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Kamala Harris, the 49th and incumbent vice president of the United States, announced her 2024 campaign for president on July 21, 2024,[4] after President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for reelection and endorsed her.[5]

Harris for President 2024
Campaign2024 U.S. presidential election
Candidate
AffiliationDemocratic Party
StatusActive
AnnouncedJuly 21, 2024
HeadquartersWilmington, Delaware[1]
Key people
SloganTogether, we can win this!
Website
kamalaharris.com

Harris rose to national prominence in 2016 during her campaign for the United States Senate. She became more widely known when she became a "high-profile" candidate for the 2020 presidential primaries.[6][7][8][9][10] She sought the Democratic nomination for the 2020 election but withdrew from the race on December 3, 2019.[11][12] She endorsed Joe Biden on March 8, 2020[13] and was chosen by Biden to be his running mate on August 11, 2020.[14] After Biden and Harris won the general election, she became the first female vice president of the United States upon her inauguration on January 20, 2021.[15]

A Biden/Harris yard sign with Biden's name removed, in Oakland, CA, the day after Biden withdrew

If Harris wins the 2024 Democratic Party 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, and the first incumbent vice president to do so after Al Gore in 2000. She would also become the first black woman, first Asian-American, as well as the first Indian-American woman in U.S. history to be nominated for president by a major political party. If elected president, Harris would become the first female and first Asian-American president of the United States, as well as the second black American president after Barack Obama.[16]

On July 22, Harris secured enough delegate endorsements to become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee; such endorsements are non-binding until the party's formal vote, which Democratic officials say they plan to hold by August 7.[17][18]

Background

Main article: Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election

In October 2023, Harris refused to speculate on what would happen if the likely Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election, current President Joe Biden, were to drop out of the race. Joe Biden's age, which at the time was 80, was being used as a "battering ram" by Republicans.[19] After the first presidential debate on June 27, 2024, concerns grew about then-presumptive nominee Biden's age and fitness to serve a second term.[20] Biden initally pushed back "aggressively" at the idea that he should drop out.[21]

On June 28, New York magazine wrote that while most Democrats did not want Harris to replace him, she would be the most likely choice if he were to drop out; she had higher approval ratings than Biden and other Democrat contenders for the 2028 presidential election, like Gavin Newsom.[22] On social media, in reaction to the debate, users who wanted Harris as the nominee posted an old clip of her asking an audience: "You think you just fell out of a coconut tree? You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you", meaning that a person's "substance" is not created independently, but rather is the result of their environment. This video became an Internet meme, and coconuts became a symbol of Harris' campaign; the attention the video brought towards Harris boosted the idea of her being the nominee.[23]

By July 3, Harris was being discussed as Biden's potential replacement by top-level Democrats, and that various Democrats' reactions to the choice ranged from "acceptance to trepidation to resignation".[24] She defended Biden, saying that the debate "wasn't his finest hour" but that "the outcome of this election cannot be determined by one day in June."[25] Nonetheless, her allies started strategizing on how to make her the Democratic choice if he dropped out.[26] She was a frequent target of speeches during the 2024 Republican National Convention from July 15 to 18, as speakers referred to the current presidency as the "Biden-Harris" presidency.[27][28] On July 17, the campaign for Donald Trump, Joe Biden's then-competitor in the election, refused to select a debate for a potential vice presidential debate with Trump's vice presidential pick J.D. Vance, saying: "We don’t know who the Democrat nominee for Vice President is going to be, so we can’t lock in a date before their convention. To do so would be unfair to Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker, Gretchen Whitmer, or whoever Kamala Harris picks as her running mate".[29]

On July 18, The Hill reported that in the next few days, Biden would be making a speech about his future political career, and that Congressional Democrats expected Harris to be the new nominee.[30] Around this time, different polls showed that Democrats were either confident or doubtful in her ability to win against Trump.[31][32] By July 19, Democrats were "quietly mapping" how Harris would win in the election,[33] but other candidates such as Gretchen Whitmer and Josh Shapiro, were also being considered.[34] Following pressure from Democrats, Biden withdrew from the election on July 21, 2024, and endorsed Harris as his successor.[35]

Campaign

On July 22, Harris received enough state delegate endorsements to win the nomination and become the presumptive nominee.[36] While the endorsements were non-binding, CNN currently estimates she has secured enough delegates to win the nomination.[17]

Announcement

 
Harris's statement announcing her candidacy

On July 21, 2024, Harris announced her intention to run for the Democratic nomination,[4] 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".[37]

Fundraising

The day the withdrawal was announced, Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue reported raising more than $50 million in the largest single-day donations tally since Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death in 2020.[38] In the first 24 hours of Harris' candidacy, the presidential campaign raised the most money of any presidential candidate in history, raising $81 million.[39]

Platform

Main article: Political positions of Kamala Harris

Domestic issues

Abortion

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.[40]

Climate change

Harris is an advocate for environmental justice to address the impact of climate change on lower-income areas and people of color. Under Biden, she supported his climate legislation.[40]

Immigration

As vice president, Harris invested US$950 million 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.[40]

LGBT Rights

 
Kamala Harris and Douglas Emhoff participate in the Capital Pride Walk and Rally in June 12, 2021

Harris is a strong supporter of the LGBTQ movement.[41] In 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act, which requires states to recognize same-sex marriages and interracial marriages even as the Supreme Court took aim at marriage equality.[42] At the signing ceremony, Harris and others gave speeches,[43] and Biden presented Harris with a pen as recognition of years of work for marriage equality.[44] In 2023 Harris visited the Stonewall Inn and denounced legislative attacks on transgender rights in states across the country. In 2024 July, Harris conducted a fundraiser in the LGBTQ hotspot of Provincetown, Massachusetts.[45][46]

Foreign policy

NATO and Ukraine

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.[40][47]

Israel and Palestine

 
 
Harris meets with Israeli President Isaac Herzog (left) and UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right) in discussions on the war and ensuing humanitarian crisis.

A supporter of the two-state solution,[40][48] Harris is seen as more sympathetic to Palestinians than Biden, who has described himself as a Zionist and has a long history with Israeli leaders.[47] Despite that, analysts expect that U.S. policy toward Israel would not be greatly affected if Harris is elected.[47] Regarding the Israel–Hamas war, analysts expect Harris to continue Biden's approach.[49] Following Hamas' attack on Israel in 2023, Harris strongly supported Israel's offensive,[50][49] stating that "the threat Hamas poses to the people of Israel must be eliminated".[40] However, she has since criticized Israel's approach and the Gaza humanitarian crisis.[47] In March 2024, Harris opposed Israel's invasion of Rafah,[40] called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza,[49][40] and stated that the situation in Gaza is a "humanitarian catastrophe".[40] She has described young Americans who are protesting against Israel's actions in Gaza as "showing exactly what the human emotion should be", but said she "absolutely rejects" some of their statements, despite understanding "the emotion behind it."[50] In a speech, Harris was described by USA Today as "coming close to accusing Israel of war crimes" when she said international humanitarian law must be respected in the conflict.[51] Former Biden administration officials said in an interview to Politico that Harris was less committed to the Israel policy and that one was "cautiously optimistic" she would change it.[52] Harris also declined to preside over a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 22, instead going to a campaign event, though still will meet with him at the White House.[53]

China

 
Harris met with Xi Jinping during the APEC Thailand 2022

During the 2020 vice presidential debate, she criticized former President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on Chinese imports, accusing Republicans of losing the trade war with China and losing hundreds of thousands of jobs as a result. Yet most of those tariffs remained in effect during the Biden administration.[54]

Harris has advocated for "de-risking" from Beijing, a policy that encourages reducing Western economic dependence on China.[55] Harris is expected to continue deepening American alliances in Asia and the Pacific with the intention of curbing China's rising power both economically and militarily. Harris has previously spoken out against human rights abuses in Hong Kong and supported the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act. Harris has previously stated her support of Taiwan's self-defense, and criticized Chinese naval harassment of Philippine vessels.[56] Chinese social media does not look favorably on her candidacy.[57] Chinese public opinion believes that she will lose to Trump anyway, and believes that Harris is not familiar as with China as Antony Blinken or Jake Sullivan.[58]

India

 
Harris met Shri Narendra Modi in Washington DC on September 23, 2021

In 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi repealed Article 370, ending the semi-autonomous status of Indian-administered Kashmir. Harris rebuked the move, saying "we must remind Kashmiris that they are not alone in the world."[59][60] In 2023, Harris entertained Modi at a state dinner and praised the Indian prime minister for his leadership.[61][62]

As the first Indian-American and first African-American woman vice president, Harris was highly expected by many Indian media outlets as the potential Democratic candidate to run the 2024 presidential race.[63][64]

Endorsements

Main article: List of Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign endorsements

Polling

Main article: Nationwide opinion polling for the 2024 United States presidential election

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.[65][66][67]

See also

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