From the moment Democratic presidential aspirant Joe Biden asked fellow Democrat, Sen. Kamala D. Harris, to be his runningmate, the United States knew she could become the country's next vice president.
The senator actually made history three times Saturday: she is the first woman, first Black person, and first Asian-American to be elected to the second-highest position in the land.
The 56-year old Harris showed up into Tuesday's U.S. election already a repeat groundbreaker as the first Black attorney-general of California -- and the first woman of South-Asian lineage elected to the U.S. Senate.
Her ascension to become the second most powerful woman in the U.S. government is a reality that highlighted her speech and brought tears to the eyes of many women and girls who watched from their cars in the parking lot of a convention facility in Wilmington, Delaware.
With Harris set to become the highest-ranking person in the history of American government, this momentous feat underscores the extraordinary trajectory of a political career that has dismantled racial and gender obstacles at almost every turn.
According to Congresswoman Terri Sewell -- the first Black woman to represent Alabama in the U.S. Congress -- Harris' victory signifies "a real sea change in how Black women will be viewed going forward in terms of our electability and our capacity to deliver on the promise that is America," National Politics reporter Brittany Shepherd quoted her as saying.
By being elected as vice president, Harris will be a step away from leading the country and poised on a stepping stone to the highest office in the country. With the 77-year-old Biden seen to serve only one term, Harris has the best odds of bagging the Democratic presidential nomination in 2024.
Since being tapped as to be Biden's runningmate in August, Harris has criticized Trump on his disorderly handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and his clampdown on immigration.
During a moment of reflection, Harris recalled her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, who left her home in India for California in 1958. She was only 19 then. "Maybe she didn't quite imagine this moment... but she believed so deeply in an America where a moment like this is possible," The Guardian reported.
After reports said Biden and Harris had a favorable edge against Trump, Harris commented that the election is about so much more than Joe Biden or her. She said it is about the soul of the nation and the people's willingness to fight for it.
Harris will be sworn in alongside President-elect Biden in January.
