Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign

Harris for President 2024
Campaign2024 U.S. presidential election
CandidateKamala Harris
49th Vice President of the United States (2021–present)
Tim Walz
41st Governor of Minnesota (2019–present)
AffiliationDemocratic Party
StatusAnnounced: July 21, 2024
Presumptive nominee: July 22, 2024
Official nominee: August 5, 2024
HeadquartersWilmington, Delaware[1]
Key people
ReceiptsUS$488,608,605.70[9] (July 31, 2024)
Slogan
Theme song"Freedom" by Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar (Harris)[11]
"Small Town" by John Mellencamp (Walz)[12]
Website
kamalaharris.com
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Kamala Harris, the 49th and incumbent vice president of the United States, announced her 2024 campaign for president on July 21, 2024, after incumbent President Joe Biden withdrew his bid for reelection and endorsed her earlier the same day. Harris became the official nominee of the Democratic Party on August 5 following a virtual roll call vote[13] and selected Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate the following day.[14]

Harris rose to national prominence in 2016 during her campaign for the United States Senate. She became more widely known when she sought the party's nomination for the 2020 presidential election but withdrew from the race in 2019, citing a lack of funds.[15] She endorsed Joe Biden and was chosen to be his running mate in 2020.[16] After Biden and Harris won the general election, she became the first female vice president of the United States upon her inauguration in 2021.[17]

Harris advocates a similar domestic platform to Biden on some issues,[18] supporting national abortion protections, LGBT+ rights, gun control, and legislation to address climate change.[19] She also supports federal cannabis legalization, strengthening voting rights, strengthening the Affordable Care Act, and federal funding of housing. Harris has departed from Biden on economic issues, proposing what has been described as a "populist" economic agenda, supporting a ban on grocery and food price gouging, capping prescription drug costs, and expanding the child tax credit.[20][21] On foreign policy, she supports continued military aid to Ukraine and Israel in their respective wars.[22] On immigration, Harris supports increasing the number of Border Patrol agents and reforming the immigration system.

A debate between Harris and Trump is scheduled for September 10 on ABC,[23] and a vice-presidential debate is set for October 1 on CBS.[24]

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  2. ^ Egan, Lauren (July 22, 2024). "It's Kamala Harris' party". Politico. Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Saric, Ivana (August 1, 2024). "Harris campaign hands Democrats a Hollywood glow up". Axios. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Fortinsky, Sarah (July 28, 2024). "Harris campaign co-chair encourages centrist voters to join movement". The Hill. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Gangitano, Alex (August 8, 2024). "Harris campaign calls Trump 'too scared' to debate, says he 'needs to man up'". The Hill. Archived from the original on August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  6. ^ Latson, Samantha (July 22, 2024). "Whitmer will co-chair Harris' campaign, not interested in VP". Politico. Archived from the original on July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  7. ^ Nichols, Hans (August 2, 2024). "Harris remodels campaign with Obama alums". Axios. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Lizza, Ryan (August 2, 2024). "Plouffe among corps of new advisers to Harris campaign". Politico. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  9. ^ "HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT – committee overview". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on July 22, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  10. ^ Sentner, Irie; Mitovich, Jared (July 26, 2024). "Republicans are already souring on JD Vance". Politico. Archived from the original on July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024. And Harris — who would be the first Black and South Asian woman president and is running a campaign with the unofficial slogan "we're not going back" — has made the contrast with the Trump-Vance ticket even more stark.
  11. ^ Sherman, Maria (July 25, 2024). "Kamala Harris is using Beyoncé's 'Freedom' as her campaign song: What to know about the anthem". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "Tim Walz visits Southern California for first time as Kamala Harris' running mate". KNBC. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  13. ^ Kim, Seung Min (August 5, 2024). "Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall". Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  14. ^ Parnes, Amie; Samuels, Brett; Conradis, Brandon (August 6, 2024). "Harris picks Walz for vice president". The Hill. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  15. ^ Breuninger, Kevin (December 3, 2019). "Kamala Harris drops out of presidential race after plummeting from top tier of Democratic candidates". CNBC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  16. ^ Zeleny, Jeff; Merica, Dan; Saenz, Arlette; Reston, Maeve; Bradner, Eric (August 11, 2020). "Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate". CNN. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  17. ^ Tensley, Brandon; Wright, Jasmine (November 7, 2020). "Harris becomes the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect". CNN. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
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  20. ^ "Harris breaks from 'Bidenomics' in North Carolina". Politico. August 16, 2024.
  21. ^ "Kamala Harris unveils populist policy agenda, with $6,000 credit for newborns". The Washington Post. August 16, 2024.
  22. ^ Al-Sheikh, Y. L.; Fayyazi, Nickan (July 26, 2024). "Kamala Harris Will Shift on Gaza Only if We Make Her". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Archived from the original on July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  23. ^ Gleason, Sarah. "Linsey Davis, David Muir to moderate first Harris, Trump debate". USA TODAY. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  24. ^ "Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News". AP News. August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.