(FixThisNation.com) – As her Republican rival returned to the campaign trail, Vice President Kamala Harris called on a rally of 6,000 Black women to revitalize her Democratic Presidential campaign.
Harris has emerged as the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate since President Joe Biden withdrew on Sunday. Harris, 59, became the first Black woman and Asian American to serve as Vice President; she’d make history again should she prevail against former President Donald Trump, 78.
Her entry into the race has also sparked new energy for Democrats.
So far, the Democratic National Committee has rallied around her. Its rules committee has a tentative plan to formally nominate Harris as soon as August 1, before the party kick-starts its convention in Chicago on August 19. The plan also includes Harris making the Vice President pick by August 7.
Harris spoke at an event in Indianapolis. The Zeta Phi Beta Sorority hosted the event. The sorority was founded at the historically Black college Howard University, where Harris is an alumnus.
The Vice President expects to tap into the sororities’ multi-generational network of Black women, who were critical to Biden’s victory in 2020. She hopes they’ll deliver a strong voter turnout in November, boosting her at the polls.
Harris thanked the Black women for attending, adding that “in this moment, our nation needs your leadership once again.”
Harris’ calls for voter turnout won’t go unanswered. Trump also hit the campaign trail on Wednesday, the first since Biden ended his campaign.
During his rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, Trump took expert aim at Harris, decimating her record as Vice President and warning rallygoers what could occur should she become the nation’s President.
The former President’s campaign has also insisted Trump is prepared for Harris’ candidacy, noting the Vice President is a proxy for Biden’s immigration and economic policies, which contributed to his decreasing popularity among voters.
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