WASHINGTON — Senator Kamala Harris made history Saturday as the first woman and woman of color to win the vice presidency, a barrier-breaking victory in an election year that has put Black women at the center of political progress.
Her election to the nation’s second-highest office as Democrat Joe Biden’s running mate comes as hundreds of women and women of color have channeled their outrage over President Trump into casting ballots, mobilizing voters, and running for office themselves.The victory over Trump and Vice President Mike Pence was secured when the Associated Press declared Biden and Harris the winners of Pennsylvania Saturday, giving them the needed 270 electoral votes.
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