CHICAGO, Illinois—Vice President Kamala Harris stepped into the pages of history on Thursday night as she formally accepted the Democratic party’s nomination for president of the United States. The moment is monumental as Harris is the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major party’s ticket. Speaking with the weight of this legacy, Harris framed the upcoming election as a rare and crucial chance for the nation to “chart a new way forward.
” She urged voters to seize this moment to write “the next great chapter in the most extraordinary story ever told”—a story that now includes her own groundbreaking candidacy. In a highly anticipated moment at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted her party’s nomination for President of the United States. Entering the convention in a tight race—perhaps with a slight edge—Harris faces some challenges.
Many undecided voters remain uncertain about her, with concerns that she might be too liberal. Her speech addressed these apprehensions and solidified her place as a unifying and pragmatic leader. “My entire career, I’ve only had one client: the people.
And so, on behalf of the people, on behalf of every American regardless of party, race, gender, or the language your grandmother speaks, on behalf of my mother and everyone who has ever set out on their own unlikely journey, on behalf of Americans like the people I grew up with, people who work hard, chase their dreams.