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I do so, committed to the values my mother taught me and to a vision that @JoeBiden shares-where all are welcome, no matter what we ?look? like, where we ?come? from, or who we ?love?. #DemConvention
- Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 20, 2020
- Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 20, 2020
- Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 20, 2020
In sweeping remarks that touched on the legacy of Black women who paved the way for this moment, Harris noted that this week marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Except that right, Harris said, came much later for most Black women, who helped secure that victory yet were still prohibited from voting.
"Without fanfare or recognition, they organized, testified, rallied, marched, and fought - not just for their vote, but for a seat at the table," Harris said. "We're not often taught their stories. But as Americans, we all stand on their shoulders."
Harris also blistered Trump, something she's expected to do frequently as she campaigns with Biden in the coming months - though in-person events may remain impossible as the coronavirus rages. She recalled her days in the courtroom when she would declare "Kamala Harris for the people," reviving a slogan from her presidential campaign, while noting, "I know a predator when I see one." She didn't mention the president by name then but didn't spare him later.
"Donald Trump's failure has cost lives and livelihoods," Harris said. She later added, "Right now, we have a president who turns our tragedies into political weapons. Joe will be a president who turns our challenges into purpose."
The Biden campaign is hoping Harris can excite young voters and people of color, especially after months of protests over institutional racism and police brutality that swept the country. She's known for her tough questioning in the Senate, particularly during confirmation hearings of two Trump nominees, Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court justice and William Barr for attorney general. She also caused a stir by broadsiding Biden during a primary debate last summer over his opposition to busing in the 1970s to integrate public schools.
But things didn't always go smoothly. Harris launched her presidential bid with expectations that she would electrify the field, only to see her campaign struggle to find a consistent message and fizzle months before the first votes were cast.
Some voters are paying particularly close attention to Harris because she could be called upon to step into the role of party standard-bearer as soon as 2024, should Biden - who will be 81 by then - opt not to seek a second term. Biden hasn't expressly said he'd serve just a single term, but he has talked about being a bridge to a new generation.
Harris said her mother instilled in her and her sister values that charted the course of their lives.
"She raised us to be proud, strong Black women," Harris said. "And she raised us to know and be proud of our Indian heritage."
The campaign is deeply personal for Harris in others ways, too. She spoke Wednesday of her friendship with the former vice president's son Beau, who died of brain cancer in 2015. He and Harris became close while both were state attorneys general.
"I knew Joe as vice president. I knew Joe on the campaign trail," she said. "But I first got to know Joe as the father of my friend."
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