Harris Concedes Presidential Race And Vows To Continue 'The Fight That Fuelled' Campaign

<script>!function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement('iframe');t.display='none',t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement('script');c.src='//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js',c.setAttribute('async','1'),c.setAttribute('type','text/javascript'),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document);</script><script id="672c679ee4b0933e82c8edec">(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b';cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","mediaId":"8035ee82-f390-4ac7-b29f-d5553127afce"}).render("672c679ee4b0933e82c8edec");});</script><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Vice President <a href="news/kamala-harris" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kamala Harris</a> gave a 12-minute concession speech late Wednesday afternoon at her alma mater, Howard University, where she urged her supporters not to give up hope after losing the presidency in a rout to <a href="news/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donald Trump.</a></p><p>“A fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results. That principle, as much as any other, distinguishes democracy from monarchy or tyranny, and anyone who seeks the public trust must honour it,” Harris said, wearing a dark purple suit and sounding choked up at the top of her remarks.</p><p>“At the same time, in our nation, we owe loyalty not to a president or a party, but to the Constitution of the United States. And loyalty to our conscience and to our God,” she continued. “My allegiance to all three is why I am here