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Harris and her fellow Democrats spent a week in Chicago, energized and eager to seize the mantle of progress while reaching out to undecided voters, whom they’ll need to recapture the White House.
Her speech harnessed that momentum while also bluntly addressing Republican attacks. She leaned on her biography to argue that she is best positioned to tackle issues like the economy, immigration, and crime—areas traditionally seen as vulnerabilities. She criticized her opponent, Donald Trump, for being self-serving rather than focusing on the needs of voters.
Largely unsaid were the many ways in which her nomination is historic. Harris is the first Black and Asian woman ever to lead a major-party ticket, and her ascension to the nomination only a month after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race is unprecedented in the modern era.
Still, Harris presented her candidacy as a path forward for a nation divided by years of pandemic and political strife.
“Our nation, with this election, has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism, and divisive battles of the past,” Harris said. “A chance to chart a new way forward—not as members of any one party or faction, but as Americans.”
She stated that passing a tax cut for the middle class would be a primary goal of her presidency, while also pledging to improve housing and social care.
Harris also repeatedly emphasized gun control and reproductive rights—two issues that have already become major campaign points.
The first Harris-Trump debate is set for September 10, with the vice-presidential debate scheduled for October 1. A second presidential debate may be added in October.
Harris has been steadily catching up with Trump in a slew of recent polls, following President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 race earlier this year, with just over two months remaining until the election.
Since August 1, the odds of a Republican victory in the White House have decreased by 10 percentage points, and the likelihood of a Republican sweep of both houses of Congress and the Presidency has fallen by 4 percentage points.
The most likely outcome of the upcoming election is a victory for Harris with a divided government, Goldman Sachs economists said earlier this week.
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