Thank you, Kamala Harris. 

You have managed gracefully some of the most challenging situations that any person on the planet could face. You did it with so much grace, charisma, professionalism.

You were swimming against the tide and challenging the unrealistic and unfair characteristics women are expected to fulfill in the workplace every single day.

Smart without seeming arrogant. Tough without being perceived as rude. Well-dressed without making people think that you are self-absorbed and obsessed with the way you look. Passionate, but still rational, because somehow being emotional is seen as a sign of weakness for women and a virtue for men. You had to prove you were qualified for the job of commander-in-chief in 107 days while checking all these boxes.

You gave hope back to the country for these 107 days. Americans across the country were nervous and terrified after President Biden’s first and only presidential debate in the 2024 race. He stepped down and you stepped up, your name at the top of the ticket gave people back the hope for a future that is for all Americans. What a courageous and tremendous mission to be the nominee for President of the United States in this political climate as the first woman and first woman of color to hold his position.

You were asked to be concise about policies, to have answers about everything, to be different enough from President Biden without directly acknowledging the mistakes o his administration. You were expected to answer every question correctly and quickly with little to no room for errors, while the other guy is a convicted felon accused of abusing women who has failed to deliver a coherent policy plan for over nine years.

As you graciously said during your victory speech as vicepresident elect on November 7th, 2020: “see yourself in a way that others may not, simply because they have never seen it before”.  Madame Vice President, you put those stillettos on and buckled up to travel across battleground states, walking a path no one else has ever walked before.

You brought the United States a little bit closer to breaking the glass ceiling, leaving it with cracks that the next generation of leaders must not take for granted.

You ran an extraordinary campaign in 107 days. You listed policies. constructed a plan to strengthen the middle class, and delivered a speech to unify people across the country regardless of their background, age and race.

You showed up in RuPaul Drag Race because you understand how important it is for the LGBTQ+ community to feel acknowledged, respected, included and welcomed —asking nothing less but the same rights that every other American.

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You spoke the name of María Dolores, the mother of an immigrant who passed away due to complications accessing healthcare due to her immigration status.

You sat with the family of Amber Thurman in Georgia, a woman who lost her life because she didn’t have access to reproductive health care. You understand the obstacles between healthcare and communities of color, and you had a plan to break those obstacles.

You gave so much hope to Black women and Black girls. They saw you across the country, and around the world, as a true example of what the American dream is about.

We saw in you an idea of what America should be when we work to lift each other up instead of bringing each other down.

As heartbroken, disappointed, and scared we are about the future, I know you will continue to lead the fight and inspire people across the country to join the fight with you.

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This is not the outcome we expected, but if we learned something during the 107 days of your campaign, is that we can build a coalition of people from different backgrounds across the country with a common goal to walk towards. You brought together Mark Cuban, Oprah Winfrey, Pete Buttigieg, Jennifer Lopez and so many other national and local leaders of different industries to mobilize voters and share your message of freedom, equity and justice.

Thank you Kamala Harris.

You ran a presidential campaign in 107 days across the country spreading hope, smiles, tears of joy and excitement, after navigating so many chapters of uncertainty in recent American history.

As the first African American, Asian American and first woman to hold the position of Vice President of the United States, you did what many Americans generations ago would have thought impossible. You are part of American history and we’ll make sure the history prevails.

We the people is you, me, and every single American.

We the people is you, me, and every single American.