For four days, the Democrats in Chicago celebrated their new front woman, Kamala Harris. At the end, she swears her party in for the final stretch of the election campaign – and makes a promise to the people.
The Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wants to be a president for all people in the USA and overcome the division in the country. “I promise that I will be a president for all Americans,” said Harris at the end of the Democratic Party Convention in Chicago. There, the 59-year-old ceremoniously accepted her nomination as her party’s presidential candidate.
She prepared her party for the decisive weeks leading up to the election in early November and warned against the Republican Donald Trump returning to the White House. “This election is not only the most important of our lives, it is one of the most important in the life of our nation,” she warned. It is a “fight for America’s future.”
Appeal to the party and the country
The incumbent US Vice President was received with minutes of applause in the party convention hall. Her speech was repeatedly interrupted by cheers and chants. Harris appealed to her party’s conscience that there was a huge amount at stake and she called on the country to come together. “This election offers our nation a precious, fleeting chance to leave the bitterness, cynicism and divisive struggles of the past behind.”
Her fellow countrymen have the chance to forge a new path forward, “not as members of a particular party or faction, but as Americans.” She wants to be a president “who leads and listens, who is realistic, practical and has common sense.” She will always fight for the American people. Harris said she had often been underestimated in her life. But she never gave up, “because it is always worth fighting for the future.”
Harris warned that former President Trump could return to power. “The consequences of Donald Trump moving back into the White House are extremely serious,” she warned. Trump and his followers have an extreme agenda. “They are simply out of their minds.”
The Democrat also thanked her boss, US President Joe Biden, and praised his successes. “Your achievements are extraordinary – history will show it – and your character is an inspiration,” she said to the 81-year-old. Biden dropped out of the presidential race in July under pressure from his party. Harris took his place.
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Big show at the end
The four-day party convention ended with a big show. US superstar Pink appeared with her daughter Willow. The two performed an acoustic version of the hit “What About Us”. The female country band “The Chicks” sang the national anthem. Actresses Eva Longoria and Kerry Washington campaigned for Harris.
What was striking was the large number of women on stage on the last evening of the party conference, where several high-ranking female politicians expressed their support for Harris. Harris also received support from various female family members who were on stage.
This is in stark contrast to the Republican Party Convention in July in Milwaukee, where Trump was hailed by men at the grand finale. His laudators on the last evening there were former wrestler Hulk Hogan and the head of the martial arts organization UFC, Dana White. Rock musician Kid Rock was the musical star for Trump, who fired up the crowd with shouts of “Fight! Fight!”
Kamala Harris declares her love to her husband on their wedding anniversary
Harris, in turn, made a public declaration of love to her husband Doug Emhoff on stage. “I love you so much, Dougie,” she said at the very beginning of her speech. “Happy wedding anniversary.” Harris’ closing speech fell on their tenth wedding anniversary.
Harris and Emhoff met late in life. A friend arranged a blind date for the two in 2013. They married the following year. Emhoff has two adult children from his first marriage – Ella, who performed on stage in Chicago, and Cole. They call Harris “Momala.”
Emhoff is the first man in the country’s history to assume the role of Second Gentleman. If Harris becomes the first woman to win the presidency, he would be America’s first First Gentleman.
Source: Stern
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