U.S. Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks speaks to ESSENCE after delivering a powerful speech during the Democratic National Convention.
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00:00One of those women that actually served in the U.S. Senate is Vice President Kamala Harris,
00:05who is at the top of the Democratic Party's ticket now and is poised to make history just
00:10like you are poised to make history if elected.
00:14What does it mean for you to be in that moment where you could potentially be in the Senate
00:22along with Kamala Harris as potentially being the president, along with another Black woman
00:27who may be able to represent the state of Delaware?
00:29Oh my God, you know what?
00:31I'm so grateful.
00:32It's more than I could have imagined.
00:34Really, when I initially announced my candidacy for Senate last year, there were no Black
00:39women in the Senate.
00:41And I didn't know that in this election cycle we would have the opportunity to vote for
00:45Kamala Harris for president.
00:48So it's exciting beyond what I can express.
00:51And I'm just so motivated to continue working, not only for my own election, but we've got
00:56to get Kamala Harris elected to president.
00:59And I think that our country is in good hands, and the joy that has really caught hold across
01:06the country is evidence of the fact that the country's ready for this kind of new leadership.
01:11They're ready to move forward and to move past Donald Trump, but certainly ready for
01:15Kamala Harris.