Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has made the case for a Kamala Harris presidency in a New York Times guest essay on Wednesday.
“Elections are about the future. That’s why I’m excited about Vice President Kamala Harris“She represents a new beginning for American politics. She can offer a hopeful and unifying vision. She is talented, experienced and ready to be president. And I know she can defeat Donald Trump,” Clinton wrote.
She argued that Harris, as a “savvy former prosecutor and successful vice president,” could be the perfect contrast to the former Republican president, though she warned from personal experience that the vice president would face sexist attacks.
“Ms. Harris’ record and character will be distorted and denigrated by a flood of misinformation and the kind of unpleasant bias we already hear from MAGA spokespeople. She and her campaign will have to make a difference, and all of us as voters need to think carefully about what we read, believe, and share,” Clinton wrote.
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Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton endorsed Kamala Harris in a NYT op-ed titled “I Know Kamala Harris Can Beat Donald Trump.” (Getty Images)
She added: “I know how difficult it can be for women candidates to combat the sexism and double standards of American politics. I’ve been called a witch, a ‘wicked woman’ and worse. I’ve even been burned in effigy. As a candidate, I sometimes avoided talking about history. I wasn’t sure voters were ready for that.”
Clinton ran for president In 2016, she ran as the Democratic candidate against Trump and lost, although she reminded readers that she had received three million more votes overall.
She warned that Harris would face “additional unique challenges as the first Black and South Asian woman,” but said progress was possible, citing Obama’s election as the first Black president and the fact that she received three million more votes than Trump, despite the presidency going to the winner of the Electoral College.
“Ms. Harris is chronically underestimated, as are so many women in politics, but she is well prepared for this moment,” Clinton wrote.
She also congratulated Biden on his decision to leave the racecalling it “the purest act of patriotism” she had ever seen.
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Hillary Clinton had already lost to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race. (Left: (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images), Right: Win McNamee/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Mr. Biden accomplished something difficult and rare. Being president was a lifelong dream. And when he finally did it, he was exceptionally good. Giving that up, accepting that finishing the job meant passing the baton, took real moral clarity. The country mattered more. As someone who shared that dream and had to make peace with giving it up, I know it wasn’t easy. But it was the right thing to do,” Clinton wrote.
She concludes her article by writing: “The time for lamentation is over. Now is the time to organize, mobilize and win.”
Clinton, with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, Harris has already supported in a joint statement released shortly after Biden’s announcement.
“We join millions of Americans in thanking President Biden for all he has accomplished, standing up for America time and time again, always with what is best for the country in mind,” they said in their joint statement. “We are honored to join the President in supporting Vice President Harris and will do everything we can to support her.”
The Clintons gave their joint endorsement to Harris on Sunday. ((Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images))
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“We have been through many ups and downs, but nothing worries us more about our country than the threat of a second Trump term. He promised to be a dictator from day one, and the recent decision by his subservient Supreme Court will only embolden him to further shred the Constitution. Now is the time to support Kamala Harris and fight with all our might to elect her. America’s future depends on it,” the statement continued.
