Hillary Clinton: Harris Can Win Presidency in Short Time

Kamala Harris can in short time win the presidency by reaching out to voters "who have been skeptical of Democrats and mobilize young voters who need convincing" because of a strong track record "and ambitious plans to further reduce costs for families, enact common-sense gun safety laws and restore and protect our rights and freedoms," former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote in an opinion piece for the New York Times.

Harris, who hit the campaign trail quickly after President Joe Biden on Sunday announced he was withdrawing from the race, has secured the support of enough Democrat delegates to become her party's nominee against Republican Donald Trump, according to an Associated Press survey.

Top Democrats, including Clinton, have rallied for Harris, Biden's vice president.

Harris' campaign set a new 24-hour record for presidential donations on Monday, raising $81 million, with more than 888,000 contributions from individual grassroots donors.

Clinton in her essay said she is "excited" about Harris.

"She represents a fresh start for American politics. She can offer a hopeful, unifying vision. She is talented, experienced and ready to be president. And I know she can defeat Donald Trump," Clinton said.

The Harris campaign, Clinton added, "will have to cut through the noise, and all of us as voters must be thoughtful about what we read, believe and share."

Harris, Clinton said, "will face unique additional challenges as the first Black and South Asian woman to be at the top of a major party's ticket."

"That's real, but we shouldn't be afraid. It is a trap to believe that progress is impossible. After all, I won the national popular vote by nearly three million in 2016, and it's not so long ago that Americans overwhelmingly elected our first Black president. As we saw in the 2022 midterms, abortion bans and attacks on democracy are galvanizing women voters like never before. With Ms. Harris at the top of the ticket leading the way, this movement may become an unstoppable wave."