WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party's presidential nomination Friday (Aug 2), confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November's showdown against Republican Donald Trump.
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Aug 1, 2024, in Houston. WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party's presidential nomination Friday , confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November's showdown against Republican Donald Trump.
"And so, let's let folks know that our campaign is about the future. And it's about an expansion of rights and freedoms, and for the opportunity of everyone to not just get by, but to get ahead."'White dudes' raise over US$4 million for Kamala Harris, discuss women's rights Energetic and two decades younger than 78-year-old Trump, the vice president has made a fast start, raising US$310 million in July, according to her campaign - more than double Trump's haul.
The Keystone State is part of the so-called blue wall that carried Biden to victory in 2020, alongside Michigan and Wisconsin, two states where Harris is due to woo crowds on Wednesday. While Biden made high-minded appeals for a return to civility and the preservation of democracy, Harris has focused on the future, making voters' hard-fought"freedom" the touchstone of her campaign.
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