Harris Aims to Bring the Joy at Democratic Convention

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Washington: Kamala Harris will be crowned by jubilant Democrats in Chicago this week as the party’s standard-bearer against Donald Trump after one of the most head-spinning turnarounds in US political history.

The 59-year-old vice president and her running mate Tim Walz will be the stars of the Democratic National Convention — with President Joe Biden reduced to a warm-up act after his shock withdrawal from the White House race.

It will be a critical opportunity for Harris, the first Black and South Asian woman to head a major US party ticket, to show Americans her credentials for the Oval Office and ride a wave of excitement into what remains a tight election.

In a remarkable show of unity in front of thousands of delegates, Harris will be backed by three presidents — 81-year-old Biden plus former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton — along with former nominee Hillary Clinton.