US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Howard University in Washington, DC on November 6, 2024. Donald Trump won a landslide victory in the US presidential election on Wednesday, defeating Kamala Harris in a stunning political comeback that sent shockwaves around the world. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP) | Photo Credit: Saul Loeb
kamala harris Said on Wednesday that “we must accept the results of this election” as he encouraged supporters to continue fighting for his vision of the country after his defeat. donald trump,
The Democratic vice president said the fight would continue “in the voting booth, in the courts, and in the public square.”
“Sometimes the fight takes a while,” she said. “That doesn’t mean we won’t win.”
Harris delivered her remarks at Howard University, her alma mater and one of the most prominent historically black schools in the country, at the same venue where she was expected to deliver a victory speech.
“While I approve of this election, I do not approve of the fight that fueled this campaign,” Harris said.
His running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, was in the audience. Representatives Nancy Pelosi, former House Speaker, and Barbara Lee, both from Harris’s home state of California.
Before her speech, Harris called Trump to accept the election and congratulate him on his victory. “We will engage in a peaceful transfer of power,” he said.
Harris was once seen as a potential savior for the Democratic Party Joe Biden ‘s re-election campaign is on hold a profound rejection by American voters in this year’s presidential election.
she stayed behind every battleground state To trumpA man whom he described as an existential threat to the country’s fundamental institutions. And Trump appeared on track to win the popular vote for the first time in his three campaigns for the White House — despite two impeachments, a felony conviction and an effort to overturn his previous election loss.
Biden plans to address the election results on Thursday. The White House said it spoke to Harris and Trump on Wednesday and invited the president-elect to meet with him soon.
David Plouffe, a top adviser to Harris, said the campaign staff “left everything on the field for their country.”
“We dug a deep pit but not enough,” he said. “A devastating loss.”
In a sour note for Harris, as the current vice president she is expected to oversee Congress’s formal certification of the election.
This is the same role that Mike Pence played four years ago, when Trump directed his supporters to march on the US Capitol. Although critics said violent rebellion made Trump’s threat to American democracy clear, which ultimately did not discourage voters from re-electing him.
Harris became the Democratic nominee after Biden, who was already struggling to convince voters that he can serve as president until the age of 86, appeared badly in his debate with Trump on June 27. Stumbled.
he dropped out of the race on July 21 and endorsed his vice president, who quickly united the Democratic Party around his candidacy.
This was a remarkable turn of fortune for Harris. Four years ago, his own presidential campaign imploded and revealed the political limitations of someone once dubbed “Female Barack Obama.” Even though Biden chose Harris as his running mate, she remained in the role as the first woman, Black person or person of South Asian descent to serve as vice president.
When some Democrats considered the party’s future after Biden, he began to ignore her. But after this Harris got a new purpose US Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade In 2022, and she became the White House’s leading advocate for abortion rights.
Harris made more concerted efforts to network with local politicians, business leaders, and cultural figures, making connections that could help her in the future. That moment came sooner than she expected, and she entered the presidential race with Biden’s departure just a month before the Democratic National Convention.
Harris immediately Reset Contest Terms With Trump. She was 18 years younger and a former court prosecutor who was running against the first major presidential candidate to be convicted of crimes. His candidacy excited the Democrats Those who feared that with Biden at the top of the ticket, their defeat was certain.
But he also faced difficult obstacles from the beginning. He inherited Biden’s political operation with only 107 days until the end of the election, and he faced a restless electorate eager for change.
Although Harris offered “a new way forward”, she struggled to differentiate oneself meaningfully Unpopular with the current President. Furthermore, he had limited time to introduce himself to skeptical voters who had never voted for him in a presidential primary.
Democrats now face the prospect of picking up the pieces during Trump’s second presidency, and it’s unclear what role Harris will play in their party’s future.
“The work of protecting America from the effects of a Trump presidency begins now,” Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon wrote in a letter to staff. “I know the Vice President is not finished in this fight, and I know the people on this email are also going to be leaders in this collective mission.”
published – November 07, 2024 04:37 am IST