Barack and Michelle warn in impassioned speeches that Harris' path to the White House is not easy.
Former US President Barack Obama waves after speaking on the second day of the Democratic National Convention on Aug 20.
“America is ready for a new chapter. America’s ready for a better story. We are ready for a President Kamala Harris,” said Mr Obama, 63, in his 30-minute speech on Aug 20, the second day of the Democratic National Convention. Neither was President Joe Biden present in the stadium, though in an hour-long speech he gave on the opening day of the convention, he said choosing Ms Harris as his vice-president was the best decision of his 50-year-long career in politics.With large personalities such as former presidents staying out of the way of one another, the show of party unity seemed a bit forced.
In a matter of days, Ms Harris turned the party’s fortunes around. But she has struggled to define herself, although Americans have responded well to her broad thrust of “not going back” to the Trump years. Warning that it would be a “tight race in a closely divided country”, Mr Obama nevertheless described Trump as “pretty stale”.
Mr Obama was born in Hawaii to an 18-year-old white woman from Kansas and an exchange student from Kenya, who abandoned the family two years later.
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