Vice President Kamala Harris says she doesn't need to look too far back in history to prove why elections matter.
"Take 2020," Harris told WCCO Radio's Vineeta Sawkar on Thursday morning. "People stood in line for hours. We had one of the highest turnout rates in our country including among young voters in years in the midst of the pandemic. People stood in line and said they wanted certain things to happen."
The vice president said voters knew what was at stake in 2020 and that they know what's at stake in 2022. Harris said she believes voters know how important voting is this year especially after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
"The President is clear. If we have two more senators in the United States Senate, he will pass the Women's Health Protection Act and undo these laws that have basically put the government in charge of women's' bodies."
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While discussing November's election, Sawkar pointedly asked the vice president about the 2024 election and whether or not she believed President Biden would run for a second term.
"The president has said he intends to run and if he does I will run with him. Gladly and proudly," Harris said. "I'm focused on the midterm elections and what we need to do now. That's where I'm putting my attention as I believe we all should. What's at stake and the decisions that will be made will impact the next two to six years when you think about who will serve in the House and Senate. There's a lot at stake."