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Kamala Harris, the 49th and current vice president of the United States, officially announced her 2024 campaign for president on July 21, 2024, following President Joe Biden withdrawing his bid for reelection and endorsing her. [1]
Harris previously ran for president in 2020, and had widely been considered a "high profile" candidate for the 2020 presidential primaries since 2016. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Harris withdrew her 2020 campaign on December 3, 2019, [7] [8] endorsed Joe Biden on March 8, 2020, [9] and was chosen by Biden to be his running mate on August 11, 2020. [10] Biden and Harris won the general election and she became the first female vice president of the United States. [11]
If Harris wins the nomination, she would become the second woman in U.S. history to be nominated for president by a major political party, after Hillary Clinton in 2016.
If elected as president, Harris would become the first female and first Asian-American president, as well as the second Black American president after Barack Obama. [12] She would also become the first incumbent vice president since George H. W. Bush to be elected president, and the third president whose home state is California after Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.[ citation needed]
The first presidential debate, held on June 27, 2024, sparked concerns about then- presumptive Democratic nominee and incumbent President Joe Biden's age and fitness to serve a second term. [13] Following pressure from other Democrats, Biden withdrew from the election on July 21, 2024, and endorsed Harris as his successor. [14]
On July 21, 2024, Harris announced her intention to run for the Democratic nomination, [15] and the "Biden for President" campaign committee filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to change the name of the committee to "Harris for President". [16] Six hours after his announced withdrawal, Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue reported raising more than $30 million in the largest single-day donations tally since Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death in 2020. [17]
Harris supports national protections for abortion, which were reversed after Roe v. Wade (1973) was overturned by Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022). Under the Biden administration, she prominently campaigned for abortion rights. [18]
Harris supports environmental justice, which would address the impact of climate change on lower-income areas and people of color. Under Biden, she supported his climate legislation. [18]
As Vice President, Harris invested $950 million USD into Central American companies to address the causes of mass migration, such as poverty. She supported a proposed bill which would close the border if too crowded and fund border patrol agents. She believes the immigration system is "broken" and needs to be fixed, and she says most Americans believe this. [18]
Harris is expected and has signaled to generally follow Biden's foreign policy on NATO and Ukraine, supporting both in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [18] [19]
Harris is noted to have tougher positions on Israel than Biden. She supported Israel's offensive against Hamas in the aftermath of its attack on Israel, but criticized it throughout the war because of the Gaza humanitarian crisis. She also has been noted to be more allied to progressive Democrats who oppose Israel. [18] [19] [20]
In election polls, Harris has been shown to perform slightly better than Biden in the general election, but still trails Trump as of July 21, 2024 [update]. [21] [22] [23]
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current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be
unreliable. The
latest updates to this article
may not reflect the most current information. (July 2024) |
Harris for President 2024 | |
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Campaign | 2024 U.S. presidential election |
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Affiliation | Democratic Party |
Status | Active |
Announced | July 21, 2024 |
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District Attorney of San Francisco
Attorney General of California
U.S. Senator from California
49th Vice President of the United States Incumbent Presidential campaigns Vice presidential campaigns Published works
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Kamala Harris, the 49th and current vice president of the United States, officially announced her 2024 campaign for president on July 21, 2024, following President Joe Biden withdrawing his bid for reelection and endorsing her. [1]
Harris previously ran for president in 2020, and had widely been considered a "high profile" candidate for the 2020 presidential primaries since 2016. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Harris withdrew her 2020 campaign on December 3, 2019, [7] [8] endorsed Joe Biden on March 8, 2020, [9] and was chosen by Biden to be his running mate on August 11, 2020. [10] Biden and Harris won the general election and she became the first female vice president of the United States. [11]
If Harris wins the nomination, she would become the second woman in U.S. history to be nominated for president by a major political party, after Hillary Clinton in 2016.
If elected as president, Harris would become the first female and first Asian-American president, as well as the second Black American president after Barack Obama. [12] She would also become the first incumbent vice president since George H. W. Bush to be elected president, and the third president whose home state is California after Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.[ citation needed]
The first presidential debate, held on June 27, 2024, sparked concerns about then- presumptive Democratic nominee and incumbent President Joe Biden's age and fitness to serve a second term. [13] Following pressure from other Democrats, Biden withdrew from the election on July 21, 2024, and endorsed Harris as his successor. [14]
On July 21, 2024, Harris announced her intention to run for the Democratic nomination, [15] and the "Biden for President" campaign committee filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to change the name of the committee to "Harris for President". [16] Six hours after his announced withdrawal, Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue reported raising more than $30 million in the largest single-day donations tally since Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death in 2020. [17]
Harris supports national protections for abortion, which were reversed after Roe v. Wade (1973) was overturned by Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022). Under the Biden administration, she prominently campaigned for abortion rights. [18]
Harris supports environmental justice, which would address the impact of climate change on lower-income areas and people of color. Under Biden, she supported his climate legislation. [18]
As Vice President, Harris invested $950 million USD into Central American companies to address the causes of mass migration, such as poverty. She supported a proposed bill which would close the border if too crowded and fund border patrol agents. She believes the immigration system is "broken" and needs to be fixed, and she says most Americans believe this. [18]
Harris is expected and has signaled to generally follow Biden's foreign policy on NATO and Ukraine, supporting both in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [18] [19]
Harris is noted to have tougher positions on Israel than Biden. She supported Israel's offensive against Hamas in the aftermath of its attack on Israel, but criticized it throughout the war because of the Gaza humanitarian crisis. She also has been noted to be more allied to progressive Democrats who oppose Israel. [18] [19] [20]
In election polls, Harris has been shown to perform slightly better than Biden in the general election, but still trails Trump as of July 21, 2024 [update]. [21] [22] [23]