Kamala Harris formally accepts Democratic presidential nomination

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, on August 22, 2024. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, on August 22, 2024. (Mandel Ngan/AFP)

CHICAGO — Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic presidential nomination, telling a roaring crowd of supporters that she would chart “a new way forward.”

“On behalf of the people, on behalf of every American, regardless of party, race, gender or the language your grandmother speaks… I accept your nomination,” Harris says, promising a “fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism and divisive battles of the past — a chance to chart a new way forward.”

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