History for Harris: Local supporters praise potential presidential nominee

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- As President Biden stepped retired of the contention for president and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris Sunday, it sent daze waves done immoderate communities.

"I sat here, I teared up, I became precise emotional," said Madera City Council pistillate Anita Evans.

"When that happened connected yesterday, the smiles that I saw connected my daughter's faces were incredible, they really understood that thing historical could perchance hap successful their lifetime," said Pastor DJ Criner.

Local pastor, DJ Criner says Harris' candidacy provides anticipation for young girls, similar his daughters.

"I deliberation close present we are starting to spot that determination is potential, that our state is opening up and seeing that each idiosyncratic is created adjacent successful God's eyes," said Criner.

Dezie Woods-Jones, President of Black Women Organized for Political Action agrees.

She says successful the past 24 hours, she's seeing young voters get motivated.

"So they were fundamentally going to beryllium this predetermination out, and truthful we truly cannot spend for that to happen," said Dezie Woods-Jones. "So I've been inspired by again, the vigor from young radical crossed the board."

Woods-Jones present lives successful Madera, but antecedently served arsenic Vice Mayor successful Oakland and helped run for Harris successful 2016 for the U.S. senate.

Before serving arsenic Vice President, Harris was California's lawyer wide and San Francisco District Attorney.

She faced disapproval successful those positions, immoderate saying her policies incarcerated a precocious fig of radical of color.

"I deliberation those criticisms are surely being little played present than they were earlier. I had a batch of radical that I knew well, friends that would telephone maine and accidental Dezie, what bash you think, you cognize her estimation and she prosecuted a batch of African American - good you know, she had to bash her job," said Woods-Jones.

Supporters similar Madera assembly pistillate Anita Evans says she is present advocating for each women.

"She's warring for women's rights, she's warring for the reproductive system," said Evans.

Adding she's acceptable to endorse the Harris Campaign.

"Let her basal up and correspond the United States of America and beryllium the archetypal woman, African American, successful power," said Evans.

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