{"id":15761,"date":"2024-11-06T22:58:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T06:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=15761"},"modified":"2024-11-06T22:58:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T06:58:06","slug":"harris-concedes-the-election-but-not-the-fight-that-fueled-this-campaign-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=15761","title":{"rendered":"“Harris concedes the election, but not \u2018the fight that fueled this campaign\u2019”, CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By\u00a0Betsy Klein<\/a>,\u00a0Aaron Pellish<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ebony Davis<\/a>, November 6, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech for the 2024 presidential election on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, November 6.\u00a0Ben Curtis\/APWashingtonCNN\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Vice<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vice President Kamala Harris offered an uplifting, positive charge to her supporters as she conceded the 2024 presidential election, acknowledging the stinging loss while committing to a peaceful transfer of power and vowing to \u201cfight\u201d in a much different way than a defeated presidential candidate promised four years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEarlier today, I spoke with President-elect (Donald) Trump and congratulated him on his victory. I also told him that we will help him and his team with their transition and that we will engage in a peaceful transfer of power,\u201d she said in remarks at Howard University, her alma mater, in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In making the remarks, Harris did something her opponent refused to do in the aftermath of the 2020 election: Accept its results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results. \u2026 At the same time, in our nation, we owe loyalty not to a president or a party, but to the Constitution of the United States, and loyalty to our conscience and to our God. My allegiance to all three is why I am here to say: While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One hundred and eight days after her campaign began, the self-described \u201cjoyful warrior\u201d spoke about her loss in determined terms as she sought to reassure the American people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know folks are feeling and experiencing a range of emotions right now. I get it. But we must accept the results of this election,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Closing a chapter in the history books after a tense campaign, the vice president offered a call to supporters to \u201croll up our sleeves\u201d in response to the election results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Supporters<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris react following Harris’ remarks, conceding 2024 U.S. presidential election to President-elect Donald Trump, at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6.\u00a0Hannah McKay\/Reuters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo not despair. This is not a time to throw up our hands. This is a time to roll up our sleeves. This is a time to organize, to mobilize, and to stay engaged for the sake of freedom and justice and the future that we all know we can build together,\u201d she said in her 12-minute remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She vowed to wage that fight \u201cin the voting booth, in the courts, and in the public square,\u201d as well as in \u201cquieter ways: By treating one another with kindness and respect \u2026 by always using our strength to lift people up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also sent messages to her more youthful supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo the young people who are watching, it is okay to feel sad and disappointed, but please know it\u2019s going to be OK. On the campaign, I would often say, \u2018When we fight, we win.\u2019 But here\u2019s the thing, here\u2019s the thing, sometimes the fight takes a while. That doesn\u2019t mean we won\u2019t win. That doesn\u2019t mean we won\u2019t win,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe important thing is don\u2019t ever give up. Don\u2019t ever give up. Don\u2019t ever stop trying to make the world a better place,\u201d she continued. \u201cYou have the capacity to do extraordinary good in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the glass ceiling still intact, Harris did not directly address the nation\u2019s failure to reach the historic, barrier-breaking outcome of a female president for the second time, something she largely avoiding highlighting on the campaign trail, rather letting surrogates do the talking for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But she offered a nod to the moment: \u201cDon\u2019t you ever listen when anyone tells you something is impossible because it has never been done before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The speech marked a conclusion to a historic and tumultuous election season that included President Joe Biden\u2019s decision to step aside following a catastrophic debate performance. His running mate quickly consolidated the party\u2019s support, ascending to the top of the Democratic ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harris wore a dark suit late Wednesday afternoon and walked out to Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s up-tempo anthem, \u201cFreedom,\u201d as she has throughout her time on the campaign trail, pausing for several moments as the crowd applauded her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, could be seen crying, as well as multiple attendees standing in the front row before her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Vice<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff at Howard University in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Austin Steele\/CNN<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harris had gathered with close family and aides at the Naval Observatory on Tuesday evening and did not appear at her campaign\u2019s watch party at Howard University as thousands of her supporters gathered at her alma mater to watch the results come in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She officially conceded the race earlier Wednesday afternoon, offering her congratulations to Trump in a call that lasted only a few minutes, a person familiar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harris, a senior aide said, \u201cdiscussed the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a twist of irony, Harris\u2019 day job will soon require her to officially certify her own loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vice president, as president of the Senate, \u201cpresides over the count and announces the results of the Electoral College vote\u201d on January 6, 2025, according to<\/a> the National Archives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Betsy Klein,\u00a0Aaron Pellish\u00a0and\u00a0Ebony Davis, November 6, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a concession speech for the 2024 presidential election on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, November 6.\u00a0Ben Curtis\/APWashingtonCNN\u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Vice President Kamala Harris offered an uplifting, positive charge to her supporters as she conceded the 2024 presidential election, acknowledging the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001004,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15761"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001004"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15762,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15761\/revisions\/15762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}