Vice President Kamala Harris ran a 107-day campaign under extraordinarily rare circumstances after President Biden dropped out of the race. But burdened by the legacy of her incumbency and the history of a nation that has been reluctant to elect a woman of color,

In the final sprint to the election, Kamala Harris’ campaign — at her insistence, aides and allies said — started playing Donald Trump’s most incendiary comments on the jumbotrons at her rallies, displaying in technicolor his meandering, racist and, sometimes, violent rhetoric.

Vice President Kamala Harris has called her election opponent, former President Donald Trump, to concede the election and congratulate him on his victory. Harris was expected to reach out to the president-elect before addressing the nation later Wednesday afternoon.

On a shortened timeline, her campaign misread an electorate that was more wound up about inflation and immigration than about Donald Trump’s character.

"The important thing is, don't ever give up," the vice president shared in her final words of the 2024 presidential campaign

My deep embarrassment at having been so wrong about the result is not as acute as the pain and sadness I feel for the error I believe America has made in electing Donald Trump president.

My heart is full today, full of gratitude for the trust you have placed in me, full of love for our country, and full of resolve,” Kamala Harris said in her speech conceding to President-elect Donald Trump.

Vice President Kamala Harris told supporters she had lost the election to Donald Trump. Latest video . Kamala Harris concedes to Donald Trump

Eating into Harris’ margins in Democratic landslide states without quite winning them is exactly why Trump may actually win the popular vote, although that may take weeks to determine as slow-counting states like California and New York finalize their tallies.