The battle for the top spot had left a deeply polarized nation whose divisions only widened during a closely contested race between the two candidates. Throughout the campaign, Harris urged Americans to come together but also warned that a second Trump term would threaten the foundations of American democracy. She also predicted that the election should protect the country's fundamental freedoms, protect constitutional values ​​and ensure women's rights.

Harris has also sought to assemble a broader but challenging coalition of liberal Democrats, independents and disaffected moderate Republicans, calling Trump too dangerous to be elected.

For many Harris supporters, her promise to protect abortion rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 ruling that recognized a constitutional right to the procedure was the most compelling reason to vote for the Democratic vice president.

She advocated for protecting reproductive rights, an issue that has galvanized women since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a nationwide right to abortion in 2022.