Supporters of Ms. Harris at the Democratic Convention. Photo: CNN
Democrats 'show off' Kamala Harris got a big boost at the Democratic National Convention, as veteran Democrats stepped up and gave her a key endorsement. Former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night in support of Kamala Harris, while she held a rally in nearby Wisconsin. Michelle Obama said "hope is back" as she endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris' fitness to be president. Former President Barack Obama then said "the torch has been passed" as he made the case for Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz. He also encouraged Americans to get out and vote because America "doesn't need four more years of the ridiculousness, the bungling, the chaos" of Trump. Obama said that Kamala Harris and Tim Walz embody "the return of America, where we work together and care for each other." "If each of us does our part over the next 77 days — if we knock on doors, if we make phone calls, if we talk to our friends, if we listen to our neighbors, if we work like never before, if we hold fast to our convictions — we will elect Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States and Tim Walz as the next vice president of the United States." "And together, we will also build a country that is safer and more just, more equal, and more free. So let's get to work," he urged Americans to vote. At the convention, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said that under Harris' leadership, America would have "a more just, more free future" and criticized Trump's vision for the country. Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders argued that Americans should elect Harris to continue progressive policies. A new generation of Democrats also took the stage, represented by Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of President John F. Kennedy, and Jason Carter, the grandson of former President Jimmy Carter. Schlossberg said that Harris, like his grandfather, had devoted her life to public service. Carter said that his grandfather, who is in a nursing home, “can’t wait to vote for Kamala Harris.” Several Republicans are expected to speak at the convention. On August 20, Stephanie Grisham, a former White House press secretary under Donald Trump, said the former president had no morals or empathy. She said she would vote for Harris because “I love my country more than I love my party.” Kyle Sweetser, a lifelong Republican, said he would vote for Harris because he realized Trump didn’t care about American workers. Another, Republican Mayor John Giles of Mesa, Arizona, said: “Donald Trump is all talk and no action.” Huge funding Reuters, citing sources familiar with the fundraising, reported that the money had been raised for Harris in just four weeks since she entered the race on July 21. Campaign money is crucial for advertising and efforts to get voters to the polls and persuade undecided voters. Harris entered the race after President Joe Biden withdrew from the Democratic Party’s top ticket, opening up a cash flow that dried up in the weeks following Biden’s disastrous debate with Republican Donald Trump. She raised $200 million in the first week of her campaign, as she quickly gained support for the party’s nomination. Harris’s team raised $310 million in July, bringing the total she and Biden (before he dropped out) had raised to more than $1 billion, the fastest such a milestone in history, according to the campaign. Trump’s campaign said it raised $138.7 million in July and had $327 million in cash on hand. The former president’s campaign outraised Biden in the second quarter. Enthusiasm for Harris, whose July cash pile reached $377 million, continued to grow in August, with donations from small donors as thousands attended her rallies in key states across the country. Ms. Harris praised Mr. Biden on Monday night at the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where the president, in his speech, boasted about his record and urged voters to support Ms. Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, in November.
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