Kamala Harris to close out Democratic convention with biggest speech of her life

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22 August 2024 at 1:17 pm·1-min read

Vice President Kamala Harris will wrap up the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night when she accepts her party's historic presidential nomination, seizing one of her few remaining opportunities to appeal to an audience of millions.

Kamala Harris is poised to deliver the biggest speech of her political life on Thursday as she accepts the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago after a historic turnaround in the 2024 White House race.

The 59-year-old US vice president will focus on joyful "vibes" after electrifying her party in the space of a single heady month since President Joe Biden dropped out of the contest.

Now Harris will tell her personal story to the American people, using her televised address to the Democratic National Convention to contrast her optimism with the darker tone of Republican Donald Trump.

"One of the things they teach us in law school is how to lay out your case," said New York delegate Edwina Martin, a 60-year-old attorney. "That's what she will be doing tomorrow."

"It's going to blow the roof off," added Amanda Taylor, a 47-year-old delegate from Missouri.

Yet while Democrats' hopes are soaring and as Harris edges ahead in the polls, they know the battle is far from won.

The sheer speed of her astonishing rise to the top of the ticket also means Harris remains an unknown quantity to many US voters.

(AFP)

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