CHICAGO – One month after replacing President Biden atop the Democrats’ 2024 ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s presidential nomination as she delivered the most important speech of her political career.
In a roughly 40 minute speech that was the crowning and concluding moment of the four-day Democratic National Convention in Chicago’s United Center, the vice president promised to chart “a new way forward” if Americans elect her to succeed her boss – President Biden.
And Harris warned Americans against returning former President Trump, the Republican nominee, to power.
“In many ways, Donald Trump is an unserious man,” the vice president argued. “But the consequences of putting Donald Trump back in the White House are extremely serious.”
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Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 22, 2024. (REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid)
And Harris cast herself as someone who could bring a deeply polarized nation together, saying “with this election, our nation has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism, and divisive battles of the past.”
“I will be a president who unites us around our highest aspirations,” she pledged. “A president who leads — and listens. Who is realistic. Practical. And has common sense. And always fights for the American people.”
Harris noted that “there are people of various political views watching tonight. And I want you to know: I promise to be a president for all Americans.”
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