The decision by President Joseph Biden not to continue his run for re-election opens the door and Kamala Harris, with surprising speed and support enters the stage, accepts a Democratic Party presumptive nomination, selects a vice president, and is welcomed with resounding support at a series of key election state rallies…

A whirlwind of rapid events and polling numbers are indicating a rapid shift in the national mood, politics, and polling numbers in a presidential election with many pointing to democracy in the spotlight… Democracy and democratic institutions, a centuries-old electoral process of a democratic republic are front stage, center.

 

Update / August 22, 2024

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ Speech Accepting Presidential Nomination