Harris to Accept Nomination on Closing Night of DNC

Published on August 22, 2024

[epoch_component type=”live_update” section_title=”Capping Off Meteoric Rise, Harris to Deliver Keynote on Final Night of DNC” update_time=”2024-08-22T17:02″ inline_authors=”208889″ update_source=”” pinned=”true”] Vice President Kamala Harris will accept the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination on the evening of Aug. 22 to cap off a rapid ascent a month after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race. On the final day of the Democratic National Convention, Harris will make her first nationally broadcast appeal to American voters in primetime. When the balloons drop, the presidential race between herself and former President Donald Trump will officially enter the home stretch....

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