‘It’s our time’: As Harris accepts the nomination, many women say a female president is long overdue

AP Congressional Correspondent

WASHINGTON (AP) — The kinetic energy powering Kamala Harris’ whirlwind presidential campaign carries the hopeful aspirations of history for many female voters. Harris could become the first woman elected to the White House. But in some ways, the idea of electing a woman as president seems almost quaint at this point in the nation’s history. And after Hillary Clinton’s defeat to Donald Trump in 2016, many women express an urgent, defiant and determined refusal to accept the alternative again. Of course some prefer Trump this November. But among those backing Harris, they describe the mood as “electric,” “joyful,” “serious” and “overdue.”