US Presidential Election: “Yes she can!”, Kamala Harris officially enters the race for the White House

This Tuesday, alongside Michelle and Barack Obama, the Democratic Party crowned Kamala Harris as the candidate for the White House.

"Yes, she can !" (Yes, she can!): Michelle and Barack Obama rocked the Democratic convention on Tuesday, August 20, by hailing “hope” found in Kamala Harris. “Hope is back” launched the former First Lady, still immensely popular, like her husband, in the party.

“My Kamala Harris is more than ready for this moment”,” launched Michelle Obama, whose eloquence and serene authority several times provoked real roars in the excited room. “We are ready for President Kamala Harris”, assured the first black president of the United States after her, while beating up Donald Trump, this “78-year-old billionaire who never stops whining” and who “is afraid of losing”.

“Yes, she can!”, said Barack Obama, echoing his old slogan of course. The room then began to chant the phrase.

Gigantic fair

In a very festive atmosphere, the Democrats had previously consecrated Kamala Harris as their candidate. The American vice president, thumbing her nose at her opponent Donald Trump, sold out the venue on Tuesday, August 20, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the same venue where the Republican Party invested the former president.

Kamala Harris promised a “future of freedom, opportunity, optimism and faith”. The Democratic Party, after one of the most eventful months in American political history, wanted to symbolically mark the entry of the vice president into the race for the White House. His investiture had already been formalized during an online vote.

One by one, against a backdrop of deafening music and cheers, representatives from each American state lent their support. Each delegation had chosen a hit celebrating its home state. Many representatives wore colorful accessories or waved signs, giving the whole thing the feel of a gigantic fair, hosted by a DJ.

“Joyeuse guerrière”

For many, the hope Kamala Harris has inspired is reminiscent of the momentum that preceded Barack Obama's election in 2008. “It's really similar, there was so much enthusiasm when Obama was a candidate, and that enthusiasm is back, it's wonderful,” said Carolyn Culpepper, an African-American delegate from Alabama.

The 44th President of the United States (2009-2017) spoke last, in this city of Chicago which is the stronghold of the couple. Kamala Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, had drawn a more personal portrait of the vice president before giving way to the Obamas.

“America, in this election, you have to decide who to trust with the future of your families. I trusted Kamala with the future of our family. It was the best decision I ever made,” he said. He called his wife a “joyous warrior,” as he shared touching anecdotes about their history.