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Last night in Des Moines, I spoke with thousands of fired-up Democrats at the Liberty and Justice Celebration to lay out why justice is on the ballot in 2020.
This is a moment where we need to fight for this country we love, for the rule of law, for our system of justice -- and for the soul of our very democracy. We need to come together to end the national nightmare called Donald Trump.
This fight isn’t about looking at yesterday. We need to be focused on tomorrow. If we are going to win this election, we need a nominee on that debate stage who has the ability to go toe to toe with Donald Trump.
I have spent my career as a prosecutor. Unlike others, I have never represented a corporation or a special interest. I’ve only had one client in my entire life: The People.
In fact, the first time I walked into a courtroom, I spoke five words. “Kamala Harris, For the People.”
“For the People” means ALL the people. Regardless of race, regardless of gender, regardless of sexual orientation, regardless of the party with which you are registered to vote, and regardless of the language your grandmother speaks.
A large part of my early career was about fighting against those who molested children and raped women -- because survivors deserve justice. For the People.
The war on drugs was an abject failure -- so, when I was elected District Attorney of San Francisco, I created national models to provide jobs for people who are arrested for drugs. For the People.
When I was the Attorney General of California, running the second largest Department of Justice only to the United States Department of Justice, I took on the biggest banks that had engaged in predatory lending practices and brought back $20 billion to the homeowners of my state. For the People.
And as a United States Senator, “For the People” meant taking on Jeff Sessions. Taking on Bill Barr. And taking on Brett Kavanaugh.
That is why I am running for president: For the People. I am fully prepared to defeat Donald Trump.
If you’re with me, I need you today. The majority of Democratic voters are still undecided in this election, and polling shows that when they learn more about my record and our campaign, the more likely they are to join us.
But we are being out-spent each day by our opponents -- and if we don’t raise enough resources, we run the risk of being drowned out. So I’m asking again: will you pitch in to become a founding donor to our All-In For Iowa Fund today?
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This is a time for us to fight for the best of who we are. When we overcome injustice, we will unlock the promise of America and the potential of the American people.
That is the America I see. That is the America I believe in. That is the America I know us to be. And that is why I am running for president of the United States. I hope you are with me.
Thank you for all you do,
— Kamala
