Harris Will Make History if She Emerges Victorious in Presidential Election

Washington: If Vice President Kamala Harris wins extraordinarily-tight US presidential election, she will create history by becoming first woman, first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to occupy top post on planet.

60-year-old joined race after President Joe Biden dropped out from his re-election campaign in July, weeks after he came under severe scrutiny following his incoherent performance at a televised debate with Republican minee Donald Trump .

mination itself was historic as she became first woman of colour in US to be fielded by a major party in presidential race.

In her address after formally accepting mination, Harris vowed to “chart a new way forward” far devoid of bitterness, cynicism and divisive politics.

In her remarks, she promised to work towards address problems of middle class and even mentioned about her mor Shyamala Gopalan Harris’ journey as an immigrant from India.

" middle class is where I come from,” she said. "My mor kept a strict budget. We lived within our means. Yet, we wanted for little. And she expected us to make most of opportunities that were available to us,” Harris said.

vice president says she believes that when middle class is strong, America is strong.

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Harris has already made it clear that building up middle class will be a defining goal of her presidency.

"That’s why I will make it a top priority in our to-do-list to bring down costs and increase ecomic security for all Americans," she said during her campaign rallies.

Her mor also taught her value of hard work, bringing Kamala to her breast cancer research lab and showing her how to clean test tubes as a child, according to Harris’ profile on her campaign website.

Harris worked a summer job at McDonald’s while attending Howard University for her undergraduate degree.

At a young , she decided she wanted to pursue a career fighting for vulnerable people after a close friend confided in her that she was experiencing abuse at home, profile mentions.

After winning election as district attorney, she took on issues like domestic violence and gun violence.

As attorney general of a border state and chief law enforcement officer of largest state in nation, she cracked down on transnational criminal organisations trafficking drugs and vulnerable migrants across border.

As a Senator, Harris called for legislation to raise ws and bring down costs for families on health care, housing, child care, college, and more.

In overall campaign, Harris has been projecting election as one to protect country’s fundamental freedoms, safeguard constitutional values and ensure women’s rights.

On his part, Trump has maintained his signature aggressive rhetoric and promising to rebuild ecomy and rid US from illegal immigrants. 

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