{"id":2319764,"date":"2024-08-06T00:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T04:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-becomes-first-woman-of-color-to-lead-a-major-party-ticket-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T00:45:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T04:45:25","slug":"harris-becomes-first-woman-of-color-to-lead-a-major-party-ticket-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-becomes-first-woman-of-color-to-lead-a-major-party-ticket-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris becomes first woman of color to lead a major-party ticket &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-becomes-first-woman-of-color-to-lead-a-major-party-ticket-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319764&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President Kamala\u2062 Harris has made history as the first woman of color to lead a major-party ticket in the\u200d United States after becoming the official Democratic nominee for president. This \u2063milestone was confirmed during a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-sharing-a-letter-expressing-worries-about-the-dncs-virtual-roll-call\/\" title=\"Democrats are sharing a letter expressing worries about the DNC&#039;s virtual roll call\">virtual\u2063 roll call<\/a>, where Harris\u200d received\u200c overwhelming support from 99% \u2062of \u2063pledged and \u2063automatic delegates. With significant momentum following President Joe Biden&#8217;s suspension of his campaign, Harris rapidly galvanized support and fundraising,\u2062 collecting $310 million in \u200bJuly \u200dalone.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s\u200c nomination process was smooth after Biden and other party leaders unified behind her, avoiding \u2063a brokered convention. She secured the necessary delegate count on August 19,\u2062 2020, solidifying her position as the party&#8217;s candidate. Previously, she served in various roles, including as a San Francisco district\u2064 attorney and California&#8217;s attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>This achievement is particularly significant as it follows in the footsteps of notable figures like Hillary Clinton and Barack\u2064 Obama, marking a progressive step\u2063 for diversity in U.S. politics. Although the formal Democratic National Convention is set to begin in Chicago, \u200dthe virtual\u200c roll call was organized in advance to address potential complications with \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-takeaways-from-bidens-nato-news-conference-he-used-to-try-and-save-his-candidacy-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Four takeaways from Biden\u2019s NATO news conference he used to try and save his candidacy - Washington Examiner\">state ballot deadlines<\/a>. Harris is\u200c also expected to announce her running mate as she prepares for a campaign tour across battleground states.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kamala Harris makes history as the first woman of color to lead a major-party ticket<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722157\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vice President<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> became the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> nominee for president Monday evening, marking the first time in American history a woman of color is leading a major-party ticket after results from the party&rsquo;s virtual roll call were released.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The overwhelming majority,&nbsp;99% of the pledged and automatic delegates, threw their support for Harris, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Committee<\/a> chairman Jaime Harrison and convention chairwoman Minyon Moore. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vice President Harris has historic momentum at her back as we embark on the final steps in officially certifying her as our Party&rsquo;s nominee,&rdquo; the pair said in a joint statement sent late Monday night. <\/p>\n<p>Following the official results, convention secretary Jason Rae will certify the roll call, and then Harris and her running mate will accept the nomination, which Moore will certify. <\/p>\n<p>Harris achieved the feat in roughly two weeks, quickly seizing on the momentum of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&rsquo;s decision to suspend his campaign last month and galvanizing Democrats to donate in historic sums to her burgeoning campaign. Her campaign raised $310 million in July, more than double the nearly $139 million that former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s campaign raised in the same time period. <\/p>\n<p>No other Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3107594\/kamala-harris-march-2024-nomination-virtual-roll-call-begins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>challenged<\/a> Harris for the nomination after Biden and the rest of the party leaders coalesced around her 2024 bid, deftly avoiding the unwanted brokered convention.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3109044\/harris-secures-delegates-democratic-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>secured the necessary delegates<\/a> to become the party&rsquo;s presumptive nominee after earning the majority of the convention delegates. The virtual roll call began Thursday at 9 a.m. ET but at 1:16 p.m. ET the next day the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> had won 2,350 votes, cementing her status as the party&rsquo;s next leader.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once a former San Francisco district attorney, Harris rose to become the state&rsquo;s attorney general before becoming the junior senator from California and then joining Biden&rsquo;s 2020 campaign as his running mate, making her the nation&rsquo;s highest-ranking woman politician when the pair were inaugurated in January 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris, who is black and Indian, became the second woman to lead a major-party ticket after Hillary Clinton accomplished the feat in 2016 before losing the election to Trump. She is also the second black person to lead a major-party ticket after former President Barack Obama became the nominee in 2008 and then again in 2012. Harris cinched the nomination 52 years after Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination, launched her campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Normally, Harris would have secured the nomination during the Democratic National Convention scheduled to start Aug. 19 and go through Aug. 22 in Chicago. <\/p>\n<p>But fearing complications from state ballot deadline certifications, Democrats continued with the virtual roll call before the convention commences. There is an expected ceremonial roll call that will take place in Chicago. Biden, once expected to be the crown jewel at the DNC, is scheduled to give the opening remarks on the first night of the convention. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The vice president is also weighing announcing her running mate, who will join her on a seven-state battleground tour beginning on Tuesday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n<p>She spent the weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3109743\/harris-vice-presidential-pick-already-campaign-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>interviewing<\/a> candidates on the shortlist, including Govs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andy-beshear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Andy Beshear <\/a>(D-KY), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jb-pritzker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.B. Pritzker<\/a> (D-IL), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA), and Tim Walz (D-MN), as well as Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mark Kelly<\/a> (D-AZ) and Transportation Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-buttigieg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pete Buttigieg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since Harris has consolidated the Democratic Party to support her campaign, some national polls have moved the race to either a toss-up or shown Harris erasing the narrow lead Trump once had over Biden. The sunbelt battleground states including Arizona, Nevada, and Georgia are now in play for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722157\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722157\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kamala Harris has made history as the first woman of color to head a major-party ticket. On Monday evening, she was officially nominated as the Democratic candidate for president, following the release of results from the party&#8217;s virtual roll call. According to Jaime Harrison, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and convention chairwoman Minyon Moore, an impressive 99% of pledged and automatic delegates supported Harris. They stated in a joint announcement that &#8220;Vice President Harris has historic momentum as we move forward with finalizing her nomination.&#8221; After these official results are certified by convention secretary Jason Rae, both Harris and her running mate will accept their nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Harris achieved this milestone in just about two weeks by capitalizing on President Joe Biden&#8217;s decision to suspend his campaign last month and rallying Democrats who contributed record amounts to her campaign\u2014raising $310 million in July alone, which is more than double what former President Donald Trump raised during that same period. No other Democrat contested her nomination after Biden and other party leaders rallied behind her for the 2024 election bid, successfully avoiding a brokered convention.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, she secured enough delegates to be considered the presumptive nominee after winning a majority at the convention. The virtual roll call began on Thursday morning; by Friday afternoon at 1:16 p.m., she had received 2,350 votes solidifying her position as leader of the party.<\/p>\n<p>Harris\u2019s political journey includes serving as San Francisco&#8217;s district attorney before becoming California\u2019s attorney general and then its junior senator. She joined Biden\u2019s campaign in 2020 as his running mate, making history when they were inaugurated together in January 2021\u2014she became the highest-ranking woman politician in U.S. history at that time.<\/p>\n<p>As a Black and Indian woman, Harris is only the second female candidate to lead a major-party ticket after Hillary Clinton did so in 2016 (who lost to Trump). She is also only the second Black individual nominated for such a position after Barack Obama\u2019s candidacy in both 2008 and again in 2012. Her nomination comes exactly 52 years after Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman to run for presidential nomination from within the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, Harris would have been confirmed during an upcoming Democratic National Convention set for August 19-22 in Chicago; however, due to concerns over state ballot deadlines affecting certification processes, Democrats opted for an early virtual roll call instead. A ceremonial roll call is still expected during this Chicago event where Biden will deliver opening remarks on its first night.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Vice President Harris is considering announcing her running mate soon; they are set to embark on a seven-state battleground tour starting Tuesday from Philadelphia. Over this past weekend she interviewed several candidates including Governors Andy Beshear (D-KY), J.B. Pritzker (D-IL), Josh Shapiro (D-PA), Tim Walz (D-MN), Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.<\/p>\n<p>With strong support consolidating around her campaign within national polls indicating either close races or even showing Harris overcoming Trump&#8217;s previous narrow lead over Biden\u2014key battleground states like Arizona, Nevada\u2014and Georgia are now competitive territory for Democrats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2319765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ap-kamala-harris-event-080224.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4021,37293,5191,37292,37291],"class_list":["post-2319764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-harris","tag-historic-achievement","tag-leadership","tag-major-party-ticket","tag-woman-of-color"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ap-kamala-harris-event-080224.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}