I know what it is like to live at a time when our leaders haven’t looked like me. They haven’t shared in my experiences. They haven’t known my fight. But I also know this is changing … faster than ever.
As a young Black girl growing up in Nevada, one who preferred to watch C-SPAN over Sesame Street, I didn’t see people who looked like me in politics. A Harris presidency would mean a lifetime of young girls and women knowing that the highest office in the land is within their reach.
Elections are always about who voters think will most improve their lives, and so the next 100 days will offer voters a clear choice. But elections are ultimately about the future—and reveal who America wants to be.
As the leader of an organization dedicated to electing women at all levels of government, I know that voters are not only ready for a woman to lead, but they are hungry to end the divisive nature of our politics and for the leadership women in office bring. They support the vice president’s work on lowering the cost of prescription drugs, investing in our infrastructure, and creating jobs and an economy that works for the middle class, not just the 1 percent.
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