Harris now the second Dem candidate to lose to Trump and not speak to supporters election night
Vice President Kamala Harris made a significant decision to call President-elect Trump to concede the election, acknowledging her loss and affirming her commitment to vote to certify his win. This move by Harris has drawn attention to a similar choice made by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in November 2016.
Both Harris and Clinton would have made history as the country’s first female president if they had defeated Trump. In 2016, when the race was called for Trump, Clinton did not address her supporters until the following morning. Some critics criticized her for not giving a consolation speech that same night at the Javits Center in New York. Instead, her campaign manager, John Podesta, briefly spoke to supporters.
Similarly, on Tuesday night, Harris supporters left the watch party at Howard University after learning from a Harris spokesperson that she would not be addressing the crowd. This decision led to backlash on social media, with users expressing disappointment that Harris did not show face after supporters had waited hours for her to come out.
Harris eventually called Trump on Wednesday to formally concede the race, following in the footsteps of Clinton who called Trump on election night in 2016 to concede. In a staff memo sent out by Harris’ campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon, it was stated that “losing is unfathomably painful.”
In the call with Trump, Harris expressed her willingness to work with President Biden to ensure a peaceful transfer of power and urged Trump to be a president for all Americans. This move demonstrates Harris’ commitment to upholding the democratic process and putting the country’s interests first.
Harris was selected by the DNC during the summer after President Biden dropped out of his re-election bid and just one week after an assassination attempt against him. Harris had previously run for president in 2020 but dropped out in December 2019 due to a lack of campaign funds.
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