The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harrismade history on Thursday by accepting the presentation of the Democratic Party to the White House, becoming the first African-American woman and the first person of South Asian descent to do so.
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‘On behalf of all those whose history can only be written in the greatest country in the world, I accept your nomination as President of the US‘ said Harris.
His words were met with thunderous applause and cheers from the thousands of people who gathered at the United Center stadium in Chicago, where this week’s Democratic National Convention was held, which culminated today with the speech in which Harris officially becomes the party’s candidate.
When Harris looked up, he could see hundreds of women dressed in white, the colour that united the suffragettes and with which they wanted to show that their protests were not aggressive, as well as being a symbol of purity, morality and legitimacy in their struggle.
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To date, only one woman has received the Democratic presidential nomination: Hillary Clintonwho in 2016 chose White to accept the nomination at the party convention in Philadelphia.
Harris, dressed in dark blue, used her speech, broadcast live on the major television networks in the countryto tell his personal story, criticize Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump, and explain his main policy proposals.
The vice president became a candidate in a unique way because, unlike previous nominees, she did not go through a primary process.
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The Democratic Party primaries were won by the American president, Joe Bidenwho had no significant rivals but announced on July 21 that he was ending his campaign for president after facing pressure from his party for a disastrous performance in a televised debate against Trump.
Biden then called on the party to unite around Harris, and the majority of delegates elected during the primary process quickly gave him their support.
Earlier this month, they voted in favor of his candidacy in a ballot virtual voting and on Tuesday, the second day of the convention, they endorsed her as the Democratic candidate.
Source: El heraldo
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