{"id":54402,"date":"2024-07-22T08:48:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=256215"},"modified":"2024-07-22T08:48:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:48:12","slug":"madam-vice-president-kamala-harris-is-running-for-president","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/madam-vice-president-kamala-harris-is-running-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Is Running For US President"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MIAMI, FL \u2013 NOVEMBER 13: United States Senator from California and Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris is seen on the set of \u201cUn Nuevo Dia\u201d at Telemundo Center on November 13, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kamala Harris is officially running for President of the United States.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am honoured to have the President\u2019s endorsement, and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,\u201d Harris said in a statement. \u201cI will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party\u2014and unite our nation\u2014to defeat Donald Trump<\/a> and his extreme Project 2025 agenda. We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.\u201d<\/p>\n

The announcement comes after current President Joe Biden<\/a> revealed he would be dropping out of the 2024 presidential election race\u2014a decision that follows weeks of concerns over the 81-year-old\u2019s seemingly declining health.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down,\u201d he wrote in a statement, thanking the American public. \u201cTogether, we overcame a once-in-a-century pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We\u2019ve protected and preserved our Democracy. And we\u2019ve revitalised and strengthened our alliances around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Biden also issued his endorsement of Harris<\/a>, 59, on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term,\u201d he wrote in a post on X<\/a>. \u201cMy very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it\u2019s been the best decision I\u2019ve made. Today, I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harris also thanked Biden for his ongoing support and work over the past four years.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and for his decades of service to our country,\u201d she wrote on Instagram. \u201cI am honoured to have the President\u2019s endorsement, and my intention is to earn and win this nomination.\u201d<\/p>\n

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WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 OCTOBER 30: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris introduces President Joe Biden during an event about their administration\u2019s work to regulate artificial intelligence in the East Room of the White House on October 30, 2023 in Washington, DC.\u00a0 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since the news broke, Harris has been busy securing Democratic support for her candidacy. Many, including Bill and Hillary Clinton<\/a>, promptly took to social media to publicly endorse her in the race against Donald Trump, 78.<\/p>\n

If successful, Harris will be the first female president, having already made history as the first black and Indian-American woman to be named vice president<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Though he is yet to officially offer his endorsement, former US President Barack Obama<\/a> backed Harris back in 2020. \u201cI\u2019ve known Senator Harris for a long time. She is more than prepared for the job,\u201d Obama wrote in an Instagram post during her 2020 campaign. \u201cShe\u2019s spent her career defending our Constitution and fighting for folks who need a fair shake. Her own life story is one that I and so many others can see ourselves in: a story that says that no matter where you come from, what you look like, how you worship, or who you love, there\u2019s a place for you here. It\u2019s a fundamentally American perspective, one that\u2019s led us out of the hardest times before. 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