{"id":2329583,"date":"2024-08-22T21:26:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T01:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-to-reflect-on-meteoric-rise-in-acceptance-speech-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T21:28:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T01:28:16","slug":"harris-to-reflect-on-meteoric-rise-in-acceptance-speech-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-to-reflect-on-meteoric-rise-in-acceptance-speech-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris to reflect on meteoric rise in acceptance speech &#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\">24<\/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-to-reflect-on-meteoric-rise-in-acceptance-speech-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=2329583&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\u200d Harris is set \u2063to address the Democratic National Convention \u200cin Chicago, where she will reflect \u2063on her rapid ascent to becoming the party&#8217;s nominee for the 2024 presidential election. In\u2062 her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-biden-to-unveil-immigration-agenda-next-tuesday\/\" title=\"Psaki: Biden to unveil immigration agenda next Tuesday\">acceptance speech<\/a>, she plans to share her personal journey, highlighting contrasts between herself and\u200d former\u200d President Donald Trump in both policy and character. Excerpts from her speech reveal\u2062 that \u200bshe will\u2064 criticize Trump for his\u2062 extreme policies, while emphasizing her commitment to unity and common sense governance. Harris aims to present herself as \u200da candidate who represents\u2064 all Americans, promising to work towards a more inclusive and collaborative future, regardless of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dcs-hotel-harrington-closes-for-january-6-pro-trump-march-after-pressure-over-proud-boys\/\" title=\"DC\u2019s Hotel Harrington Closes for January 6 Pro-Trump March After Pressure Over Proud Boys\">political affiliations<\/a>.  <\/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\">Harris to reflect on her meteoric rise to becoming nominee in acceptance speech<\/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_1735639\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CHICAGO<\/strong> <strong>&mdash;<\/strong> Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> will acknowledge her quick promotion to the top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024<\/a> Democratic presidential ticket, retelling her origin story to contrast herself with former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> on policy and personality during her acceptance speech at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America, the path that led me here in recent weeks was no doubt unexpected,&rdquo; Harris will say Thursday in the United Center, according to excerpts of her prepared remarks, obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;m no stranger to unlikely journeys.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>On policy, Harris will criticize Trump as &ldquo;extreme,&rdquo; connecting him to conservative think tank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/heritage-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Heritage Foundation<\/a>&lsquo;s Project 2025 proposals and calling him &ldquo;an unserious man&rdquo; who has &ldquo;serious&rdquo; consequences. Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With this election, our nation has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism, and divisive battles of the past,&rdquo; Harris will say. &ldquo;A chance to chart a New Way Forward. Not as members of any one party or faction, but as Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know there are people of various political views watching tonight,&rdquo; she will add. &ldquo;I want you to know: I promise to be a president for all Americans. &hellip; I will be a president who unites us around our highest aspirations. A president who leads &mdash;<strong> <\/strong>and listens. Who is realistic. Practical. And has common sense. And always fights for the American people. From the courthouse to the White House, that has been my life&rsquo;s work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/san-francisco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>San Francisco<\/a> district attorney, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a> attorney general, and U.S. senator, Harris is anticipated to speak about two influentual people in her life: her mother Shyamala, an Indian immigrant and breast cancer researcher, who died in 2009 and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">high school<\/a> friend Wanda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I was in high school, I started to notice something about my best friend Wanda,&rdquo; Harris will say. &ldquo;She was sad at school. And there were times she didn&rsquo;t want to go home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, one day, I asked if everything was alright,&rdquo; she will continue. &ldquo;She confided in me that she was being sexually abused by her step-father. And I immediately told her she had to come stay with us. And she did. That is one of the reasons I became a prosecutor. To protect people like Wanda.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Harris will also try to underscore her compassion in another context: how people perceive the economy and their own personal financial circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-part-of-chinas-economic-miracle-was-a-mirage-reality-check-is-next\/\" title=\"China&#039;s economic miracle was partly illusory. Time for a reality check.\">strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/under-trump-americans-have-seen-their-best-wage-growth-in-40-years\/\" title=\"Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years\">middle class<\/a><\/a> has always been critical to America&rsquo;s success,&rdquo; she will say. &ldquo;And building that middle class will be a defining goal of my presidency. This is personal for me. The middle class is where I come from.&rdquo;<\/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_1735639\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1735639\"}});<\/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>Harris to discuss her rapid ascent as nominee in acceptance speech<\/p>\n<p>CHICAGO \u2014 Vice President Kamala Harris will highlight her swift rise to the forefront of the 2024 Democratic presidential race, sharing her personal journey to differentiate herself from former President Donald Trump in terms of both policy and character during her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. \u201cAmerica, the path that brought me here over these past few weeks was certainly unexpected,\u201d Harris plans to say Thursday at the United Center, based on excerpts from her prepared remarks obtained by the Washington Examiner. \u201cBut I\u2019m familiar with unlikely journeys.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In terms of policy, Harris will label Trump as \u201cextreme,\u201d linking him to proposals from the conservative Heritage Foundation\u2019s Project 2025 and describing him as \u201can unserious man\u201d with \u201cserious\u201d repercussions. Although Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025, Harris will emphasize that this election presents a valuable opportunity for Americans to move beyond past bitterness and division. She will state, \u201cWith this election, our nation has a precious chance to forge a New Way Forward\u2014not just as members of any one party or faction but as Americans.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI recognize there are individuals with diverse political beliefs watching tonight,\u201d she will add. \u201cI want you all to know: I promise to be a president for all Americans&#8230; I aim to unite us around our highest aspirations\u2014a president who leads and listens; who is realistic, practical, and possesses common sense; always fighting for the American people. From my work in courthouses to my role in the White House\u2014that has been my life\u2019s mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a former district attorney in San Francisco, California attorney general, and U.S. senator, Harris is expected to speak about two significant figures in her life: her mother Shyamala\u2014an Indian immigrant and breast cancer researcher who passed away in 2009\u2014and her high school friend Wanda. &#8220;During high school,&#8221; she plans to share, &#8220;I began noticing something was off with my best friend Wanda; she seemed sad at school and sometimes didn\u2019t want to go home.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne day I asked if everything was okay,\u201d she continues. &#8220;She confided that she was being sexually abused by her stepfather. I immediately told her she could come stay with us\u2014and she did. That experience is part of why I became a prosecutor: To protect people like Wanda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Harris also intends to emphasize empathy regarding economic perceptions and personal financial situations: &#8220;We understand that a strong middle class has always been vital for America\u2019s success,&#8221; she&#8217;ll assert. &#8220;Building that middle class will be one of my presidency&#8217;s defining goals\u2014this is personal for me because that&#8217;s where I come from.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2329584,"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\/kamala-harris-2024-election-august.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35567,4021,39026,5894,32076],"class_list":["post-2329583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-acceptance-speech","tag-harris","tag-meteoric-rise","tag-politics","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kamala-harris-2024-election-august.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329583","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}