Kamala Harris’ coronation, a ‘Scandal’ reunion and more from the final night.
Vice President Kamala Harris has formally accepted the Democratic nomination, the party’s energetic convention in Chicago is officially over and the general election is now underway in earnest.
In a passionate speech, Harris delivered a politically calculated message Thursday that tackled the criticisms that those on the right and left have lobbied at her and called on the country to move toward “joy” and away from former President Donald Trump.
“Let us write the next great chapter in the greatest story ever told”, the vice president said, as audience members broke into cheers of “USA” and waved thousands of American flags.
Harris was, by design, the biggest moment of the event, but here are some of the other big moments from the fourth and final night of the DNC:The Almost-Veeps Show Up for Harris
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper all delivered remarks from the convention stage on Thursday.
Each of them were considered possible VP picks for Harris and in their own right, each of them represent a beacon of hope for Democrats in swing states.
Kelly, a retired astronaut who helped the party pick up a crucial Senate seat in Arizona four years ago, called Harris “the leader we need right now.”
Whitmer, who has overseen a Democratic surge in the critical battleground state of Michigan, declared the vice president a “badass” and urged America to “choose Kamala Harris.”
And Cooper—who has offered Democrats perhaps the biggest sign of hope, having won in North Carolina in 2016 and 2020 despite Trump’s victories in those same elections—insisted that no matter what kind of American you are, “Kamala will fight for you.”
“America, we got a lot of big fights ahead of us”, Cooper said. “And we’ve got one hell of a fighter ready to take them all.”A Modern Family
Several members of Harris’ family showed up to the fourth night of the convention to endorse the vice president in a personal capacity, rivaling the show that the Trump family put on during the Republican National Convention last month.
While Trump took on the role of the doting grandfather and paterfamilias of a sprawling, multi-generational family, Harris offered up her own unique familial situation this week, highlighting her blended, extended family that was made up of close bonds with her stepchildren and in-laws.
