CHICAGO — Kamala Harris is officially the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major-party ticket after formally accepting the Democratic Party's nomination Thursday. If elected, she would become the first female U.S. president.
CHICAGO — Kamala Harris is officially the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major-party ticket after formally accepting the Democratic Party's nomination Thursday.The history-making final night of the convention saw the vice-president give her keynote speech in front of a sea of supporters dressed in suffragette white – symbolizing when American women secured the right to vote in 1920.“I feel like this is a chance of a lifetime. We are making history.
Clinton, in her speech at the convention Monday, said after her loss “we refused to give up on America. Millions marched, many ran for office, we kept our eyes on the future.”In 2020, after Trump’s four-year tenure, many women voters — particularly white women with college degrees — put their support behind President Joe Biden, helping him to clinch the White House.
The four-day convention in Chicago built on that immense swell of excitement. Speakers told cheering supporters about Harris’ upbringing, accomplishments and her laughter. Democrats leaned into the idea of “joy,” which the party has adapted since Harris took the helm. “I know she’s watching us tonight as a Black woman stands up to accept the nomination for president of the United States," Sharpton said during his speech.
But, he said, Clinton was also leading in the polls ahead of the 2016 election. Despite receiving nearly 2.9 million more votes than Trump, she lost the Electoral College.
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