News Reading Practice #80
(100 Day Challenge)
Vice-President Injects Jolt Of Enthusiasm Into Party
BATON IS IN OUR HANDS, SAYS HARRIS
Reid J. Epstein And Simon J. Levien
West Allis, Wisconsin: Delivering a jolt of enthusiasm to
a party reeling from weeks of infighting, Vice-President Kamala Harris rallied Democrats on Tuesday in Wisconsin and laid out a fierce argument against former President Donald
Trump.
Harris vowed, in her first rally as the de facto Democratic presidential nominee, to defeat Trump by attacking him as a prosecutor would. She
defined herself as a tribune of the middle class fighting against a tool of billionaires and as a
champion of abortion rights against a man who would deny such rights to all
Americans.
Harris offered a far more energetic denunciation of Trump than President Joe Biden, in front of a crowd that her campaign said was the largest she or Biden had addressed since their reelection bid began over a year ago. She walked out to cheers to the tune of Beyoncé's Freedom, which the singer had allowed her to use. As one attendee put it, the moment felt like a release of months of pent-up Democratic energy.
Interrupted several times by chants of
"Ka-ma-la”, Harris
demonstrated how Biden's
withdrawal from the 2024 race and her elevation
have transformed a desultory, almost Nominee clarity perfunctory campaign into a bastion of enthusiasm. She highlighted the $100 million in contributions
since Sunday and took
a victory lap for
effectively wrapping up the Democratic presidential nomination within 48
hours.
The vice-president recycled phrases
from her 2020 presidential campaign, calling her bid "people-powered"
and promising that, as President, she would prioritise the needs of the middle and working class over the desires of corporate interests and the wealthy.
And in a nod to her relative youth-she is 59, decades younger than the 81-year-old Biden and the 78-year-old Trump and her potential to become the first woman elected as president, Harris placed the 2024 campaign on a continuum with the civil and voting rights struggles of America's past.
"The shoulders on which we stand, generations of
Americans before us led the fight for freedom and now, Wisconsin, the baton is
in our hands," she said. "We who believe in the sacred freedom to
vote will make sure every American has the ability to cast their ballot and have it counted."
The Democratic National Committee offered new clarity on
how the party will formalise its next nominee, who is almost certain to be
Harris, in a set of draft rules released on Tuesday. According to the proposed
rules, candidates for the nomination must demonstrate they have met the
qualifying criteria by July 30.
–New York Times News Service.
Photo Caption: Kamala Harris at a campaign event in West
Allis Central High School, Wisconsin, on Tuesday. (Reuters)
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JOLT
OF ENTHUSIASM: a sudden burst of excitement (ആവേശത്തിന്റെ ഓളം)
BATON: control or responsibility (ഉത്തരവാദിത്തം, നിയന്ത്രണം)
REELING
FROM: struggling to cope with something (ഉഴലുന്ന)
INFIGHT:
internal conflicts or disputes (ഉള്പ്പോര്, ചേരിപ്പോര്)
RALLIED
(past of rally): brought people together for support (അണിനിരത്തി)
LAY OUT: present or arrange clearly (അണിനിരത്തുക)
VOW:
make a serious promise (ശപഥം ചെയ്യുക, പ്രതിജ്ഞ
ചെയ്യുക)
DE
FACTO: actual, though not officially recognized (യഥാര്ത്ഥമായ)
DEFEAT:
overcome or win against (പരാജയപ്പെടുത്തുക)
MIDDLE CLASS: social class between upper and working classes (ഇടത്തരം പൗരന്മാര്)
DENUNCIATION:
public criticism or condemnation (ആക്ഷേപിക്കല്, കുറ്റം ചുമത്തല്)
PENT-UP: repressed or held back (അടക്കിവെച്ചിരുന്ന)
INTERRUPT:
break into or disturb (തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുക)
CHANT:
repeatedly shout or call out (ഉരുവിടുക (ഇവിടെ, ആര്പ്പുവിളിക്കുക))
DEMONSTRATE:
show or prove through evidence (വിശദീകരിക്കുക, ബോദ്ധ്യപ്പെടുത്തുക, തെളിവുകാണിച്ച് സമര്ത്ഥിക്കുക)
RACE:
competition for a political position (മത്സരം)
ELEVATION:
promotion to a higher position (ഉയര്ച്ച)
DESULTORY:
lacking consistency or enthusiasm (തുടര്ച്ചയറ്റ, ആവേശമില്ലാത്ത)
PERFUNCTORY:
done with minimal effort or interest (അലസമായ, നിരുത്സാഹമായ)
BASTION:
a stronghold or center of support (കോട്ട, ശക്തികേന്ദ്രം,
കേന്ദ്രസ്ഥാനം)
ENTHUSIASM:
intense excitement or interest (ആവേശം)
TAKE
A VICTORY LAP: Celebrate and enjoy the success (വിജയം ആഘോഷിക്കുക)
WRAP UP: complete or finalize (ഒരു കാര്യം പൂര്ത്തീകരിക്കുക)
RECYCLE:
process and reuse (പുതുക്കുക, വീണ്ടും
ഉപയോഗിക്കുക)
PRIORITISE:
give importance to certain needs or tasks (മുന്ഗണന നല്കുക)
DESIRE:
a strong feeling of wanting (ആഗ്രഹം)
WEALTHY: having a lot of money or possessions (സമ്പന്നര്)
CONTINUUM: a continuous and uninterrupted sequence (തുടര്ച്ചയായ പ്രതിഭാസം)
CAST BALLOT: formal vote in an election (വോട്ടുചെയ്യുക)
FORMALISE: make something official or structured (ഔപചാരികമാക്കുക)
CRITERIA: standards or requirements for judging (മാനദണ്ഡം)
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