Harris: 2024 election is choice between past and future

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Vice President Kamala Harris told an enthusiastic crowd on Wednesday her candidacy is an opportunity to realize the promise of America.

Harris’ comments came three days after her boss, President Joe Biden, announced his withdrawal from the 2024 election and endorsed her for the job. She touted the administration’s work on prescription drug prices and maternal health and vowed to continue that work if she is elected president.

Harris attacked the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 proposals, calling them a blueprint for taking the nation back to its past. Former President Donald Trump has publicly distanced himself from Project 2025 but the document included input from a number of Trump Administration alumni.

“Let’s be clear: this is an outright attack on our children, our families, and our future,” Harris said.

Harris already has been endorsed by a majority of the delegates to the Democratic National Convention, including all 88 of Indiana’s delegates. If elected, she said she would sign legislation to guarantee access to abortion services and would sign into law universal background checks for firearm purchases and a ban on military-style rifles.

Indiana Republicans and Senator and Republican candidate for governor Mike Braun released a joint statement following her visit.

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