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The Democratic National Convention will show America who Vice President Harris and Governor Walz are and what Democrats stand for.
ICYMI: What Americans Read about the Democratic National Convention
CHICAGO – As Vice President Harris, Governor Walz, and voices from across the Democratic coalition took to the convention stage last week in Chicago, voters across the country were seeing and hearing the story of the Harris-Walz ticket. Throughout the four days of convention, the American people read about how this historic event made the case for Vice President Harris and Governor Walz, told the story of Democrats’ achievements, and drew a sharp contrast between the Harris-Walz ticket, which represents freedom and possibility, and the chaos and division of extreme MAGA Republicans.
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AZ Mirror: Arizona Democrats ‘excited, invigorated and happy’ as DNC kicks off
State Sen. Priya Sundareshan of Tucson, co-chair of the Arizona Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee – a coalition focused on winning statehouse seats – said Harris’ momentum has bolstered Democrats’ chances to take control of the Legislature.
New polling from The New York Times and Siena College show Harris leading former President Donald Trump among likely voters in Arizona, 50-45, a major reversal from May, when Trump led Biden.
The Atlanta Voice: A President for all people: Kamala Harris accepts party’s nomination at Democratic National Convention
The final night of the Democratic National Convention saw current United States Vice President Kamala Harris accept her party’s nomination for the presidency. After three and a half years of making history as the first Black vice president of the United States, Harris, who is part South Asian by way of her mother, and Jamaican on her father’s side, looks to make an even greater historic impact as the second ever Black and first female President of the United States.
During her acceptance speech Harris said she wanted to be a president for all Americans.
Las Vegas Sun: “We’re not going back”: Harris focuses on future with warning on Trump
“I will be the president who united us around our highest aspirations, a president who leads and listens, who is realistic, practical and has common sense and always fights for the American people,” Harris said. “From the courthouse to the White House, that has always been my life’s work.”
WMUR: Kamala Harris blasts Donald Trump at DNC speech
Vice President Kamala Harris used her speech Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention to make her case to delegates and to the nation why she should be elevated to the Oval Office.
NC Newsline: ‘Let’s fight for it’: Harris vows to chart a new way forward, defeat Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris accepted her party’s nomination for president Thursday evening, pitching her candidacy as an opportunity for the nation to move forward, rather than accept a dark future she said would follow a second election of her Republican opponent.
Detroit Free Press: At Democratic National Convention, Michigan sheriff hammers Jan. 6 riots at U.S. Capitol
A Michigan law enforcement official was among those delivering remarks on the final night of the Democratic National Convention, contrasting a peaceful march in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020 to the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Philadelphia Inquirer: As Kamala Harris wraps joyful Chicago convention, her campaign sets sights on Pennsylvania and the path to the White House
CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted her party’s nomination for president, telling a packed-in crowd at the United Center that she would be a president for all Americans and fight for them as she did for years as a prosecutor.
“My entire career I’ve only had one client, the people,” she said.
WPR: Wisconsin DNC delegates fired up after Kamala Harris’ speech accepting nomination
As they poured out of the United Center arena Thursday night, Wisconsin delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago were beaming.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech accepting her party’s nomination for president left them fired up, they said. The address capped off a week of appearances by celebrities, rising Democratic stars and even some former Republicans.