nate Silver’s national poll aggregate now shows her leading Republican nominee Trump at 45.5% to 44.1%.

When President Joe Biden withdrew from the contest on July 21, Trump had a 45.2% to 41.2% lead.

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But Harris has electrified the Democratic base and rattled her rival, who sparked a backlash for targeting her over her race, her intelligence and her laugh.

Yesterday, Harris named her running mate as 60-year-old Minnesota Governor Tim Walz – a former teacher and member of the US Army National Guard.