"Everyone's just like, at least it's not another old white man," Guerra told The Independent, referring to US president Joe Biden, who announced last month that he would not seek reelection and instead endorsed Harris.
Guerra's friend Charlotte Dirige attended with her, clad in a shirt printed with Harris's image and the declaration "Say it to my face", a nod to the vice-president's challenge to former president Donald Trump after he initially backed out of debating her. "I was definitely gonna vote for [Biden] still, because it seemed like the lesser of two evils, but I'm actually way more, like, motivated to go out and vote," said Guerra. Dirige said Harris's campaign team had helped her sign up to volunteer.
As Harris hopes to build momentum going into November, these women who are taking an active role in politics for the first time will be crucial to her success.
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