Kamala Harris conceded election to Donald Trump in private phone call

The aide, who declined to be named to discuss private conversations, said Harris spoke about the need for a peaceful transfer of power.

Harris was once seen as the Democratic Party’s savior candidate. joe biden believes that his re-election campaign has stalled. deep rejection by American voters in this year’s presidential election.

she followed in all battleground states to donald trumpshe described the man as an existential danger to the nation’s basic fabric. And Trump is on track to win the popular vote for the first time in his three campaigns for the White House, despite being twice impeached, having a felony conviction, and trying to overturn his previous election loss. It looked like he was riding it.

Harris is scheduled to deliver a concession speech Wednesday at 4 p.m., her office announced. She is scheduled to speak at her alma mater Howard University in Washington, where supporters watched her return Tuesday night until she returned home just after midnight as President Trump led in battleground states.

In a bitter footnote for Harris, she is expected to oversee the ceremonial certification of the election by Congress as the sitting vice president.

It’s the same role Mike Pence played four years ago when President Trump directed his supporters to march on the Capitol. Critics said, violent riot It crystallized Trump’s threat to American democracy, but ultimately failed to dissuade voters from reelecting him.

Harris, already struggling to convince voters that Biden could serve as president until age 86, faltered badly in the June 27 debate with Trump and became the Democratic nominee. Ta.

he dropped out of the race On July 21, she endorsed the vice president, who quickly unified the Democratic Party around her candidacy.

It was an amazing twist of fate for Harris. Four years ago, her own presidential campaign came under fire, exposing the political limits of the person she once called herself. “Female Barack Obama” Biden chose Harris as his running mate, but Harris faltered in the role after becoming the first woman, Black, and South Asian to serve as vice president.

Some Democrats have begun to ignore her as they ponder the party’s future post-Biden. But Harris has since found a new purpose. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade In 2022, she became the White House’s leading advocate for abortion rights.

Ms. Harris also made a more concerted effort to network with local politicians, business leaders, and cultural figures, making connections that could be useful in the future.

That moment came sooner than she expected, catapulting her into the presidential race with Biden leaving office just a month before the Democratic National Convention.

harris instantly Reset contest conditions With Trump. She was 18 years younger and a former trial prosecutor running against the first major presidential candidate to be convicted of a crime. Her candidacy energized the Democratic Party They feared Biden would come out on top and be doomed to defeat.

But she also faced tough odds from the beginning. She took over from Biden with 107 days left until the end of the election and faced a restless electorate demanding change.

Harris proposed a ‘new way forward’ but struggled. To differentiate yourself meaningfully From an unpopular sitting president. She also had limited time to introduce herself to skeptical voters who would not have voted for her in the presidential primary.

Democrats now face the prospect of picking up a pawn during Trump’s second term in office, but it’s unclear what role Harris will play in the party’s future.

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