Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign#Transition planning

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On January 21, 2019, Harris announced that she would run for president in the 2020 election. At the time, Harris was a U.S. senator from California.{{Cite news |last=Reston |first=Maeve |date=January 21, 2019 |title=Kamala Harris to run for president in 2020 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/21/politics/kamala-harris-president-2020/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121175211/https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/21/politics/kamala-harris-president-2020/index.html?cid=web-alerts&nsid=94986245 |archive-date=January 21, 2019 |access-date=January 21, 2019 |work=CNN |publisher=}} In debates, Harris was criticized by opponents over her record as Attorney General of California, including her past positions on marijuana, cash bail, and parole reform and her alleged negligence in investigating police misconduct.{{Cite web |last=Dorn |first=Sara |title=Here's What To Know About Kamala Harris' Record—As Biden Drops Out And Endorses Her |date=July 21, 2024 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/07/21/heres-what-to-know-about-kamala-harris-record-as-biden-drops-out-and-endorses-her/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722195204/https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2024/07/21/heres-what-to-know-about-kamala-harris-record-as-biden-drops-out-and-endorses-her/ |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Forbes}}{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Reid |date=July 31, 2019 |title=Biden dominates battle for speaking time, ahead of Harris |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/455676-biden-dominates-battle-for-speaking-time-ahead-of-harris/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019153307/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/455676-biden-dominates-battle-for-speaking-time-ahead-of-harris/ |archive-date=October 19, 2023 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |work=The Hill}} Harris's campaign experienced stagnant polling and fundraising struggles in November 2019. She officially withdrew from the Democratic primaries in December 2019.{{Cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Jonathan |last2=Herndon |first2=Astead W. |last3=Burns |first3=Alexander |date=November 29, 2019 |title=How Kamala Harris's Campaign Unraveled |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/29/us/politics/kamala-harris-2020.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627192502/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/29/us/politics/kamala-harris-2020.html |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}} On March 8, 2020, she endorsed Joe Biden for president.{{Cite web |last=Cummings |first=William |date=March 8, 2020 |title='I believe in Joe': Sen. Kamala Harris endorses Biden for president |url=https://www.usatoday.com/amp/4993899002 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819175223/https://www.usatoday.com/amp/4993899002 |archive-date=August 19, 2020 |access-date=March 8, 2020 |website=USA Today}} On August 11, 2020, Harris was chosen by Biden to be his running mate.{{Cite news |last1=Zeleny |first1=Jeff |last2=Merica |first2=Dan |last3=Saenz |first3=Arlette |last4=Reston |first4=Maeve |last5=Bradner |first5=Eric |date=August 11, 2020 |title=Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/11/politics/biden-vp-pick/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023121731/https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/11/politics/biden-vp-pick/index.html |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |access-date=August 11, 2020 |publisher=CNN}} After Biden and Harris won the general election, she became the first female vice president of the United States in 2021.{{Cite news |last1=Tensley |first1=Brandon |last2=Wright |first2=Jasmine |date=November 7, 2020 |title=Harris becomes the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/07/politics/kamala-harris-first-vice-president-female-black-south-asian/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224175113/https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/07/politics/kamala-harris-first-vice-president-female-black-south-asian/index.html |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |access-date=November 7, 2020 |publisher=CNN}}

Biden initially sought re-election in 2024 with Harris was expected to remain as his running mate. After the June 27, 2024 presidential debate against then-presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, concerns grew about then-presumptive Democratic nominee Biden's age and fitness to serve a second term.{{Cite news |last1=Peoples |first1=Steve |last2=Miller |first2=Zeke |date=June 28, 2024 |title=Biden's debate performance spurs Democratic panic about his ability to lead party against Trump |url=https://apnews.com/article/biden-panic-performance-democrats-debate-trump-cnn-fe6546f2c9762e80e6067ba10abedea8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718095128/https://apnews.com/article/biden-panic-performance-democrats-debate-trump-cnn-fe6546f2c9762e80e6067ba10abedea8 |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=July 21, 2024 |work=Associated Press}} Biden initially pushed back "aggressively" at the idea that he should drop out.{{Cite news |last1=Nehamas |first1=Nicholas |last2=Astor |first2=Maggie |last3=Shear |first3=Michael D. |date=July 8, 2024 |title=Live Election Updates: Biden Aggressively Pushes Back on Notion of Dropping Out |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/08/us/trump-biden-election |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721224843/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/08/us/trump-biden-election |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}} On June{{nbsp}}28, New York magazine wrote that while most Democrats did not want Harris to replace Biden, she would be the most likely choice if he were to end his campaign. At the time, Harris had higher approval ratings than other potential Democratic contenders for the 2028 presidential election.{{Cite web |last=Kilgore |first=Ed |date=June 28, 2024 |title=If Biden Isn't the Democrats' 2024 Candidate, Harris Will Be |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/if-biden-isnt-the-democrats-2024-candidate-harris-will-be.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621010720/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/if-biden-isnt-the-democrats-2024-candidate-harris-will-be.html |archive-date=June 21, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=Intelligencer}}

By July{{nbsp}}3, senior Democrats were discussing Harris as a potential replacement on the presidential ballot if Biden withdrew his candidacy. Democrats' reactions to the possibility ranged from "acceptance to trepidation to resignation".{{Cite news |title=Is this Kamala Harris's moment? |url=https://www.ft.com/content/74419849-76eb-4613-90a9-e3e22a6e6215 |first1=Joshua |last1=Chaffin |first2=James |last2=Fontanella-Khan |first3=Lauren |last3=Fedor |first4=Alex |last4=Rogers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725025210/https://www.ft.com/content/74419849-76eb-4613-90a9-e3e22a6e6215 |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=Financial Times|date=July 3, 2024 }} Harris defended Biden, saying that the debate "wasn't his finest hour" but adding that "the outcome of this election cannot be determined by one day in June".{{Cite news |last=Megerian |first=Chris |date=July 3, 2024 |title=Harris tries to hold the line for Biden as some Democrats panic over election |url=https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-joe-biden-debate-election-2024-3b9e6d404fcfd0938c0b576c366ce6aa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721235355/https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-joe-biden-debate-election-2024-3b9e6d404fcfd0938c0b576c366ce6aa |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |work=Associated Press}} Nonetheless, Harris's allies began to strategize about her pathway to the 2024 Democratic nomination in the event that Biden opted to exit the race.{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Brian |date=July 3, 2024 |title=Vice President Kamala Harris' past donors privately strategize in case Biden drops out |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/03/kamala-harris-allies-strategize-in-case-biden-drops-out.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721212356/https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/03/kamala-harris-allies-strategize-in-case-biden-drops-out.html |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=CNBC }}

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On July{{nbsp}}18, The Hill reported that in the next few days, Biden would make a speech about the future of his political career, and that congressional Democrats expected Harris to be the new nominee.{{Cite news |last1=Bolton |first1=Alexander |last2=Parnes |first2=Amie |date=July 18, 2024 |title=Biden decision on future expected in coming days, and Harris is considered heir apparent |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4780762-biden-future-harris-running-mate/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722004048/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4780762-biden-future-harris-running-mate/ |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |work=The Hill}} By July{{nbsp}}19, Democrats were "quietly mapping" a Harris presidential campaign.{{Cite news |last=Alcindor |first=Yamiche |date=July 19, 2024 |title=Kamala Harris allies weighing how they could build a campaign if Biden exits |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/kamala-harris-allies-weighing-build-campaign-biden-exits-rcna162629 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725025212/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/kamala-harris-allies-weighing-build-campaign-biden-exits-rcna162629 |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |work=NBC News}} Following pressure from Democrats, Biden ultimately withdrew from the race on July{{nbsp}}21, 2024 and immediately endorsed Harris as his successor.{{Cite news |last1=Samuels |first1=Brett |last2=Gangitano |first2=Alex |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Biden endorses Harris as Democratic nominee after ending his candidacy |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4784460-joe-biden-endorses-kamala-harris/ |work=The Hill |access-date=July 21, 2024 |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723214700/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4784460-joe-biden-endorses-kamala-harris/ |url-status=live }}

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On July{{nbsp}}21, 2024, Harris announced her intention to run for the Democratic presidential nomination,{{Cite news |last=Klein |first=Betsy |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Harris says she will "earn and win" Democratic nomination |url=https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-trump-election-07-21-24#h_fda5151d2b9b9e7d1836c629eb88c750 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721193836/https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-trump-election-07-21-24#h_fda5151d2b9b9e7d1836c629eb88c750 |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |access-date=July 21, 2024 |publisher=CNN}} and the "Biden for President" campaign committee filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to change its name to "Harris for President".{{Cite news |last=Goldmacher |first=Shane |date=July 21, 2024 |title=The "Biden for President" campaign committee has officially filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to rename itself "Harris for President." The paperwork was submitted at 4:51 p.m., according to the FEC. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/21/us/biden-drops-out-election/dc33d9ab-ffaa-5439-89da-eeea2e83a678 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722144649/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/21/us/biden-drops-out-election/dc33d9ab-ffaa-5439-89da-eeea2e83a678#dc33d9ab-ffaa-5439-89da-eeea2e83a678 |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 21, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}

On July{{nbsp}}22, Harris secured enough non-binding endorsements of the uncommitted delegates that had previously been pledged to Biden to become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee,{{Cite news |last1=Hutzler |first1=Alexandra |last2=Reinstein |first2=Julia |last3=Peller |first3=Lauren |last4=El-Bawab |first4=Nadine |last5=Sarnoff |first5=Leah |date=July 22, 2024 |title=Election 2024 updates: Harris secures enough delegates to become presumptive nominee |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/biden-drops-out-updates/?id=112113289 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724153603/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/biden-drops-out-updates/?id=112113289 |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=ABC News}} and officially became the party's nominee after a formal roll call vote, held from August{{nbsp}}1{{Cite web |last=Seitz-Wald |first=Alex |date=July 30, 2024 |title=Harris officially has no opponents for the Democratic nomination after key deadline passes |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-officially-no-challengers-democratic-nomination-rcna164267/ |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=NBC News |archive-date=July 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731013003/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-officially-no-challengers-democratic-nomination-rcna164267 |url-status=live }} to August{{nbsp}}5.

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The day Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race was announced, Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue reported raising more than $50{{nbsp}}million, its largest donation day since Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death in 2020.{{Cite news |last=Goldmacher |first=Shane |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Democrats Donate More Than $50 Million Online After Biden's Exit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/politics/bidens-exit-democratic-donations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722144623/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/politics/bidens-exit-democratic-donations.html |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=The New York Times}} In the first 24 hours of Harris's candidacy, the presidential campaign raised $81{{nbsp}}million in small-dollar donations, the highest single-day total of any presidential candidate in history.{{Cite news |last=Samuels |first=Brett |date=July 22, 2024 |title=Harris breaks 24-hour fundraising record after Biden drops out |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4786610-harris-breaks-fundraising-record/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722220814/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4786610-harris-breaks-fundraising-record/ |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=The Hill}} By August{{nbsp}}1, ten days after the launch of the campaign, the Harris campaign raised $310{{nbsp}}million in small-dollar donations through ActBlue.{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Brian |date=August 2, 2024 |title=Kamala Harris raised $310 million in July, dwarfing Trump haul for month |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/02/harris-campaign-fundraise-trump-election.html |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=CNBC |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803233553/https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/02/harris-campaign-fundraise-trump-election.html |url-status=live }} Owing to strong fundraising numbers, in September, the Harris campaign directed its joint accounts to donate $25 million to down-ballot races for the House, Senate, governor, and state legislatures. By October, less than three months after entering the race, Harris' campaign and affiliated committees had raised over $1 billion, not including money donated to allied super PACs. The total notably beat Trump's $853 million raised in concert with the RNC in all of 2024. The New York Times described Harris' fundraising haul as unique, stating that "no presidential candidate is believed to have ever raised so much so fast after entering a race". It also noted that the campaign had stopped trumpeting its totals to prevent contributors from becoming complacent, and remained concerned about "billionaire-funded Republican super PACs" impacting the race.{{Cite news |last1=Goldmacher |first1=Shane |last2=Haberman |first2=Maggie |date=October 9, 2024 |title=Kamala Harris Has Raised $1 Billion Since Entering 2024 Presidential Race |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/us/politics/harris-billion-dollar-fundraising.html |access-date=October 14, 2024 |issn=0362-4331}}

A number of grassroots fundraising groups were established and held virtual organizing calls, including White Dudes for Harris, South Asian Women for Harris, Latinas for Harris, Native Women + Two Spirit for Harris, Women for Harris, Caribbean-Americans for Harris, Filipino Americans for Harris, Disabled Voters for Harris, Win With Black Women, Win With Black Men, and White Women: Answer the Call (which was the largest Zoom call in history).{{cite news |last1=Killion |first1=Nikole |last2=Cavazos |first2=Nidia |last3=Navarro |first3=Aaron |title=Grassroots organizers raise millions online for Harris in first week |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kamala-harris-grassroots-organizers-raise-millions-online-campaign-first-week/ |work=CBS News |date=July 29, 2024}}{{cite news |last1=O'Brien |first1=Rebecca Davis |last2=Bensinger |first2=Ken |title=Liberal 'White Dudes' Rally for Harris: 'It's Like a Rainbow of Beige' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/us/politics/kamala-harris-white-dudes.html |work=The New York Times |date=July 29, 2024 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807023558/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/us/politics/kamala-harris-white-dudes.html |url-status=live }} In the 24 hours after announcing Walz as Harris's running mate, the campaign raised $36{{nbsp}}million.{{cite news |last1=Samuels |first1=Brett |title=Harris campaign raises $36M in 24 hours after Walz pick |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4816429-kamala-harris-campaign-fundraising/ |access-date=August 8, 2024 |work=The Hill |date=August 7, 2024 |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808022414/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4816429-kamala-harris-campaign-fundraising/ |url-status=live }} Harris and Walz held a private fundraiser at the Fairmont in San Francisco on August{{nbsp}}11;{{cite news |last1=Chien |first1=Tomoki |last2=Gaus |first2=Annie |title=Kamala Harris headed to San Francisco's Fairmont for swanky fundraiser |url=https://sfstandard.com/2024/08/08/kamala-harris-fairmont-san-francisco-fundraiser/ |work=The San Francisco Standard |date=August 8, 2024 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |archive-date=August 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810011027/https://sfstandard.com/2024/08/08/kamala-harris-fairmont-san-francisco-fundraiser/ |url-status=live }} the 700 attendees raised $12{{nbsp}}million and included John Doerr, Reid Hoffman, and Tom Steyer.{{cite news |last1=Schleifer |first1=Theodore |title=Vice President Kamala Harris's fund-raiser... |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/11/us/harris-trump-election/8e68ace9-8510-5d2a-9b1e-3139614af57f |work=The New York Times |date=August 11, 2024}} During the week of August{{nbsp}}12, Walz headlined a string of private fundraisers in Orange County, California; Providence, Rhode Island; Boston; Denver; and Southampton, New York.{{cite news |last1=Schleifer |first1=Theodore |title=Tim Walz is hitting the campaign trail... |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/11/us/harris-trump-election/a664b619-c329-53c5-a230-2f119345e462 |access-date=August 11, 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=August 11, 2024}} Doug Emhoff, Harris' husband, spoke at private fundraisers in the New York City area on August{{nbsp}}26 and 27, in Water Mill, North Haven (at the home of Richard C. Perry) and Manhattan.{{cite news |last1=Oreskes |first1=Benjamin |title=Doug Emhoff, the second gentleman, is scheduled to speak at two Harris-Walz campaign fund-raisers Monday... |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/23/us/harris-dnc-trump-election/b9729b2d-45ab-5b9a-ab17-dd85abb012e1 |access-date=August 24, 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=August 23, 2024 |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824032723/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/23/us/harris-dnc-trump-election/b9729b2d-45ab-5b9a-ab17-dd85abb012e1 |url-status=live }}

Harris used Beyoncé's song "Freedom" as the official song for her campaign, having obtained permission from Parkwood Entertainment on the day of her first rally.{{Cite news |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Beyoncé OKs Kamala Harris' Use of 'Freedom' as an Official Campaign Song |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/beyonce-kamala-harris-freedom-campaign-song-permission-1236081032/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723070016/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/beyonce-kamala-harris-freedom-campaign-song-permission-1236081032/ |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=Variety}}{{Cite news |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Beyoncé gives Kamala Harris permission to use her song 'Freedom' for her presidential campaign |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/22/entertainment/beyonce-freedom-harris-campaign/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723040506/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/22/entertainment/beyonce-freedom-harris-campaign/index.html |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |publisher=CNN}} On August 20, 2024, Republican Party presidential primaries spokesperson Steven Cheung posted on Twitter a 13-second video of Trump's arrival in Detroit, Michigan, for a rally using "Freedom".{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=August 21, 2024 |title=I'm Not Copying, You're Copying! Donald Trump Hijacks Kamala Harris' Beyoncé Campaign Theme 'Freedom' In New Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/donald-trump-hijacks-kamala-harris-beyonce-campaign-theme-freedom-video-1235757442/ |access-date=August 22, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822010223/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/donald-trump-hijacks-kamala-harris-beyonce-campaign-theme-freedom-video-1235757442/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lubin |first=Rhian |date=August 21, 2024 |title=Battle for Beyoncé: Trump tries to steal Harris's campaign song |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/beyonce-kamala-harris-donald-trump-freedom-b2599447.html |access-date=August 22, 2024 |website=The Independent |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822010036/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/beyonce-kamala-harris-donald-trump-freedom-b2599447.html |url-status=live }} The following day Beyoncé's record label and music publisher sent a cease-and-desist to Trump for using the song without permission.{{Cite magazine |last=Eggertsen |first=Chris |date=August 22, 2024 |title=Beyoncé Sends Donald Trump Campaign Cease-and-Desist Over 'Freedom' Use (Updated) |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-label-sends-donald-trump-cease-and-desist-freedom-use/ |access-date=August 22, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=August 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822012335/https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-label-sends-donald-trump-cease-and-desist-freedom-use/ |url-status=live }} After Walz was introduced as her running mate, the campaign initially used Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" as his walk-on music at rallies,{{Cite web |date=July 10, 2024 |title=US Vice Presidents Who Went on to Become President |url=https://www.history.com/news/american-vice-presidents-who-became-president |access-date=August 9, 2024 |website=History Channel |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809202433/https://www.history.com/news/american-vice-presidents-who-became-president |url-status=live }} but later began using John Mellencamp's "Small Town" instead by August 13.{{Cite web |last1=Yilek |first1=Caitlin |last2=Cordes |first2=Nancy |last3=Navarro |first3=Aaron |last4=Cavazos |first4=Nidia |last5=Woodall |first5=Hunter |last6=Jiang |first6=Weijia |last7=O'Keefe |first7=Ed |date=August 6, 2024 |title=Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her VP running mate |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tim-walz-vp-kamala-harris-running-mate-2024/ |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=CBS News |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806135456/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tim-walz-vp-kamala-harris-running-mate-2024/ |url-status=live }} In August 2024, after Trump used the Foo Fighters song "My Hero" at a rally without permission and against the band's wishes, the Foo Fighters released a statement saying that any increased royalties from the song's usage would be donated directly to the Harris 2024 presidential campaign.{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/foo-fighters-trump-my-hero-rfk-jr-rally_n_66c965cee4b0a191f3d00e3a|title=Foo Fighters Have Blunt 1-Word Reply To Trump Using Song For RFK Jr. Intro|date=August 24, 2024|website=HuffPost|access-date=August 24, 2024|archive-date=August 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824144529/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/foo-fighters-trump-my-hero-rfk-jr-rally_n_66c965cee4b0a191f3d00e3a|url-status=live}}

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A digital ad featuring Beyoncé's song "Freedom" debuted on July{{nbsp}}25.{{Cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Helen |date=July 25, 2024 |title='We choose freedom': Kamala Harris campaign launches first ad |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/25/we-choose-freedom-kamala-harris-campaign-launches-first-ad |access-date=July 25, 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=July 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729152335/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/25/we-choose-freedom-kamala-harris-campaign-launches-first-ad |url-status=live }} On August{{nbsp}}8, the Harris campaign released an ad in both English and Spanish, titled "Determination", directed towards Latino voters in battleground states.{{cite news |last1=Nehamas |first1=Nicholas |title=The Harris campaign just released... |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/08/us/harris-trump-election/68369921-3ae1-5ed3-8c18-2ad819d26f91 |access-date=August 8, 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=August 8, 2024 |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808173943/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/08/us/harris-trump-election/68369921-3ae1-5ed3-8c18-2ad819d26f91 |url-status=live }} The next day, another ad called "Tougher" focused on the southern border was released, calling Harris a "border-state prosecutor".{{cite news |last1=Nehamas |first1=Nicholas |title=The Harris campaign released a new ad about immigration... |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/09/us/harris-trump-election/567e23af-1bcb-594f-a403-92bf16cdfa19 |work=The New York Times |date=August 9, 2024 |access-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809183947/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/09/us/harris-trump-election/567e23af-1bcb-594f-a403-92bf16cdfa19 |url-status=live }}

The Harris campaign had a presence on X and Instagram known as @KamalaHQ,{{Cite news |last=Coen |first=Susie |date=2024-09-15 |title=Kamala Harris social media account accused of posting misleading video clips |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/09/15/kamala-harris-social-media-misleading-videos/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}} which had 1.3 million followers on X as of September 2024. In the early days of her campaign, the account reposted memes and changed its banner to imitate the cover art for the album Brat to market Harris to younger voters as a "cool girl".{{Cite web |last=Clarke-Billings |first=Lucy |date=2024-07-22 |title=What is Kamala Harris' 'brat' rebrand all about? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqqlgq7k374o |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}} The account also spread deceptively edited videos of Donald Trump and JD Vance on several occasions, spawning an X account dedicated solely to fact-checking it that had 268,000 followers as of September 2024.{{Cite web |last=Dale |first=Daniel |date=2024-09-14 |title=Fact check: Harris campaign social media account has repeatedly deceived with misleading edits and captions |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/14/politics/fact-check-harris-campaign-social-media/index.html |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=CNN |language=en}}

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"Kamala is for they/them" was a political advertisement that Trump's 2024 presidential campaign commissioned to attack Harris's views on transgender rights. Trump spent more money on this ad than any other in the campaign, with its premise that Harris supported tax-funded gender-affirming surgery for transgender people in prison, using clips of her talking about the policy in an interview.{{cite web | last=Davis | first=Susan | title=Republican campaigns have been blanketing the airwaves with anti-trans ads | website=NPR | date=October 11, 2024 | url=https://www.npr.org/2024/10/11/nx-s1-5148774/republican-campaigns-have-been-blanketing-the-airwaves-with-anti-trans-ads | access-date=November 8, 2024}} The ad's kicker, which mocked preferred gender pronouns, was "Kamala is for they/them, Trump is for you."{{cite web | title=Coming to a TV near you | website=Donald J. Trump | date=2024-10-14 | url=https://www.donaldjtrump.com/news/11230422-97a7-45cb-a27e-70ad9bb6887d | access-date=2024-11-08}}

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Freedom Town, USA was a custom multiplayer map in the video game Fortnite Creative created to promote the campaign, albeit not endorsed by Epic Games themselves.{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Dwayne |date=October 28, 2024 |title=Kamala Harris Dropped a New Custom 'Fortnite' Map |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/kamala-harris-dropped-a-new-custom-fortnite-map/ |access-date=October 28, 2024 |website=VICE |language=en-US}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv_70oJ3Ido |title=Harris and Trump campaigns turn to gamers for support |date=2024-10-29 |last= |publisher=ABC News |access-date=2024-10-30 |via=YouTube}} The map was themed around pledges made by Harris as part of her campaign, including tax breaks for small businesses and affordable housing.{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=October 28, 2024 |title=Kamala Harris Is Courting Gamers Using Fortnite in the Last Week of the U.S. Presidential Campaign |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/kamala-harris-is-courting-gamers-using-fortnite-in-the-last-week-of-the-us-presidential-campaign |access-date=October 28, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2024 |title=Kamala Harris reveals Fortnite Map: "Freedom Town, USA" |url=https://esports.gg/news/fortnite/kamala-harris-reveals-fortnite-map-freedom-town-usa/ |access-date=October 28, 2024 |website=esports.gg |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29 |title=Kamala Harris Launches 'Freedom Town' Map On Fortnite Following Biden's 'Animal Crossing' In 2020 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-buzz/kamala-harris-launches-freedom-town-map-on-fortnite-following-bidens-animal-crossing-in-2020-article-114705091 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=Times Now |language=en}} Released on October 28, 2024, the map was created as part of an initiative by the Harris campaign to appeal to young, male voters.{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |date=2024-10-28 |title=Kamala Harris Is Courting Gamers Using Fortnite in the Last Week of the U.S. Presidential Campaign |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/kamala-harris-is-courting-gamers-using-fortnite-in-the-last-week-of-the-us-presidential-campaign |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=IGN |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2024 |title=Harris-Walz Campaign Targets Videogamers With Custom 'Fortnite' Map |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/harris-trump-election-10-27-24/card/harris-walz-campaign-targets-videogamers-with-custom-fortnite-map-1dPD7CshwTu2Q5UNVWfo |website=The Wall Street Journal}} The map was promoted by gaming influencers such as Huskerrs, Modelmorg, Himalyahs, and Kdot. The official trailer for the map featured the song "Neva Play" by Megan Thee Stallion.

Freedom Town, USA was inspired by New York City and featured multiple minigames. In one game, players were tasked with collecting materials to build houses. Another game featured exploding footballs, a reference to Tim Walz's career as a high school football coach.{{Cite news |date=October 28, 2024 |title=Kamala Harris Signs Pop Up in ‘Fortnite’ as Candidates Chase the Gamer Vote |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-28/harris-signs-pop-up-in-fortnite-as-candidates-chase-gamer-vote |access-date=October 28, 2024 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}} In-game political signage, models, and audio cues were also features of the map. In one instance, an audio clip of Donald Trump saying "they're eating the dogs, eating the cats" played when the player collected a cat.{{Cite web |last=Haner |first=Joanne |date=October 28, 2024 |title=Harris campaign releases its own Fortnite map |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4957548-harris-campaign-fortnight-freedom-town-map/ |access-date=October 28, 2024 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Wolens |first=Joshua |date=2024-10-28 |title=As US politics goes totally off the rails, Kamala Harris says to hell with it, let's start a Fortnite map |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/battle-royale/as-us-politics-goes-totally-off-the-rails-kamala-harris-says-to-hell-with-it-lets-start-a-fortnite-map/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |work=PC Gamer |language=en}}

The map was met with very weak engagement,{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Juliana |title=I spent a day in Kamala Harris' Fortnite town. It was full of policy details meant to reach young voters, but was mostly empty. |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-harris-walz-campaign-using-fortnite-to-reach-young-voters-2024-10 |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}} with a peak player count of 383 concurrent players.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29 |title=Kamala Harris’ Fortnite map flops massively with very low player count |url=https://www.dexerto.com/fortnite/kamala-harris-fortnite-map-flops-massively-with-very-low-player-count-2966399/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Dexerto |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Aylmer |first=Jack |last2=Larose |first2=Mirlie |last3=Henry |first3=Jack |date=2024-10-29 |title=Harris campaign's gun-free Fortnite map sees less than 400 players |url=https://san.com/cc/harris-campaigns-gun-free-fortnite-map-sees-less-than-400-players/ |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Straight Arrow News |language=en-US}} In addition, guns were unavailable to players of the map, a subject of controversy among users.{{cite web |last1=Bickerton |first1=James |title=Kamala Harris' 'Fortnite' map bans guns, has less than 400 people playing |url=https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-fortnite-map-bans-guns-has-less-400-people-playing-1976475 |website=Newsweek |access-date=18 December 2024 |language=en |date=29 October 2024}}

Compared with the Biden campaign's group of advisers and confidants, Harris relies on a larger and more diverse group.{{cite news|first1=Katie|last1=Rogers|first2=Erica L.|last2=Green|first3=Reid J.|last3=Epstein|access-date=August 18, 2024|title=The Confidants Guiding Harris for the Most Important Days of Her Life|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/us/politics/harris-inner-circle-advisers.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 17, 2024|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=September 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908002914/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/us/politics/harris-inner-circle-advisers.html|url-status=live}} Julie Chávez Rodriguez serves as campaign manager. Jen O'Malley Dillon, who was Biden's campaign chairwoman, was kept on in the same role by Harris; Jeffrey Katzenberg, Mitch Landrieu, Cedric Richmond, and Gretchen Whitmer are co-chairs. Harris also brought on Obama-era adviser David Plouffe.

Lorraine Voles, Harris's chief of staff, was a deputy press secretary for Bill Clinton and is a friend of Ron Klain; after joining the office of the Vice President in 2021, Voles helped facilitate communication between Harris's office and the West Wing, and she was seen as a likely choice to oversee a potential presidential transition. Philip H. Gordon was national security adviser, Sheila Nix was campaign chief of staff, Quentin Fulks was deputy campaign manager, and former Obama speechwriter Adam Frankel led preparations for Harris's DNC speech. The campaign's communications strategy was overseen by Brian Fallon, Ian Sams, and Kirsten Allen, who was focused on Harris's public image.{{cite news |last1=Pager |first1=Tyler |title=Ian Sams leaving White House, expected to join Harris campaign |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/16/ian-sams-leaving-white-house-expected-join-harris-campaign/ |access-date=August 19, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240816141608/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/16/ian-sams-leaving-white-house-expected-join-harris-campaign/ |archive-date=August 16, 2024}} Gene Sperling was a senior economic adviser;{{Cite news |last=Tankersley |first=Jim |date=2024-08-16 |title=Harris and Trump Offer a Clear Contrast on the Economy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/business/economy/harris-trump-economy-inflation.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240817040526/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/business/economy/harris-trump-economy-inflation.html |archive-date=2024-08-17 |work=The New York Times}} Stephanie Cutter worked on DNC programming; Brian E. Nelson was the campaign's senior adviser for policy; and Sean Clegg, Karen Dunn, and Rohini Kosoglu helped with debate preparation. (Philippe Reines portrayed Trump.){{cite news|first1=Katie|last1=Rogers|first2=Maya|last2=King|first3=Reid J.|last3=Epstein|access-date=August 18, 2024|title=Harris's Debate Prep Is Underway at Howard University|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/us/politics/harris-howard-university-debate-prep.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 15, 2024|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=August 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818042454/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/15/us/politics/harris-howard-university-debate-prep.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|first1=Tyler|last1=Pager|access-date=August 18, 2024|title=Harris meets with small team as she builds a campaign on the fly|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/09/harris-trump-debate-plans/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 9, 2024|issn=0190-8286}}

Additionally, Harris relied on family {{emdash}} including her husband Doug Emhoff, sister Maya Harris, and brother-in-law Tony West {{emdash}} as well as close friends, such as Chrisette Hudlin, who set Harris up with Emhoff on a blind date, and Minyon Moore, who originally recommended Harris as VP to Biden.

{{United States presidential transitions series}}

A presidential transition was contingently planned from Biden to Harris in accordance with the Presidential Transition Act of 2019 and the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022 to occur in the event Harris was elected president. It would have been a "friendly takeover", in which the outgoing president and the incoming president are of the same political party. Since Harris lost the 2024 election to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, this transition never went into effect.

On August 19, 2024, Harris filed paperwork to begin planning for a potential presidential transition.{{Cite web |last=Dovere |first=Edward-Isaac |date=2024-08-19 |title=Kamala Harris begins standard planning for presidential transition |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/19/politics/president-transition-kamala-harris/index.html |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=CNN |language=en}} Harris's transition team was chaired by US Ambassador to ASEAN Yohannes Abraham as the director of day-to-day operations,{{Cite web |last=Gilchrist |first=Aaron |date=2024-08-23 |title=Harris transition team takes shape with a Biden official in key post |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna168048 |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=NBC News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Bravender |first=Robin |date=August 22, 2024 |title=Harris' transition team takes shape |url=https://www.eenews.net/articles/harris-transition-team-takes-shape/ |access-date=August 25, 2024 |website=E&E News |language=en-US}} who also chaired the presidential transition of Joe Biden in 2020 and was a former staffer in the Obama White House. Law firm Covington & Burling, which assisted Harris in vetting her vice presidential pick, provided legal counsel to the transition organization.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Zeke |date=2024-08-27 |title=Presidential transition planning has begun in earnest, but Trump and Harris are already behind |url=https://apnews.com/article/harris-trump-transition-biden-election-944aa257180e7cbc5e50601a1a7119a9 |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=AP News |language=en}} Adam Hodge, former spokesperson for the National Security Council and the U.S. Trade Representative's office was involved in the transition through his public relations firm.{{cite web |last1=Goodman |first1=Jasper |title=Two White House aides jump to Harris transition |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/25/harris-white-house-aides-transition-team-00185455 |website=Politico |access-date=4 December 2024 |language=en |date=25 October 2024}} Former senior Harris aides Josh Hsu, Rachel Palermo, Gabriela Cristóbal, Erica Songer, and former White House counsel Dana Remus were also members of the transition team.{{cite web |last1=Cancryn |first1=Adam |last2=Goodman |first2=Jasper |title=‘A hell of a fight’: The Democratic personnel battles poised to break out if Harris wins |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/30/harris-transition-team-00186346 |website=Politico |access-date=3 December 2024 |language=en |date=30 October 2024}}

On September 19, 2024, the transition team signed an agreement with the General Services Administration to accept the pre-election support offered to major party nominees, including office space and technological support.{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Zeke |title=Harris reaches agreement on transition planning with Biden administration, no word on Trump yet |url=https://apnews.com/article/harris-transition-trump-gsa-biden-ecd9976d84aafc56c6c587e277102a0d |agency=Associated Press |access-date=3 December 2024 |language=en |date=23 September 2024}} In contrast, by election day, Trump's team had still not yet signed the agreement.{{Cite web |last=Sandiford |first=Michele |date=November 7, 2024 |title=GSA opens access to transition resources for Trump team |url=https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2024/11/gsa-opens-access-to-transition-resources-for-trump-team/ |access-date=November 12, 2024 |website=Federal News Network |language=en-US}}

Similarly to Trump, Harris did not discuss who might serve in her potential administration prior to the election, even in private with aides. She was instead reported to have been focused solely on winning and believed that the planning was better suited after victory. This was chalked up to superstition by a Harris aide.{{cite web |last1=Alvarez |first1=Priscilla |last2=Liptak |first2=Kevin |last3=Lee |first3=MJ |title=Harris isn’t ready to talk about who might serve in her potential administration |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/01/politics/kamala-harris-transition-planning/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=3 December 2024 |language=en |date=1 November 2024}} A Politico article in October reported that this low-profile approach (described by one Democrat as "excessively quiet") worried some Democrats who wanted to know if the potential administration would look more like Biden's or not. Harris did state in private, however, that she intended to nominate a woman for secretary of defense, who would be the first woman secretary of defense.{{cite web |last1=Nicholas |first1=Peter |last2=Lee |first2=Carol |last3=Memoli |first3=Mike |title=Harris' team is considering keeping Biden Cabinet officials if she wins and Democrats lose the Senate |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-team-considering-keeping-biden-cabinet-officials-wins-democrats-rcna172006 |website=NBC News |access-date=4 December 2024 |language=en |date=27 September 2024}}

File:Kamala Harris with supporters - 53915739279.jpg, on August{{nbsp}}9.]]

Harris held her first campaign rally on July{{nbsp}}23, 2024, at the West Allis Central High School gymnasium in West Allis, Wisconsin; the Republican National Convention had been held a week earlier in nearby Milwaukee.{{Cite news |last=Wall |first=Craig |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Kamala Harris making 1st campaign stop as presidential candidate in Milwaukee |url=https://abc7chicago.com/post/vice-president-kamala-harris-making-1st-campaign-stop/15085426/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723173918/https://abc7chicago.com/post/vice-president-kamala-harris-making-1st-campaign-stop/15085426/ |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |work=WLS-TV}} The event reportedly grew a larger audience than any event held by Biden's 2024 campaign, according to campaign spokesperson Kevin Muñoz, who had previously expected around 3,000 people to attend.{{Cite news |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Live Election Updates: Harris Rallies Exuberant Wisconsin Crowd, Saying 'When We Fight, We Win' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/23/us/harris-trump-news-election-biden/91fba287-f1e9-56bf-ab9b-5835edb39b1b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724030819/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/23/us/harris-trump-news-election-biden/91fba287-f1e9-56bf-ab9b-5835edb39b1b |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}

On July{{nbsp}}30, Harris held an event in Atlanta at Georgia State University's convocation center, telling the crowd of 8,000 people, "Well Donald{{nbsp}}... Meet me on the debate stage.{{nbsp}}... If you've got something to say, say it to my face." Megan Thee Stallion and Quavo also attended the rally, with Megan Thee Stallion performing several songs and addressing reproductive rights and Quavo speaking about his and Harris's gun violence prevention work.{{cite news |last1=Weissert |first1=Will |last2=Barrow |first2=Bill |last3=Long |first3=Colleen |title=At boisterous Georgia rally, Harris dares Trump to 'say it to my face' and show up for their debate |url=https://apnews.com/article/harris-georgia-trump-rally-atlanta-4454ff5825d8f6cf90929147f5b84a71 |work=Associated Press News |date=July 30, 2024}}

Harris's first rally featuring her running mate, Tim Walz, was held in Philadelphia at Temple University's Liacouras Center on August{{nbsp}}6. The campaign said that 12,000 people attended.{{cite news |last1=Epstein |first1=Reid J. |last2=Green |first2=Erica L. |last3=Glueck |first3=Katie |title=Walz, Throwing Punches at Republicans, Makes His Big Entrance With Harris |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/us/politics/harris-tim-walz-rally.html |access-date=August 8, 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=August 6, 2024 |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807135752/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/us/politics/harris-tim-walz-rally.html |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Terruso |first1=Julia |last2=Conde |first2=Ximena |last3=Bunch |first3=Jesse |last4=Roth |first4=Fallon |last5=Collins Walsh |first5=Sean |title=Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made his debut as Kamala Harris' VP pick at a rally at Temple University |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/tim-walz-kamala-harris-philadelphia-rally-vice-president-20240806.html |access-date=August 8, 2024 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=August 6, 2024 |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807144127/https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/tim-walz-kamala-harris-philadelphia-rally-vice-president-20240806.html |url-status=live }} The next day, Harris and Walz held rallies in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Romulus, Michigan.{{cite news |last1=Nehamas |first1=Nicholas |last2=Browning |first2=Kellen |last3=O'Brien |first3=Rebecca Davis |title=Harris and Walz Make Their Appeal in Midwest Swing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/07/us/harris-trump-election |access-date=August 8, 2024 |date=August 7, 2024}} An event scheduled for August{{nbsp}}8 in Raleigh, North Carolina, was postponed due to Hurricane Debby, as was a planned rally in Savannah, Georgia, on August{{nbsp}}9.{{cite news |last1=Bluestein |first1=Greg |title=Kamala Harris postpones Friday rally in Savannah as tropical storm approaches |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/kamala-harris-postpones-friday-rally-in-savannah/JJLOR4ASG5GOTKJB4RKVFQ4ALQ/ |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=August 8, 2024 |date=August 5, 2024 |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806171013/https://www.ajc.com/politics/kamala-harris-postpones-friday-rally-in-savannah/JJLOR4ASG5GOTKJB4RKVFQ4ALQ/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Gleason |first1=Sarah |title=Trump's running mate postpones NC events, along with Harris, due to Tropical Storm Debby |url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/07/jd-vance-postpones-north-carolina-events-because-of-tropical-storm-debby/74701063007/ |work=Star-News |date=August 7, 2024}} Harris and Walz instead spoke on August{{nbsp}}8 in Wayne, Michigan, to UAW Local 900, representing workers at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant, alongside Shawn Fain.{{cite news |last1=Superville |first1=Darlene |last2=Cappelletti |first2=Joey |last3=Kim |first3=Seung Min |title=Harris and Walz show their support for organized labor with appearance at Detroit union hall |url=https://apnews.com/article/harris-walz-labor-uaw-michigan-trump-fain-c19aa8557fe93a986f673eccf461f5be |access-date=August 9, 2024 |work=Associated Press News |date=August 8, 2024}}

File:Kamala Harris rally in Las Vegas at Thomas & Mack center panorama 01.jpg on August{{nbsp}}10.]]

Harris and Walz appeared on August{{nbsp}}9 in Glendale, Arizona, at Desert Diamond Arena; U.S. senator Mark Kelly, Arizona attorney general Kris Mayes, U.S. Senate candidate Ruben Gallego (AZ-3), and Republican Mesa mayor John Giles also spoke.{{cite news |last1=Eckstein |first1=Griffin |title=Harris campaign rally draws massive crowd of 20,000 in Arizona |url=https://www.salon.com/2024/08/09/harris-campaign-rally-draws-massive-crowd-of-20000-in-arizona/ |work=Salon.com |date=August 9, 2024 |access-date=August 12, 2024 |archive-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811215058/https://www.salon.com/2024/08/09/harris-campaign-rally-draws-massive-crowd-of-20000-in-arizona/ |url-status=live }} Another rally took place the following day in Paradise, Nevada, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Thomas & Mack Center.{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Jessica |title=Harris and Walz rally at Thomas & Mack Center |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/crowd-grows-for-harris-walz-rally-vp-lands-in-vegas-3121739 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 10, 2024 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |archive-date=August 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810234215/https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/crowd-grows-for-harris-walz-rally-vp-lands-in-vegas-3121739/ |url-status=live }} Before the rally started hundreds of people who wanted to attend the rally were turned away because the venue had reached its capacity. The capacity of the venue is about 18,000 people.{{cite news|last1=Schaeffer|first1=James|work=KLAS-TV|url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-event-center-reaches-capacity-during-kamala-harris-campaign-rally/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811062257/https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-event-center-reaches-capacity-during-kamala-harris-campaign-rally/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2024|date=August 10, 2024|title=Las Vegas event center 'reaches capacity' during Kamala Harris campaign rally}} According to the campaign, 14,000 people were in the arena and law enforcement closed the doors around 5:45 PM as people who were waiting in line outside became ill. The campaign estimated that 4,000 people were either waiting in line or in their cars when law enforcement closed the doors.{{Cite web|title=Harris and Walz rally at Thomas & Mack Center|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/harris-and-walz-rally-at-thomas-mack-center-3121739/|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=August 10, 2024|access-date=August 12, 2024 }}

On August{{nbsp}}13, Walz spoke at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union convention in Los Angeles,{{cite news|first1=Michael|last1=Blood|access-date=August 13, 2024|title=Walz launches 5-state fundraising blitz in LA, warns Trump will wage 'war' on working people|url=https://apnews.com/article/walz-unions-support-fundraiser-harris-democrats-1f809455ba6643ec7f455ca75c6acd30|work=Associated Press|date=August 13, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823172707/https://apnews.com/article/walz-unions-support-fundraiser-harris-democrats-1f809455ba6643ec7f455ca75c6acd30|url-status=live}} and he held a solo rally at the Astro Theater in La Vista, Nebraska, just outside of Omaha, on August{{nbsp}}17.{{cite news |last1=Frazier |first1=Nikos |title=Gov. Tim Walz returns to Nebraska to campaign in Omaha |url=https://omaha.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/photos-gov-tim-walz-returns-to-nebraska-to-campaign-in-omaha/collection_c6add3ee-5c0d-11ef-80c7-7f35403c262d.html |access-date=August 18, 2024 |work=Omaha World-Herald |date=August 17, 2024 |archive-date=August 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818024601/https://omaha.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/photos-gov-tim-walz-returns-to-nebraska-to-campaign-in-omaha/collection_c6add3ee-5c0d-11ef-80c7-7f35403c262d.html |url-status=live }} Harris spoke about her economic platform on August{{nbsp}}16 at Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, North Carolina.{{cite web|first1=Alex|last1=Gangitano|access-date=August 18, 2024|title=Kamala Harris unveils economic plan at Raleigh, NC, rally|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4831640-vice-president-harris-economic-plan/|date=August 16, 2024|website=The Hill}} The campaign returned to Georgia for a bus tour on August{{nbsp}}28, with Harris and Walz visiting Liberty County High School in Hinesville and a barbecue restaurant in Savannah.{{cite news |last1=Bluestein |first1=Greg |title=Harris, Walz visit high school, barbecue joint on Georgia tour |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/live-harris-walz-kick-off-two-day-swing-through-georgia/OZBFSE2E4BDBNITKKZ7BRDACS4/ |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=August 28, 2024 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829011747/https://www.ajc.com/politics/live-harris-walz-kick-off-two-day-swing-through-georgia/OZBFSE2E4BDBNITKKZ7BRDACS4/ |url-status=live }}

{{See also|Celebrity–industrial complex|Celebrity branding}}

Harris frequently held campaign rallies with celebrities and singers who have endorsed her campaign, including a series of concert rallies to drum up enthusiasm during the final stretch of the campaign.{{cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/30/kamala-harris-visits-madison-with-mumford-sons-other-musicians/75901859007/|title=5 takeaways from Kamala Harris' rally-concert in Madison where she targeted young voters|last1=Spicuzza|first1=Mary|last2=Schulte|first2=Laura|last3=Fowlkes|first3=Tamia|last4=Meyerhofer|first4=Kelly|website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=October 30, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}} On October 26, Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland spoke and introduced Harris at a rally in Houston.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/beyonce-kamala-harris-6b3f928bb7fd5a705f32ac3d04b89ed8|title=Beyoncé endorses Kamala Harris in joyful speech at Houston rally: 'I'm here as a mother'|date=October 26, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024|website=Associated Press|last=Sherman|first=Maria}} On October 30, Mumford & Sons, Gracie Abrams, Remi Wolf, and The National performed ahead of Harris at a campaign rally targeting youth voters in Madison. Abrams and Wolf also giving speeches in support of Harris.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/gracie-abrams-mumford-and-sons-kamala-harris-rally-wisconsin-performance-1235148405/|title=Mumford & Sons, Gracie Abrams Perform at Harris Rally in Wisconsin|date=October 31, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Zemler|first=Emily}}

On October 31, Los Tigres Del Norte performed ahead of her speech in Phoenix. Later that day, Jennifer Lopez and Maná were scheduled to appear alongside Harris in Las Vegas in an event targeting Latino voters.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/jennifer-lopez-will-speak-kamala-harris-rally-las-vegas-1235146542/|title=Jennifer Lopez Will Speak at Kamala Harris Rally in Las Vegas This Week|date=October 29, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Mier|first=Tómas}} On November 1, Cardi B joined Harris at a campaign rally in West Allis, Wisconsin. During her speech, she strongly dismissed the notion of giving Trump another chance, highlighting her dedication to safeguarding her future and that of her children. Cardi's appearance was preceded by performances from rappers Flo Milli and GloRilla, and actor Keegan-Michael Key.{{cite news|title=Cardi B joins Harris at Wisconsin rally, slams Trump |date=November 2, 2024 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/cardi-b-joins-harris-wisconsin-094106141.html |access-date=November 3, 2024}}{{cite news|title=Cardi B joins Harris at Wisconsin rally, slams Trump |date=November 2, 2024 |url=https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW658502112024RP1/ |access-date=November 3, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/10/31/2024-elections-live-coverage-updates-analysis/cardi-b-kamala-harris-rally-00186535|title=Cardi B to speak at Harris rally|date=October 31, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024|last=Reich|first=Greta|website=Politico}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/30/kamala-harris-milwaukee-rally-to-feature-glorilla-flo-milli-and-more/75951792007/|title=GloRilla, Flo Milli, MC Lyte, The Isley Brothers, DJ GEMINI GILLY to join Kamala Harris in Milwaukee|last=Dirr|first=Allison|website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=October 30, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024}} On November 2, she made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live, appearing in the episode's cold open, having a pep talk with her impersonator Maya Rudolph.{{Cite web |title=Kamala Harris appears on 'SNL' in final episode before election |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/kamala-harris-appears-snl-final-episode-before-election.amp |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=Fox News }} FCC regulator Brendan Carr claimed that her guest appearance violated equal time rules that govern political programming.{{Cite web |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=November 3, 2024 |title=FCC regulator claims Harris appearance on SNL violates 'equal time' rule |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/03/harris-appearance-snl-equal-time-rule |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=The Guardian }} In response, NBC aired two pro-Trump advertisements at the Trump campaign's request.{{Cite web |last=Battaglio |first=Stephen |date=2024-11-04 |title=Trump campaign gets equal time from NBC after Harris' 'SNL' appearance |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-11-04/trump-campaign-gets-equal-time-from-nbc-after-harris-snl-appearance |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

Following the election, Governor of Connecticut Ned Lamont criticized this strategy in an interview on Bloomberg Radio, saying "Kamala should have been in a diner having a cup of coffee, an apple pie with a couple of the guys instead of Oprah and Beyoncé."{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-11-06/connecticut-gov-on-democrats-election-night-wipeout-video|title=Connecticut Governor on Election Night "Wipeout" for Democrats|date=November 6, 2024|access-date=November 11, 2024|website=Bloomberg News}}

{{Main|Political positions of Kamala Harris}}

{{See also|Age and health concerns about Donald Trump}}

Harris framed her campaign as "a choice between freedom and chaos" and based it around the ideals of "freedom" and "the future".{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Alex |date=August 1, 2024 |title=Harris ditches Biden's strategy with "freedom" focus |work=Axios |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/08/01/kamala-harris-joe-biden-president-strategy-election |access-date=August 1, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801175846/https://www.axios.com/2024/08/01/kamala-harris-joe-biden-president-strategy-election }}{{Cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Zeke |last2=Megerian |first2=Chris |last3=Boak |first3=Josh |date=July 24, 2024 |title=Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is 'a choice between freedom and chaos' |work=Associated Press |url=https://apnews.com/article/harris-election-president-wisconsin-democrats-012c6474b8b23960d2cf616e92989a4b |access-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801053652/https://apnews.com/article/harris-election-president-wisconsin-democrats-012c6474b8b23960d2cf616e92989a4b |url-status=live}} The Harris campaign sought to highlight her experience as an attorney general and a prosecutor to "prosecute the case" against Trump by pointing out his 34 felony convictions.{{Cite news |last=Hutzler |first=Alexandra |date=July 23, 2024 |title=The prosecutor vs. the felon. Democrats see winning contrast between Harris and Trump.|work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/prosecutor-felon-democrats-winning-contrast-harris-trump/story?id=112198602 |access-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-date=July 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731235706/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/prosecutor-felon-democrats-winning-contrast-harris-trump/story?id=112198602 |url-status=live}} Harris ran as a moderate Democrat and moderated several of her policy positions since her 2019 run, with many of her domestic policy stances resembling Biden's.{{Cite news |last=Epstein |first=Reid J. |date=July 29, 2024 |title=Why the Kamala Harris of Four Years Ago Could Haunt Her in 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/us/politics/kamala-harris-2020-positions.html |access-date=August 5, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804235849/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/us/politics/kamala-harris-2020-positions.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last1=John |first1=Arit |last2=Tausche |first2=Kayla |date=July 30, 2024 |title=Harris recalibrates policy stances as she adjusts to role atop Democratic ticket |publisher=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/harris-shifts-policy-stances/index.html |access-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801002949/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/harris-shifts-policy-stances/index.html |url-status=live }} Harris's stances also had a particular focus on reproductive healthcare, criminal justice, and civil rights issues.{{Cite web |last1=Wire |first1=Sarah D. |last2=Beggin|first2=Riley|title='A daughter of California': How a Kamala Harris presidency could shake things up |date=July 28, 2024 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/28/harris-biden-comparisons-differences-as-president/74492587007/ |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=USA Today |archive-date=July 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730205434/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/28/harris-biden-comparisons-differences-as-president/74492587007/|url-status=live}}

While the tone of the Harris campaign was initially optimistic and joyful,{{cite news |last1=Rogers |first1=Katie |title=Harris Used to Worry About Laughing. Now Joy Is Fueling Her Campaign.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/us/politics/kamala-harris-walz-joy.html |url-access=subscription |work=The New York Times |date=August 9, 2024 |archive-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823021901/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/us/politics/kamala-harris-walz-joy.html |url-status=live |issn=0362-4331}}{{cite news |last1=Zhang |first1=Christine |last2=Lemonides |first2=Alex |last3=Igielnik |first3=Ruth |title=Democrats Say the Joy Is Back. Here's What the Data Says. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/23/us/elections/2024-election-feelings-harris-trump.html |url-access=subscription |work=The New York Times|date=August 23, 2024 |archive-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824140217/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/08/23/us/elections/2024-election-feelings-harris-trump.html |url-status=live |issn=0362-4331}} it shifted into bleaker territory in the last month of the election, with Harris accusing Trump of fascism.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-17 |title=Harris campaign features less talk of joy and more head-on digs at Trump as Election Day nears |url=https://apnews.com/article/harris-trump-wisconsin-negative-political-attacks-fccd9cb11d304c59e6c8119d7e1e9b54 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=AP News |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Why Harris moved from 'joy' to calling Trump a 'fascist' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dp7xnyr51o |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}} Another aspect of Harris's campaign messaging in July focused on branding Republicans, Trump, and vice presidential nominee JD Vance as "weird" on multiple occasions.{{Cite web |last=Kinnard |first=Meg |date=July 30, 2024 |title=Why Harris and Democrats keep calling Trump and Vance 'weird' |url=https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-trump-vance-weird-c54d506d1f533ee7aa455f7b500322c5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801013907/https://apnews.com/article/kamala-harris-trump-vance-weird-c54d506d1f533ee7aa455f7b500322c5 |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |access-date=August 1, 2024 |website=Associated Press }} Such comments originated with Tim Walz, whom Harris later selected as her running mate, Harris, and others in the Democratic party.{{Cite web |last=Wolf |first=Zachary B. |date=July 29, 2024 |title=Analysis: 'Weird' election turns to how Harris laughs and Trump does not laugh at all |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/29/politics/laugh-harris-trump-what-matters/index.html |access-date=August 1, 2024 |publisher=CNN |archive-date=July 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731232953/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/29/politics/laugh-harris-trump-what-matters/index.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Dobkin |first=Rachel |date=July 28, 2024 |title=Kamala Harris VP contender explains why he calls Donald Trump 'weird' |url=https://www.newsweek.com/tim-walz-kamala-harris-vice-president-contender-donald-trump-weird-1931241 |access-date=August 1, 2024 |website=Newsweek |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801124630/https://www.newsweek.com/tim-walz-kamala-harris-vice-president-contender-donald-trump-weird-1931241 |url-status=live }} This and the messaging shift towards "freedom" were departures from Biden's electoral arguments, which revolved around protecting democracy.

The campaign got a booster after a strong performance by Harris in the September 2024 presidential debate against Trump.{{Cite web |last=Gleason |first=Sarah |date=9 August 2024 |title=Linsey Davis, David Muir to moderate first Harris, Trump debate |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/09/trump-harris-debate-moderators/74738380007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002102537/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/09/trump-harris-debate-moderators/74738380007/ |archive-date=October 2, 2024 |access-date=August 10, 2024 |website=USA Today}} Harris was declared the winner of the debate by many political analysts.{{Cite web |last=Collinson |first=Stephen |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Analysis: Harris bests Trump in debate but there's no guarantee it will shape the election |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/11/politics/harris-trump-debate-analysis/index.html |access-date=September 11, 2024 |publisher=CNN |language=en |archive-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911083643/https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/11/politics/harris-trump-debate-analysis/index.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Harris Dominates as Trump Gets Defensive: 6 Takeaways From the Debate |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/us/politics/trump-harris-debate-takeaways.html |work=The New York Times |date=September 11, 2024 |access-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911224551/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/11/us/politics/trump-harris-debate-takeaways.html |url-status=live}} Some analysts noted that for Harris, this was the "best debate performance of her career," in which she highlighted her strengths and rattled former president Trump.{{Cite web |title=Harris won the debate — and it wasn't close |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/11/harris-biden-debate-winner-takeaways-00178442 |work=Politico |date=September 11, 2024|quote="this was clearly Harris’ best debate performance of her career, without any clear missteps."}}

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Harris supports national protections for abortion, which were reversed after Roe v. Wade (1973) was overturned by of Supreme Court with Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022). Under the Biden administration, she prominently campaigned for abortion rights.{{cite news |last1=Astor |first1=Maggie |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Where Kamala Harris Stands on the Issues: Abortion, Immigration and More |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/politics/kamala-harris-abortion-immigration-economy-israel.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240721215822/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/politics/kamala-harris-abortion-immigration-economy-israel.html |archive-date=July 21, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |work=The New York Times}} In March 2024, Harris became the first sitting vice president to visit an abortion clinic, and she told Politico in July 2024 that "we need to put into law the protections of Roe".{{cite news |last1=Messerly |first1=Megan |last2=Ollstein |first2=Alica Miranda |title=Kamala Harris' call for 'reproductive freedom' means restoring Roe |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/29/kamala-harris-abortion-restoring-roe-00171657 |access-date=August 8, 2024 |work=Politico |date=July 29, 2024 |archive-date=August 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821202234/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/29/kamala-harris-abortion-restoring-roe-00171657 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Waldenberg |first1=Samantha |last2=Klein |first2=Betsy |last3=Alvarez |first3=Priscilla |title=Kamala Harris becomes first VP to visit abortion provider with Planned Parenthood visit |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/politics/kamala-harris-planned-parenthood-minnesota/index.html |access-date=August 8, 2024 |publisher=CNN |date=March 14, 2024}}

Harris has publicly stated support for full federal cannabis legalization, and removing it entirely from the Controlled Substances Act. Harris-Walz was the first major party presidential ticket to do so.{{cite news |last1=Sabaghi |first1=Dario |title=Where Does Kamala Harris Stand On Marijuana? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dariosabaghi/2024/07/22/where-does-kamala-harris-stand-on-marijuana |work=Forbes |date=July 22, 2024 }}{{cite news |last1=Earlenbaugh |first1=Emily |title=Harris-Walz Is First Major Ticket To Support Cannabis Legalization |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilyearlenbaugh/2024/08/07/harris-walz-is-first-major-ticket-to-support-cannabis-legalization |work=Forbes |date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-date=August 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811210538/https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilyearlenbaugh/2024/08/07/harris-walz-is-first-major-ticket-to-support-cannabis-legalization/ |url-status=live }} Harris repeated this after becoming the Democratic nominee.{{cite news |last1=Weixel |first1=Nathaniel |title=Harris says she backs legalizing marijuana, going further than Biden |url=https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4907402-harris-says-she-backs-legalizing-marijuana-going-further-than-biden |work=The Hill |date=September 30, 2024 |access-date=October 2, 2024 |archive-date=October 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002160736/https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4907402-harris-says-she-backs-legalizing-marijuana-going-further-than-biden/ |url-status=live }}

Harris previously supported the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Harris has supported demilitarizing police departments, and has pushed back against calls to defund the police. Harris was tasked by Biden with protecting democracy through voting rights legislation through her work on the For the People Act. Harris has supported efforts to defend election workers and counter Republican efforts to restrict voting following the 2020 presidential election. Harris has stated her support to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Rights Voting Rights Advancement Act if elected.{{Cite news |last=Berman |first=Ari |date=August 6, 2024 |title=As the Voting Rights Act Nears 60, Conservative Judges Are Gutting It From Every Angle |work=Mother Jones |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/as-the-voting-rights-act-turns-59-supreme-court-trump/ |access-date=August 24, 2024 |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807014105/https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/08/as-the-voting-rights-act-turns-59-supreme-court-trump/ |url-status=live }}

{{See also|Environmental policy of the Joe Biden administration}}

Harris is an advocate for environmental justice to address the impact of climate change on lower-income areas and people of color. Under Biden, she supported his climate legislation. Harris helped pass the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in addressing climate change and clean energy in US history{{Cite web |last=Bordoff |first=Jason |date=December 2022 |title=AMERICA'S LANDMARK CLIMATE LAW |url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2022/12/america-landmark-climate-law-bordoff |access-date=January 16, 2024 |website=International Monetary Fund |quote=The Inflation Reduction Act is the most significant piece of climate legislation in the history of the United States. |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118035504/https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2022/12/america-landmark-climate-law-bordoff |url-status=live }} putting the US on track to meet emissions reduction targets by 50–52% below 2005 levels by 2030.{{Cite magazine |last=McCarthy |first=Gina |date=August 16, 2023 |title=The Inflation Reduction Act Took U.S. Climate Action Global. Here's What Needs To Happen Next |url=https://time.com/6305001/inflation-reduction-act-what-happens-next/ |access-date=January 20, 2024 |magazine=Time |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119015654/https://time.com/6305001/inflation-reduction-act-what-happens-next/ |url-status=live }} Harris's campaign has stated that she does not support a ban on fracking.{{cite news |last=Ward |first=Myah |title=Trump tries to sharpen Harris attacks as she blunts his momentum |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/27/trump-harris-minnesota-rally-shooting-00171526 |date=July 27, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |archive-date=July 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728035307/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/27/trump-harris-minnesota-rally-shooting-00171526 |url-status=live }} In an interview in August 2024, Harris stated that if elected president she would not ban fracking.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kamala-harris-says-she-will-not-ban-fracking-president-2024-08-30/|title=Kamala Harris says she will not ban fracking as president|website=Reuters|date=August 30, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/2024/08/30/harris-interview-cnn-fracking|title=Harris vows not to ban fracking as president|website=Axios|date=August 29, 2024}}

{{see also|Economic policy of the Joe Biden administration}}

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Harris has described herself as a pro-business, pragmatic capitalist and has invoked Franklin Roosevelt in describing her economic philosophy.{{Cite news |last=Navarro |first=Aaron |date=September 26, 2024 |title=Harris pitches herself as "pragmatic" capitalist as she tries to win more support |work=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harris-economic-plan-pragmatic-capitalist/ |access-date=October 14, 2024 }} Harris's economic agenda has been described as populist, with policy proposals that depart from Biden's. Harris's proposals include plans to eliminate medical debts, controlling prices to combat perceived price gouging for groceries and food, a cap on prescription drug costs, and a $25,000 subsidy for first-time homebuyers. Harris proposes to eliminate taxes on tips and create a $6,000 child tax credit for the first year of a child's life, proposals that follow similar suggestions from her presidential competitors Trump and Vance, respectively. Harris has also pushed to raise the minimum wage, ban hidden fees and late charges from financial institutions, and limit "unfair" rent increases.{{cite news|first1=Nicholas|last1=Nehamas|first2=Reid J.|last2=Epstein|first3=Kellen|last3=Browning|access-date=August 11, 2024|title=Rallying in Las Vegas, Harris Pledges to End Federal Taxes on Tips|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/politics/harris-trump-taxes-tips.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 11, 2024|issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811043551/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/politics/harris-trump-taxes-tips.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Messerly |first1=Megan |last2=Cancryn|first2=Adam|last3=Schneider|first3=Elena|title=Everything was going Kamala Harris' way. Then came the market sell-off. |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/06/market-sell-off-democrats-harris-00172740 |date=August 6, 2024 |access-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806202050/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/06/market-sell-off-democrats-harris-00172740 |url-status=live }} Harris has opposed Trump's proposed 20% tax on imports.

The New York Times described Harris's economic policy as embracing "the idea that the federal government must act aggressively to foster competition and correct distortions in private markets." Harris has proposed raising taxes on corporations and high-earners to fund services for the lower and middle classes and reduce the deficit. Harris has also proposed tax breaks to companies delivering economic benefit, such as manufacturing technologies to fight global warming and building affordable housing.{{Cite news |last=Tankersley |first=Jim |date=August 16, 2024 |title=Harris and Trump Offer a Clear Contrast on the Economy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/business/economy/harris-trump-economy-inflation.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817002443/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/16/business/economy/harris-trump-economy-inflation.html |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |access-date=August 16, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}} Harris has spoken in support of the middle class and labor unions.{{cite news |last=Cancryn |first=Adam |title=Harris' blue-collar pitch: New candidate, same pro-labor policies |work=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/07/harris-blue-collar-labor-detroit-00173066 |date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808175114/https://www.politico.com/web/20240808175114/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/07/harris-blue-collar-labor-detroit-00173066 |url-status=live }} Harris has stated she supports increasing the top tier capital gains tax rate to 28%, up from 20% and lower than Biden's proposed 39.6%. Harris has stated her support for a Billionaire Minimum Income Tax, increasing the tax on stock buybacks to 4%, and a ten-fold tax reduction for small business ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 in relief.{{cite news |last1=Tausche |first1=Kayla |last2=Luhby|first2=Tami|last3=Williams|first3=Michael|title=Harris breaks with Biden on capital gains tax, proposing a smaller increase |publisher=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/politics/kamala-harris-capital-gains-tax/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904211922/https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/politics/kamala-harris-capital-gains-tax/index.html|archive-date=September 4, 2024|url-status=live}} Harris has stated she supports efforts to create a tax on unrealized gains for those with more than a $100 million in net worth if they do not pay a minimum 25% tax rate on their income inclusive of unrealized gains so long as 80% of said wealth is in tradeable assets. The plan would impact a small percentage of America's wealthy, and Axios reported most tech founders and investors would be spared.{{cite news |last=Primack |first=Dan |title=The reality of Kamala Harris' plan to tax unrealized capital gains |work=Axios |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/08/23/kamala-harris-unrealized-capital-gains-tax |date=August 23, 2024 |access-date=August 23, 2024 |archive-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911075027/https://www.axios.com/2024/08/23/kamala-harris-unrealized-capital-gains-tax |url-status=live }} Harris has also announced support for restoring the corporate tax rate to 28% among several other tax proposals to raise taxes and close loopholes for corporations and the wealthy that would bring in $5 trillion in additional revenue over 10 years.{{cite news |last1=Duehren|first1=Andrew|title=What We Know About Kamala Harris's $5 Trillion Tax Plan So Far |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/us/politics/kamala-harris-tax-plan.html |work=The New York Times|date=August 22, 2024 |archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240823164100/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/us/politics/kamala-harris-tax-plan.html |url-status=live|issn=0362-4331}}

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has estimated that Harris's policy proposals would increase the federal deficit by $1.7 trillion over a decade. The Tax Foundation has estimated that her proposals would cost over $2 trillion over a decade. Harris's more populist proposals, such as her proposal to end taxes on tips and ban perceived price gouging, have been criticized by left-leaning economists as counterproductive. Other proposals, such as raising the minimum wage and raising tax credits, have met with more support from economists.{{cite news|title=Economists pan Harris-nomics|work=Axios|url=https://www.axios.com/2024/08/19/kamala-harris-inflation-economic-policy-proposals|date=August 19, 2024|access-date=August 19, 2024|archive-date=September 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921155935/https://www.axios.com/2024/08/19/kamala-harris-inflation-economic-policy-proposals|url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Alicia|first1=Wallace|title=Harris and Trump both hate inflation. Their economic proposals could cause prices to go higher|publisher=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/19/economy/trump-harris-inflation/index.html |date=August 19, 2024 |access-date=August 19, 2024| archive-date=August 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821132308/https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/19/economy/trump-harris-inflation/index.html|url-status=live}} The New York Times reports that Harris's tax proposals have largely tracked Biden's, and in total add less debt burden than Trump's plans which are estimated to add $4 trillion to the debt after taxes.{{cite news |last1=Tankersley|first1=Jim|title=Trump's Tax Plan Could Add to Debt Burden. Harris's Plan Tracks Biden's. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/business/trump-harris-taxes-economy.html |work=The New York Times|date=August 9, 2024 |archive-date=August 20, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240820123839/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/business/trump-harris-taxes-economy.html|url-status=live|issn=0362-4331}}

Prior to her nomination, Harris promoted the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, funding for small business, and supported an act as senator to provide a $6,000 tax credit for middle and low-income families.

Harris has expressed support for stricter gun control laws including: red flag laws, universal background checks, revoking certain gun manufacturers licenses, and a prohibition of the sale of assault weapons to civilians, all primarily intended to be implemented by executive actions.{{Cite magazine |date=2021-01-20 |title=Here's Where Kamala Harris Stands on Gun Control |first=Chelsey |last=Sanchez |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a34275544/kamala-harris-gun-control/ |access-date=2024-10-28 |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |language=en-US}} As vice president, Harris oversaw the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention.{{cite news |last=Cohen |first=Joshua P. |title=Kamala Harris Touts 'Freedom To Live Safe From Gun Violence' In Presidential Campaign |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2024/08/01/kamala-harris-touts-freedom-to-live-safe-from-gun-violence-in-presidential-campaign/ |date=August 1, 2024 |access-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-date=August 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806030625/https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2024/08/01/kamala-harris-touts-freedom-to-live-safe-from-gun-violence-in-presidential-campaign/ |url-status=live }} Harris has stated that she owns a "Glock" handgun, a model of handgun which is restricted under California law.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-09 |title=Why Kamala Harris is facing criticism for owning a Glock |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/kamala-harris/kamala-harris-criticism-owning-glock-gun-rcna174534 |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=NBC News |language=en}}

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Harris has supported efforts to strengthen coverage under the Affordable Care Act, including setting caps on seniors' out-of-pocket prescription drug prices at $2,000 and limiting the cost of insulin for those on Medicare to $35 enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction Act.{{Cite news |last=Bolton |first=Alexander |date=July 29, 2024 |title=Behind hoopla, Democrats anxious about Harris |work=The Hill |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4795432-kamala-harris-democratic-anxiety/ |access-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-date=July 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730045711/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4795432-kamala-harris-democratic-anxiety/ |url-status=live }} Harris has been a proponent of White House efforts to ban medical debt from credit reports.{{Cite news |last=Luhby |first=Tami |date=July 28, 2024 |title=Harris and Trump want to strengthen the middle class. It could use the help |publisher=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/28/politics/kamala-harris-trump-middle-class/index.html |access-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-date=July 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240730172716/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/28/politics/kamala-harris-trump-middle-class/index.html |url-status=live }} Harris has stated she no longer supports a single-payer healthcare system.

Harris has proposed directing $40 billion in tax incentives to construction companies for building starter homes and sending $25,000 in down-payment assistance to every first-time homebuyer. Harris says she will urge Congress to enforce fair housing laws, pass a bill to bar property owners from using services that coordinate rents through the passage of the Preventing the Algorithmic Facilitation of Rental Housing Cartels Act, and pass the Stop Predatory Investing Act to remove tax benefits for Wall Street firms that buy up large numbers of single-family homes.{{Cite news |last=Sherman |first=Natalie |date=August 16, 2024 |title=New homes and end to price-gouging: Harris sets economic goals |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8xqy0jv24o |access-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817055831/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8xqy0jv24o |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Alcindor |first=Yamiche |date=August 15, 2024 |title=Harris to endorse protections for renters and removal of key tax benefits for Wall St. investors buying homes |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-endorse-protections-renters-removal-key-tax-benefits-wall-st-in-rcna166821 |access-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817095136/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-endorse-protections-renters-removal-key-tax-benefits-wall-st-in-rcna166821 |url-status=live}} Her proposed housing policies are among the first to bring YIMBY ideas to the national political mainstream.{{cite news |last=Ball |first=Molly |date=September 15, 2024 |title=Why the Pro-Housing 'Yimby' Movement Is Wading Into the Election |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/pro-housing-yimbys-for-kamala-harris-cf3cb3b8 |work=The Wall Street Journal |url-access=subscription |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926014610/https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/pro-housing-yimbys-for-kamala-harris-cf3cb3b8 |archive-date=September 26, 2024 |url-status=live |quote=Harris's proposal to build millions more homes draws fans among 'Yes in My Backyard' activists [...] Their cause, long the boutique obsession of a scattering of wonky bloggers and local activists, has suddenly moved to the political mainstream this election season. Yimby-tinged ideas are a central plank in Vice President Kamala Harris's platform to bring down prices and were prominently mentioned at last month's Democratic convention.}}{{cite news |first1=Rachel |last1=Siegel |first2=Michael |last2=Scherer |first3=Sabrina |last3=Rodriguez |date=October 8, 2024 |title=Kamala Harris says America needs more homes. Here's why that's different. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/08/kamala-harris-housing-plan-yimby/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009032308/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/08/kamala-harris-housing-plan-yimby/ |archive-date=October 9, 2024 |url-status=live |quote=Harris's approach has inched closer and closer to what’s known as 'YIMBYism,' shorthand for 'Yes in My Backyard.'}}

{{see also|Immigration policy of the Joe Biden administration}}

Harris has promised to fight for "strong border security" coupled with an earned pathway to citizenship. Following an August 2024 interview, Harris was described by immigration activists as positioning herself to be "tougher on immigration than Trump."{{cite web | title=From Decriminalization to Border Crackdown, Harris Defends Hard-Line Shift | website=Democracy Now! | date=August 30, 2024 | url=https://www.democracynow.org/2024/8/30/kamala_harris_cnn_interview_policy_shift | access-date=September 30, 2024 | archive-date=September 12, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912120703/https://www.democracynow.org/2024/8/30/kamala_harris_cnn_interview_policy_shift | url-status=live }}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=September 2024}} Harris has highlighted her work in combating transnational gangs, drug cartels, and human traffickers while attorney general.{{cite news|last1=Daniels|first1=Eugene|last2=Schneider|first2=Elena|title=Harris promises to go tough on border security |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/09/harris-promises-to-go-tough-on-border-security-00173485|work=Politico|date=August 9, 2024|access-date=August 10, 2024|archive-date=August 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811003141/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/09/harris-promises-to-go-tough-on-border-security-00173485|url-status=live}} In 2023, as vice president, Harris announced pledges of US$950 million from private companies to support Central American communities to address the causes of mass migration, such as poverty. While vice president, Harris supported a bipartisan bill, the Secure the Border Act, which would have funded additional border agents and closed the border if too crowded, and which was rejected by Trump. Trump called on House and Senate Republicans to kill the bill arguing that it would hurt his and other Republican's reelection campaigns and deny them the ability to run on immigration as a campaign issue.{{cite news|title=Trump brags about efforts to stymie border talks: 'Please blame it on me'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/27/trump-border-biden/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 28, 2024|last1=Arnsdorf|first1=Isaac|issn=0190-8286|access-date=January 29, 2024|archive-date=January 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128000000/https://web.archive.org/web/20240128152344/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/27/trump-border-biden/|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Senate GOP blocks bipartisan border deal and foreign aid package in key vote |url=https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/senate-vote-border-bill-aid-02-07-24/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-date=March 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324052232/https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/senate-vote-border-bill-aid-02-07-24/index.html |url-status=live |first1=Elise |last1=Hammond |first2=Michelle |last2=Shen |first3=Jack |last3=Forrest |first4=Shania |last4=Shelton }}{{cite news |last1=Kane |first1=Paul |title=Senate Republicans retreating into the same ungovernable chaos as House GOP |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/07/senate-republicans-retreating-into-same-ungovernable-chaos-house-gop/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-date=February 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207191403/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/07/senate-republicans-retreating-into-same-ungovernable-chaos-house-gop/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news|title=GOP leaders face unrest amid chaotic, bungled votes|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/07/republicans-disarray-house-senate-border/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 7, 2024|author1=Jacqueline Alemany|author2=Marianna Sotomayor|author3=Leigh Ann Caldwell|author4=Liz Goodwin|access-date=April 3, 2024|archive-date=June 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619170449/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/07/republicans-disarray-house-senate-border/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Senate GOP blocks border deal; future of Ukraine, Israel aid unclear|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/07/senate-border-security-vote/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=February 7, 2024|author1=Liz Goodwin|author2=Leigh Ann Caldwell|author3=Abigail Hauslohner|access-date=April 3, 2024|archive-date=February 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208172040/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/07/senate-border-security-vote/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |author1=Richard Cowan |author2=Picas Costas |title=US Senate unveils $118 billion bill on border security, aid for Ukraine, Israel |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-unveils-118-billion-bipartisan-bill-tighten-border-security-aid-2024-02-04/ |access-date=February 5, 2024 |date=February 5, 2024 |work=Reuters |archive-date=June 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605222353/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-unveils-118-billion-bipartisan-bill-tighten-border-security-aid-2024-02-04/ |url-status=live }} Harris criticized Trump for his opposition to the bill on the campaign trail, and promised to sign the bill into law as president.{{Cite web |last1=Restuccia |first1=Andrew |last2=Hackman|first2=Michelle|title=Kamala Harris Pledges to Sign Bipartisan Border Bill |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/dnc-harris-speech-election-2024/card/harris-pledges-to-sign-bipartisan-border-bill-csVc4bVyNHlyx9yqnyyE |access-date=August 24, 2024 |date=August 23, 2024 |work=The Wall Street Journal |archive-date=August 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240824052300/https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/dnc-harris-speech-election-2024/card/harris-pledges-to-sign-bipartisan-border-bill-csVc4bVyNHlyx9yqnyyE|url-status=live|issn=0099-9660 }}

Harris stated she believes the immigration system is "broken" and needs to be fixed, and that she thinks most Americans also believe this. In an August 2024 visit to the border in Arizona, Harris advocated for stricter asylum rules than president Biden.{{Cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Myah |last2=Sentner |first2=Irie |date=September 27, 2024 |title=Harris in Arizona visit vows to outdo Biden on border security |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/27/harris-border-asylum-policy-biden-00181473 |work=Politico}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/27/vp-harris-pushes-tougher-asylum-restrictions-during-border-visit/75415061007/|title=Kamala Harris pushes tougher asylum restrictions during visit to US-Mexico border|newspaper=USA Today|date=September 27, 2024}} Furthermore, Harris also pledged to crack down on fentanyl.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-visits-us-southern-border-trump-focuses-immigration-2024-09-27/|title=Harris promises tougher immigration, fentanyl controls at border|website=Reuters|date=September 27, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/09/27/nx-s1-5127374/harris-arizona-border-migration-asylum|title=At the border in Arizona, Harris lays out a plan to get tough on fentanyl|website=NPR|date=September 27, 2024}} Her campaign video introduced on July 30, 2024, says, "Kamala Harris supports increasing the number of Border Patrol agents" and paints Trump as unserious on border security.{{Cite web |last1=Alvarez |first1=Priscilla |last2=Blackburn |first2=Piper Hudspeth |date=July 31, 2024 |title=Harris goes on offensive on immigration, comparing her record with Trump's |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/harris-immigration-trump/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731030729/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/harris-immigration-trump/index.html |archive-date=July 31, 2024 |access-date=July 31, 2024 |publisher=CNN }}

Harris is a strong supporter of LGBTQ rights.{{cite web |title=Where does Kamala Harris stand on queer and trans issues? |website=Xtra Magazine |date=July 22, 2024 |url=https://xtramagazine.com/video/kamala-harris-gay-trans-rights-266957 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723015314/https://xtramagazine.com/video/kamala-harris-gay-trans-rights-266957 |url-status=live }} In 2022, Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act, which requires states to recognize same-sex marriages and interracial marriages in case the Supreme Court overturned marriage equality.{{cite press release |title=Remarks by President Biden and Vice President Harris at Signing of H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act |publisher=The White House |date=December 13, 2022 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/12/13/remarks-by-president-biden-and-vice-president-harris-at-signing-of-h-r-8404-the-respect-for-marriage-act/ |access-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725084418/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/12/13/remarks-by-president-biden-and-vice-president-harris-at-signing-of-h-r-8404-the-respect-for-marriage-act/ |url-status=live }} At the signing ceremony, Harris and others gave speeches,{{cite news |last=Fraser |first=Kristopher |title=Vice President Kamala Harris Dons Sharp Lapels at Respect for Marriage Act Signing at White House |website=Women's Wear Daily |date=December 14, 2022 |url=https://wwd.com/eye/scoops/kamala-harris-respect-for-marriage-act-white-house-coat-1235449967/ |access-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307204425/https://wwd.com/eye/scoops/kamala-harris-respect-for-marriage-act-white-house-coat-1235449967/ |url-status=live }} and Biden presented Harris with a pen as recognition of years of work for marriage equality.{{cite news |first=Christopher |last=Wiggins |agency=The Advocate |title=President Biden Gifts Marriage Equality Pen to Vice President Harris |website=KRDO-TV |date=December 16, 2022 |url=https://krdo.com/news/2022/12/15/president-biden-gifts-marriage-equality-pen-to-vice-president-harris/ |access-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219131028/https://krdo.com/news/2022/12/15/president-biden-gifts-marriage-equality-pen-to-vice-president-harris/ |url-status=live }} In 2023, Harris visited the Stonewall Inn and denounced legislative attacks on transgender rights in states across the country. In July 2024, Harris conducted a fundraiser in the LGBTQ hotspot of Provincetown, Massachusetts.{{cite news |last=Tracy |first=Matt |title=A look at Vice President Kamala Harris' LGBTQ record |website=Gay City News |date=July 22, 2024 |url=https://gaycitynews.com/vice-president-kamala-harris-lgbtq-record/ |access-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723030223/https://gaycitynews.com/vice-president-kamala-harris-lgbtq-record/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Boyer |first=Dave |title=Kamala Harris predicts November victory at LGBTQ fundraiser in Cape Cod |website=The Washington Times |date=July 20, 2024 |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/20/kamala-harris-predicts-november-victory-lgbtq-fund/ |access-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723013115/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/20/kamala-harris-predicts-november-victory-lgbtq-fund/ |url-status=live }}

Harris supports raising the federal minimum wage. Harris has not given a number for a federal minimum wage she supports. She has posted on Twitter praising that some states have raised the minimum wage to at least $15 an hour.{{cite news |last1=Konish |first1=Lorie |title=The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 for 15 years. How the election may change that |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/16/federal-minimum-wage-has-been-7point25-for-15-years-how-that-may-change.html |work=CNBC |date=August 16, 2024 }}{{cite news |title=Harris says she supports eliminating federal taxes on tips |last1=Egwuonwu |first1=Nnamdi |last2=Koretski |first2=Katherine |last3=Gilchrist |first3=Aaron |last4=Dean |first4=Sarah |last5=Prindiville |first5=Tara |last6=Concepcion |first6=Summer |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/harris-supports-eliminating-federal-taxes-tips-rcna166124 |work=NBC News |date=August 11, 2024 }}

Harris has supported the expanded child tax credit enacted in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Harris has expressed support for making child care and elder care more affordable and enacting paid family leave. Harris has also expressed support for student debt relief. On August 16, 2024, she announced the proposal of a $6,000 child tax credit, expanding her populist economic agenda. Other policies including expanding a cap on prescription drug costs and permanently reinstating the expanded child tax credit.{{cite news |last1=Stein |first1=Jeff |last2=Abutaleb |first2=Yasmeen |last3=Diamond |first3=Dan |title=Kamala Harris unveils populist policy agenda, with $6,000 credit for newborns |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 16, 2024 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/16/kamala-harris-2024-policy-child-tax-credit/ |access-date=August 16, 2024 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817013422/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/16/kamala-harris-2024-policy-child-tax-credit/ |url-status=live }}

Harris has supported Biden's call for term limits for Supreme Court justices and a constitutional amendment to reverse its decision in Trump v. United States (2024).{{cite news|last=Gangitano|first=Alex|title=Harris backs terms limits for Supreme Court justices, immunity amendment |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4797658-vice-president-harris-backs-biden/|work=The Hill|date=July 29, 2024|access-date=August 10, 2024|archive-date=August 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805052045/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4797658-vice-president-harris-backs-biden/|url-status=live}}

{{see also|Foreign policy of the Joe Biden administration}}

During the 2020 vice presidential debate, Harris criticized former President Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on Chinese imports, accusing Republicans of losing the trade war with China and losing hundreds of thousands of jobs as a result.

Harris has advocated for "de-risking" from Beijing, a policy that encourages reducing Western economic dependence on China.{{cite web |last=Garrity |first=Kelly |date=September 10, 2023 |title=Harris on China: We need to lead |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/10/kamala-harris-china-relationship-00114893 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716050644/https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/10/kamala-harris-china-relationship-00114893 |archive-date=July 16, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |website=POLITICO}} Harris is expected to continue deepening American alliances in Asia and the Pacific with the intention of curbing China's rising power both economically and militarily. Harris has previously spoken out against human rights abuses in Hong Kong and co-sponsored the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act and Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act.{{Cite web |date=July 22, 2024 |title=A look at Harris' views on US policy toward China |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/a-look-at-harris-views-on-u-s-policy-toward-china/7709060.html |access-date=July 24, 2024 |website=Voice of America|archive-date=July 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723174055/https://www.voanews.com/a/a-look-at-harris-views-on-u-s-policy-toward-china/7709060.html |url-status=live }} As a senator, she condemned the persecution of Uyghur and minority women in western China and sponsored Marco Rubio's sanctions punishing human rights abuses in the region, and during the 2019 debates also criticized China for stealing "our products, including our intellectual property" and for dumping "substandard products into our economy". Harris has previously stated her support of Taiwan's self-defense, criticized Chinese naval harassment of Philippine vessels, and supported freedom of navigation in the South China Sea.{{Cite news |last1=Bazail-Eimil |first1=Eric |last2=Gould |first2=Joe |last3=Herszenhorn |first3=Miles J. |last4=Kine |first4=Phelim |date=July 21, 2024 |title=What a Kamala Harris foreign policy could look like |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-foreign-policy-00170143 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722011118/https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/21/kamala-harris-foreign-policy-00170143 |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |work=Politico}}

In 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi repealed Article 370, ending the semi-autonomous status of Indian-administered Kashmir. Harris rebuked the move, saying "we must remind Kashmiris that they are not alone in the world."{{cite web | last=Chaudhury | first=Dipanjan Roy | title=Democrat VP nominee Kamala has strong views on Kashmir but has refrained from taking a position | website=The Economic Times | date=August 13, 2020 | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/democrat-vp-nominee-kamala-has-strong-views-on-kashmir-but-has-refrained-from-taking-a-position/articleshow/77512543.cms | access-date=July 23, 2024 | archive-date=December 1, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201044029/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/democrat-vp-nominee-kamala-has-strong-views-on-kashmir-but-has-refrained-from-taking-a-position/articleshow/77512543.cms | url-status=live }}{{cite book | last=Jain | first=H.M. | title=Kamala Harris: The American Story that Began on India's Shores | publisher=Hachette India | year=2021 | isbn=978-93-5195-168-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LEATEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT78 | access-date=July 23, 2024 | page=78 | archive-date=July 25, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725025227/https://books.google.com/books?id=LEATEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT78 | url-status=live }} In 2023, Harris entertained Modi at a state dinner and discussed her visiting her grandparents in Madras when she was growing up, the impact India has had on the world and their cooperation on topics like climate change, cybercrime and vaccine production.{{cite web |date=June 24, 2023 |title=India's history, teachings shaped world, says Kamala Harris |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/indias-history-teachings-shaped-world-says-kamala-harris/articleshow/101240992.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629193649/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/indias-history-teachings-shaped-world-says-kamala-harris/articleshow/101240992.cms |archive-date=June 29, 2023 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=The Economic Times}}

Harris was critical of Iran during her presidential campaign, referring to it as a "destablizing force".{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kamala-harris-calls-iran-destabilizing-force-middle-east-2024-10-01/|title=Kamala Harris calls Iran a destabilizing force in Middle East|website=Reuters|date=October 1, 2024}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/harris-iran-is-greatest-us-adversary/2024/10/23/9a9de8c6-d066-44d3-b95c-ddbf5c13737b_video.html|title=Harris: Iran is greatest U.S. adversary|newspaper=Washington Post|date=October 23, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/10/08/is-iran-really-washingtons-greatest-adversary-00182908|title=Is Iran really Washington's 'greatest adversary?|website=Politico|date=October 8, 2024}}

Harris is seen as more sympathetic to Palestinians than Biden, who has described himself as a Zionist and has a long history with Israeli leaders. Some analysts expect that Harris would continue to use a tougher tone with Israel, though U.S. policy toward Israel may not see a big shift if Harris is elected. Regarding the Gaza war, she has specifically stated that she is against placing conditions on military aid to Israel though noted that how it defends itself matters.{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2024 |title=Harris Says She Will Not Impose Stricter Conditions On Weapons For Israel |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-gaza-war-biden-arms-policy_n_66d12f4ee4b0099ccb749660 |access-date=September 14, 2024 |website=HuffPost |archive-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911222006/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kamala-harris-gaza-war-biden-arms-policy_n_66d12f4ee4b0099ccb749660 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |date=July 22, 2024 |title=How Kamala Harris views the world: From Gaza and Russia to China and India |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/22/how-kamala-harris-views-the-world-from-gaza-and-russia-to-china-and-india |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722152950/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/22/how-kamala-harris-views-the-world-from-gaza-and-russia-to-china-and-india |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |work=Al Jazeera}} Following the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel 2023, Harris strongly supported Israel's actions in the Gaza war,{{Cite news |last1=Kingston |first1=Shannon K. |last2=Flaherty |first2=Anne |last3=Luna |first3=Nathan |date=July 22, 2024 |title=Harris on foreign policy: Her experience and where she stands |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harris-foreign-policy-experience-stands/story?id=112151509 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722233146/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/harris-foreign-policy-experience-stands/story?id=112151509 |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |work=ABC News}} stating that "the threat Hamas poses to the people of Israel must be eliminated". However, since December 2023, she has criticized Israel's approach and the Gaza humanitarian crisis. In March 2024, Harris opposed Israel's invasion of Rafah, called for a six-week pause in the attacks,Green, E. L. (2024). Kamala Harris Calls for 'Immediate Cease-Fire'. N.Y. Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/03/world/middleeast/kamala-harris-cease-fire.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830234457/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/03/world/middleeast/kamala-harris-cease-fire.html |date=August 30, 2024 }} and stated that the situation in Gaza is a "humanitarian catastrophe".

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Harris was described by USA Today as "coming close to accusing Israel of war crimes" in one of her speeches, when she said international humanitarian law must be respected in the conflict.{{Cite news |last=Crowley |first=Kinsey |date=July 22, 2024 |title=Here's what Kamala Harris has said on Israel, Gaza conflict |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/22/kamala-harris-gaza-israel-hamas-policy/74499016007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722230809/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/22/kamala-harris-gaza-israel-hamas-policy/74499016007/ |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |work=USA Today}} Former Biden administration officials said in an interview with Politico that Harris was less committed to the Israel policy and that one official was "cautiously optimistic" she would change it. Harris declined to preside over a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on July 24, instead going to a campaign event.{{Cite news |last=Karni |first=Annie |title=A Senator Will Preside at Netanyahu's Speech to Congress After Harris Declines |date=July 22, 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/world/middleeast/kamala-harris-netanyahu-congress-speech.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722233507/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/world/middleeast/kamala-harris-netanyahu-congress-speech.html |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |access-date=July 23, 2024 |work=The New York Times }} After the speech, she condemned pro-Hamas protestors, pro-Hamas graffiti, and the burning of an American flag at Union Station.{{cite web |title=Kamala Harris condemns pro-Hamas protesters who burned American flag in D.C. |date=July 25, 2024 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kamala-harris-american-flag-burning-union-station-dc-hamas-israel/ |publisher=CBS News |access-date=July 25, 2024 |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725163500/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kamala-harris-american-flag-burning-union-station-dc-hamas-israel/ |url-status=live }} The next day, after she met with Netanyahu, she said, "Israel has a right to defend itself, and how it does so matters." She continued that Israel must agree to a ceasefire and hostage deal and work towards a two-state solution, emphasizing Palestinian suffering.{{cite web |title=Harris steps out on Israel as she navigates Biden and Netanyahu |date=July 25, 2024 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/25/politics/kamala-harris-israel-policy/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=July 25, 2024 |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725065809/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/25/politics/kamala-harris-israel-policy/index.html |url-status=live }} Before the rally, Harris had interacted with the co-founders of the Uncommitted National Movement, hearing stories from family members about the war. Harris reportedly agreed to meet with the activists, and was described by them as "sympathetic".{{cite web |title=Harris faces an 'uncommitted' quandary of her own |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/08/pro-palestinian-protest-gaza-kamala-harris-michigan-00173363 |publisher=Politico |access-date=August 9, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Harris adviser denies support for cutting off weapons transfers to Israel |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/8/harris-campaign-denies-support-for-cutting-off-weapons-transfers-to-israel |access-date=August 9, 2024 |publisher=Al Jazeera |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808230547/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/8/harris-campaign-denies-support-for-cutting-off-weapons-transfers-to-israel |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Live Election Updates: Harris and Walz Make Their Appeal in Midwest Swing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/07/us/harris-trump-election |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807160306/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/08/07/us/harris-trump-election |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=August 8, 2024 |work=The New York Times}} However, Harris's national security advisor said that she did not support an embargo.{{cite web |title=Harris rejects claims she would support Israel arms embargo |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg798l439ydo |access-date=August 9, 2024 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=August 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808234243/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg798l439ydo |url-status=live }} Throughout August, Harris and her campaign met with Arab-American and Uncommitted leaders in metro Detroit, including Dearborn mayor Abdullah Hammoud.{{cite web |title=The pro-Palestinian 'uncommitted' movement is at an impasse with top Democrats as the DNC begins |url=https://apnews.com/article/dnc-uncommitted-arab-american-palestinian-gaza-93f9edb25a602c95ee226bd2645e4298 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=August 17, 2024 |author=Cappelletti, Joey |date=August 17, 2024 |archive-date=August 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817053748/https://apnews.com/article/dnc-uncommitted-arab-american-palestinian-gaza-93f9edb25a602c95ee226bd2645e4298 |url-status=live }} However, in a CNN interview, Harris denied that she would shift policy from Biden and said that she would not end arms to Israel.{{Cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2024/08/30/kamala-harris-cnn-interview-israel-gaza/|title=Harris Will Continue to Ignore U.S. Law and Arm Israel, If Elected|website=The Intercept|date=August 30, 2024}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://newrepublic.com/post/185505/kamala-harris-israel-arms-gaza-first-interview|title=Harris Refuses to Change Course on Israel in Alarming First Interview|magazine=New Republic|date=August 30, 2024}}{{cite web |date=August 29, 2024 |title=Harris Says Would Not Change Biden Policy On Arms For Israel |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/harris-says-would-not-change-biden-policy-on-arms-for-israel-6526ef92 |access-date=August 30, 2024 |agency=Agence France-Presse |publisher=Barron's |archive-date=August 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830080829/https://www.barrons.com/amp/news/harris-says-would-not-change-biden-policy-on-arms-for-israel-6526ef92 |url-status=live }} In September, the Uncommitted National Movement said it would not endorse Harris for president because of her "unwillingness to shift on unconditional weapons policy or to even make a clear statement in support of upholding existing US and international human rights law".{{cite web |last1=Hellmann |first1=Melissa |title=Uncommitted movement declines to endorse Harris – but warns against Trump presidency |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/19/harris-uncommitted-movement-declines-endorse |website=The Guardian |access-date=September 27, 2024 |date=September 19, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Perry |first1=Caitriona |title=Uncommitted' anger over Gaza threatens Harris in Michigan |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xejx07exro |website=BBC News Online |access-date=September 27, 2024 |date=September 21, 2024}} By October, the movement encouraged its members to vote for Harris, arguing a second Trump presidency would be much worse for Palestinians.{{Cite news |last=Weisman |first=Jonathan |date=October 8, 2024 |title=Pro-Palestinian 'Uncommitted' Group Comes Out Firmly Against Trump |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/us/politics/palestine-uncommitted-trump.html |access-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008171628/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/us/politics/palestine-uncommitted-trump.html |url-status=live |issn=0362-4331}}

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Harris was expected and has signaled to generally follow Biden's foreign policy on NATO and Ukraine, supporting both in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite news |first1=Matt |last1=Spetalnick |first2=Simon |last2=Lewis |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Tougher tone on Israel, steady on NATO: how a Harris foreign policy could look |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tougher-tone-israel-steady-nato-how-harris-foreign-policy-could-look-2024-07-21/ |work=Reuters |access-date=July 22, 2024}}

During her speech at the DNC, Harris said, "I will ensure America always has the strongest, most lethal fighting force in the world".{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61HY9atD2H4&t=1704s |title=Kamala Harris's full speech to the Democratic National Convention |date=Aug 22, 2024 |language=en |publisher=CBC News: The National |via=YouTube |people=Kamala Harris}}{{Cite web |last=Sarnoff |first=Leah |date=August 22, 2024 |title=Read Kamala Harris' full speech from the Democratic National Convention |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/read-kamala-harris-full-speech-democratic-national-convention/story?id=113086031 |website=ABC News |language=en}}

While Harris described herself as "not a protectionist Democrat" during a 2019 primary debate, she has been critical of past free trade deals, stating she would have voted against the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of 1992 and the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) of 2016; in 2020, she voted against the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). However, trade has never been a major focus for Harris; as such, her positions are not entirely known.{{Cite news |last=Swanson |first=Ana |date=July 26, 2024 |title=With Kamala Harris, U.S. Free Trade Skepticism May Continue |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/us/politics/kamala-harris-trade-trump.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801023201/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/26/us/politics/kamala-harris-trade-trump.html |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |access-date=August 1, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 }} The Center for Strategic and International Studies notes that she has said so little about trade that most analysts have to dig up these old votes and statements and assume that she will continue Biden's policies: for instance, President Biden has maintained most of Trump's tariffs on China and increased some of them, and so likely won't make significant changes.{{Cite journal |last=Reinsch |first=William |date=July 29, 2024 |title=Don't Hold Your Breath for a New Democratic Trade Policy |url=https://www.csis.org/analysis/dont-hold-your-breath-new-democratic-trade-policy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801193731/https://www.csis.org/analysis/dont-hold-your-breath-new-democratic-trade-policy |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |access-date=August 1, 2024 |website=Center for Strategic and International Studies}} The CATO Institute in 2020 noted that while Harris does not seem to be an economic nationalist, her terms of engagement are a bit unclear other than that she wants more labor and environmental protections.{{Cite web |last=Lester |first=Simon |date=August 12, 2020 |title=Kamala Harris on Trade Policy |url=https://www.cato.org/blog/kamala-harris-trade-policy |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725200828/https://www.cato.org/blog/kamala-harris-trade-policy |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |access-date=August 1, 2024 |website=Cato Institute}}

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The Democratic Party quickly coalesced around Harris following Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race and his endorsement of Harris as his replacement. The vast majority of congressional Democrats endorsed Harris, including senior officials such as Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and former Speaker and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.{{cite web |title=Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries endorse Harris for president |date=July 23, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democratic-leaders-chuck-schumer-hakeem-jeffries-endorse-harris-presid-rcna163249 |publisher=NBC News |access-date=July 25, 2024 |archive-date=July 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729152420/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democratic-leaders-chuck-schumer-hakeem-jeffries-endorse-harris-presid-rcna163249 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Jeffries and Schumer set to endorse Harris soon as Pelosi throws her support behind the vice president |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/22/politics/chuck-schumer-hakeem-jeffries-endorsement/index.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=July 25, 2024 |author=Gangel, Jamie |date=July 22, 2024 |archive-date=July 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725171739/https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/22/politics/chuck-schumer-hakeem-jeffries-endorsement/index.html |url-status=live }} Additionally, all Democratic governors have endorsed Harris.{{cite news |title=Many Elected Democrats Quickly Endorsed Kamala Harris. See Who Did. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/22/us/politics/kamala-harris-democrats-endorsement-list.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=July 25, 2024 |last1=Gamio |first1=Lazaro |last2=Keefe |first2=John |last3=Kim |first3=June |last4=McFadden |first4=Alyce |last5=Park |first5=Andrew |last6=Yourish |first6=Karen |date=July 22, 2024 |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722072026/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/07/22/us/politics/kamala-harris-democrats-endorsement-list.html |url-status=live }} On July 21, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsed Harris.{{Cite news |last=McCreesh |first=Shawn |date=July 21, 2024 |title=Clintons Endorse Kamala Harris to Be Democrats' Nominee for President |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/politics/clintons-kamala-harris-endorsement.html |access-date=August 6, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=August 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804234250/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/us/politics/clintons-kamala-harris-endorsement.html |url-status=live }} On July 26, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama endorsed Harris in a joint statement.{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/barack-and-michelle-obama-endorse-kamala-harris-at-long-last-in-emotional-video |title=Barack and Michelle Obama Finally Endorse Harris But Warn: 'We're Underdogs' |last=McDougall |first=AJ |date=July 26, 2024 |publisher=The Daily Beast |access-date=July 26, 2024 |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726182458/https://www.thedailybeast.com/barack-and-michelle-obama-endorse-kamala-harris-at-long-last-in-emotional-video |url-status=live }} On August 3, Jimmy Carter, the oldest surviving Democratic former president, endorsed Harris.{{Cite news |last=Bluestein |first=Greg |date=August 3, 2024 |title=Jimmy Carter's next goal is voting for Kamala Harris for president |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/jimmy-carters-next-goal-is-voting-for-kamala-harris/UKCLDIUSSJC6JM4NP7HGOEDCNY/ |access-date=August 3, 2024 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |archive-date=August 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803125750/https://www.ajc.com/politics/jimmy-carters-next-goal-is-voting-for-kamala-harris/UKCLDIUSSJC6JM4NP7HGOEDCNY/ |url-status=live }} Some disaffected Republicans, including staunch critics of former President Donald Trump, such as former Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter, former House Representative Liz Cheney, and former federal executive officials Alberto Gonzales and Stephanie Grisham have also come forward to endorse Harris.{{cite web |date=September 6, 2024 |last1=Lebowitz |first1=Megan |title=Former Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Harris, his daughter Liz Cheney says |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/dick-cheney-kamala-harris-liz-cheney-rcna169979 |access-date=September 6, 2024 |website=NBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906203218/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/dick-cheney-kamala-harris-liz-cheney-rcna169979 |archive-date=September 6, 2024 |url-status=live}}

On September 10, 2024, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift endorsed Harris for president in a highly publicized Instagram post, following the first debate between Harris and Trump. Swift, explained her support for Harris and running mate Tim Walz, signing off as "Childless Cat Lady," a reference to comments made by Trump's running mate, JD Vance, about women without children. Meanwhile, Trump's campaign criticized the endorsement, arguing that it reflected the Democratic Party's alignment with "wealthy elites".{{cite news |title=Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president |date=September 11, 2024 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/taylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president/a-70184935 |website=Deutsche Welle |access-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911033641/https://www.dw.com/en/taylor-swift-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president/a-70184935 |url-status=live }} That same month, Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell also endorsed Harris for president.{{cite magazine |last1=Jones |first1=CT |title=Billie Eilish, Finneas Endorse Harris-Walz: 'Vote Like Your Life Depends on It' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-finneas-harris-walz-endorsement-1235104330/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=17 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917181522/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-finneas-harris-walz-endorsement-1235104330/ |archive-date=17 September 2024 |quote=Billie Eilish and Finneas have endorsed Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for the 2024 presidential election. |url-status=live}} On October 3, 2024, Bruce Springsteen formally endorsed Harris for president describing the election as "one of the most consequential elections in our nation’s history" and calling Trump "the most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime".{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/04/bruce-springsteen-endorses-kamala-harris-for-president-while-criticising-dangerous-trump|title=Bruce Springsteen endorses Kamala Harris for president while criticising 'dangerous' Trump|first=Dee|last=Jefferson|date=October 4, 2024|newspaper=The Guardian}}

In October 2024, Puerto Rican musicians Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez, Luis Fonsi, Ricky Martin, and Don Omar endorsed Harris after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe joked about Puerto Rico being an "island of garbage" during the Trump rally at Madison Square Garden.{{Cite web |last2=Alvarez |first=Elizabeth |last=Wagmeister |first2=Priscilla |date=October 31, 2024 |title=A Gen Z pop star kicked off Harris' campaign. Puerto Rican musicians may bring her to the finish line |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/31/politics/celebrity-endorsements-puerto-rico-harris-trump/index.html |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=CNN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Roeloffs |first=Mary Whitfill |title=Harris And Trump's Biggest Celebrity Endorsements: Harrison Ford Voting For Harris To 'Move Forward' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/11/02/harris-and-trumps-biggest-celebrity-endorsements-harrison-ford-voting-for-harris-to-move-forward/ |date=November 2, 2024 |access-date=November 3, 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en}} On October 31, 2024, LeBron James endorsed Harris for president.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/lebron-james-endorses-harris-president-says-choice-is-clear-2024-10-31/|title=LeBron James endorses Harris for president, says 'choice is clear'|last=Singh|first=Kanishka|agency=Reuters |date=October 31, 2024|access-date=November 1, 2024}} On November 2, 2024, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced his preference for Harris declaring that "if Kamala wins the election, it is much safer to strengthen democracy in the US".{{Cite web |last=Neopolis |first=Douglas |date=November 2, 2024 |title=Lula revela quem prefere como próximo presidente dos EUA |url=https://sbpconection.blogspot.com/2024/11/lula-revela-quem-prefere-como-proximo.html |access-date=November 2, 2024 |website=SBP News}}

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File:Pro-Palestine protest at Kamala Harris Ellipse speech.jpg before Harris' October 29, 2024, campaign speech on the Ellipse]]

The Harris campaign was opposed by some Arab Americans who expressed frustration with her stance on the Gaza war and 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.{{cite web |last1=Roy |first1=Yash |title=Michigan and Georgia Arab American voters sour on Harris |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4917055-harris-arab-american-muslim-voters-concerns/ |website=The Hill |date=October 7, 2024 |access-date=12 October 2024}} According to the Financial Times, Israel's wars "threatened to shatter" the advantage the Democratic Party once held amongst Arab Americans in Michigan.{{cite news |last1=Politi |first1=James |title=Kamala Harris struggles to keep the faith of Arab-Americans in Michigan |url=https://www.ft.com/content/9c5ede13-85fb-4a66-8cf4-a905a79aac62?shareType=nongift |website=Financial Times |access-date=30 October 2024|url-access=subscription}} An October 2024 poll by the Arab American Institute showing Arab American support tied between Harris and Trump.{{cite magazine |last1=Shahid |first1=Waleed |title=Arab Voters Are Abandoning Kamala Harris. Why Doesn't She Seem to Care? |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/arab-american-voters-election-kamala-harris-donald-trump/ |website=The Nation |date=October 3, 2024 |access-date=12 October 2024}} The "Abandon Harris" movement, which encouraged Harris to change her position on Gaza, endorsed Jill Stein for president in October 2024.{{cite web |last1=Mueller |first1=Julia |title=Abandon Harris campaign endorses Jill Stein |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4919569-abandon-harris-campaign-endorses-jill-stein/ |website=The Hill |date=October 7, 2024 |access-date=12 October 2024}} The Uncommitted National Movement and Arab American Political Action Committee both declined to endorse a candidate.{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Erica L. |title='Uncommitted' Group Says It Won't Endorse Harris Over Gaza Concerns |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/19/us/politics/uncommitted-kamala-harris-endorsement.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=12 October 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Emmy |title=Arab American PAC forgoes presidential endorsement |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/14/arab-american-pac-presidential-endorsement-michigan-00183606 |website=Politico |access-date=16 October 2024}} U.S. House Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American in Congress, declined to endorse Harris for president.{{cite web |last1=Ward |first1=Myah |title=Rashida Tlaib declines to endorse Harris |url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/01/2024-elections-live-coverage-updates-analysis/rashida-tlaib-kamala-harris-skips-endorsement-00186901 |website=Politico |access-date=2 November 2024}} A group of approximately 50 African-American Muslim community leaders signed an open-letter urging voters not to vote for Harris and instead vote for a candidate who supported both a ceasefire in Gaza and an arms embargo on Israel.{{cite web |last1=Farooq |first1=Umar A. |title='Genocide must be our red line': Black Muslim leaders shun Harris for US president |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/genocide-red-line-black-muslim-leaders-shun-harris-for-president |website=Middle East Eye |access-date=30 October 2024}}

In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, the Harris campaign featured several controversial surrogates speaking on the topic of Gaza. In Michigan, the Harris campaign enlisted U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres, who emphasized that Harris' team had rejected a Palestinian-American speaker at the Democratic National Convention because she didn't want any speakers opposing Israel.{{cite web |last1=Lapin |first1=Andrew |title=Doug Emhoff, Ritchie Torres reassure Michigan Jewish voters Harris supports Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/doug-emhoff-ritchie-torres-reassure-michigan-jewish-voters-harris-supports-israel/ |website=The Times of Israel |access-date=1 November 2024}} Also in Michigan, former-U.S. president Bill Clinton caused a backlash by criticizing Arab and Muslim Americans hesitant to support Harris, stating Israel had been "forced" to kill civilians.{{cite web |title=Bill Clinton criticised for saying Israel 'forced' to kill Gaza civilians |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/31/bill-clinton-criticised-for-saying-israel-forced-to-kill-gaza-civilians |website=Al Jazeera English |access-date=1 November 2024}} His comments led the Institute for Middle East Understanding to state, "Bill Clinton's racist and ahistorical remarks were meant to justify the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their land. The Harris campaign is doing itself no favors attaching itself to that kind of hateful rhetoric".{{cite web |last1=Karanth |first1=Sanjana |title=Bill Clinton Justifies The Mass Killings Of Palestinians In Racist Michigan Speech |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-clinton-justifies-murder-palestinians-israel-michigan-kamala-harris_n_6723f929e4b0871068feb074 |website=Huffington Post |date=31 October 2024 |access-date=1 November 2024}}

Harris ultimately won fewer votes than Trump in Dearborn, Michigan, which has been nicknamed the "capital of Arab America"{{Cite web |last=Cortwright |first=Bradley |date=2024-11-06 |title=Trump Wins Dearborn, the 'Capital' of Arab America, in Political Upset in Michigan |url=https://www.nysun.com/article/trump-wins-dearborn-the-capital-of-arab-america-in-political-upset-in-michigan |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=The New York Sun |language=en}} and has one of the highest Arab-American concentrations in the United States. Biden had won the city in the 2020 United States presidential election by a substantial margin. The Detroit News cited disagreement with Biden's foreign policy towards Israel and economic frustrations as some of the reasons for Harris' loss.{{Cite web |last1=Burke |first1=Melissa Nann |last2=Kozlowski |first2=Kim |title=Trump wins Dearborn, Dearborn Heights amid fury over Gaza, Lebanon wars |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/06/trump-won-dearborn-dearborn-heights-arab-american-muslim-voters-israel-gaza-lebanon-hamas-hamtramck/76088958007/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}} The Times of Israel described the level of support towards Trump within Dearborn as "unimaginable" four years prior.{{Cite web |last=Magid |first=Jacob |date=November 6, 2024 |title=In scene unimaginable 4 years ago, Michigan Arabs bask in Trump win they helped clinch |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-scene-unimaginable-4-years-ago-michigans-arab-americans-bask-in-aiding-trump-win/amp/ |website=The Times of Israel}}File:Kamala Harris & Tim Walz - 53915639353.jpg]]

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From August 2024 until the election, Harris generally held a narrow lead in the national popular vote while being statistically tied in the various swing states.{{Cite web |title=Harris vs. Trump polls – The Hill and DDHQ |url=https://elections2024.thehill.com/national/harris-trump-general/ |access-date=August 2, 2024 |website=The Hill |archive-date=August 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801210530/https://elections2024.thehill.com/national/harris-trump-general/ |url-status=live }} In addition, her favorability ratings significantly increased among Democrats and independents in polling following her campaign launch. An August poll by the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Muslim-Americans showed that support for Harris (29.4%) was nearly tied with Green Party nominee Jill Stein (29.1%). Harris still received nearly four times the support as Biden had in a prior poll (7.3%).{{cite web |date=August 30, 2024 |title=Muslim voters flock to Kamala Harris after Biden's exit, poll finds |url=https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-817109 |access-date=September 14, 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post |archive-date=September 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913050156/https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-817109 |url-status=live }}

Nationally, Harris ran consistently behind Clinton and Biden, faring similarly in swing states. At first, Harris began outrunning Trump nationally and in swing states, hitting far better marks than Biden for 2024. However, three weeks out, Harris began slipping, with many swing states becoming dead heat races.{{Cite web |first=Mark |last=Murray |date=October 15, 2024 |title='Dead heat': Trump pulls even with Harris in NBC News poll |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/dead-heat-trump-pulls-even-harris-nbc-news-poll-rcna174201 |access-date=October 22, 2024 |website=NBC News |language=en}}

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The Harris-Walz ticket ultimately lost to the Trump-Vance ticket in the general election on November 5, with Harris conceding in a phone call to Trump and a public address the following day.{{Cite news |last=Gambino |first=Lauren |date=November 6, 2024 |title=Kamala Harris concedes to Trump but urges supporters to 'never give up' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/06/kamala-harris-concession-speech |access-date=November 7, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} Trump won the critical swing states of North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona, as well as the "blue wall" states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.{{Cite web |last=Chasan |first=Aliza |date=November 9, 2024 |title=These are the battleground states that decided the 2024 election |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/battleground-states-2024-election/ |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}} The candidates were virtually tied in polling in these critical states and visited them repeatedly before the election.{{Cite web |last1=Hubbard |first1=Kaia |last2=Watson |first2=Kathryn |last3=Yilek |first3=Caitlin |last4=Quinn |first4=Melissa |date=November 5, 2024 |title=Trump-Harris polls remain tied in battleground states as campaign wraps up |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/election-2024-campaign-final-day/ |access-date=November 7, 2024 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}} Harris became the first Democratic presidential contender to have lost both the electoral college vote and the national popular vote since John Kerry in 2004 against Republican then-President George W. Bush.

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