Harris set her agenda in a rousing speech at the DNC.
The moment that millions around the country have been waiting for took place Thursday at the Democratic National Convention as Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the nomination for the presidency.
Harris took the stage to a roaring standing ovation and soon set her agenda in a rousing speech.
Whether it was immigration, reproductive rights or foreign security, the vice president showcased a sharp contrast in policies to former President Donald Trump.
Harris's speech was preceded by a who's who of leaders from both sides of the aisle who all made the case that she is the best person to be the nation's leader.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, seated with his children and Harris' sister Maya, was seen wiping his eyes after Harris walked out to the lectern. He was the first person to receive a shout-out from the vice president, who remarked on their 10th wedding anniversary.
Her running mate, Tim Walz, was also looking on with emotion as she took the stage.
Harris discussed the controversial "Project 2025" conservative policy proposals contending that would mean "Donald Trump with no guardrails."
"He would use the immense powers of the presidency of the United States not to improve your life, not to strengthen our national security, but to serve the only client he has ever had: himself," she said.
"Its sum total is to pull our country back to the past," Harris said of "Project 2025. "But America, we are not going back."
After proclaiming, "America, we are not going back," the crowd erupted into chants of "we're not going back."
The chants got so loud that at first, you couldn't hear Harris over the speakers.
Harris called the election "one of the most important in the life of our nation" as she pivoted to talking about Trump.
She called him an "unserious man" who if put back in the White House would have "extremely serious" consequences.
"Consider not only the chaos and calamity when he was in office, but also the gravity of what has happened since he lost the last election," she said, going on to discuss the insurrection and fraud conviction.
