What Oprah Winfrey Really Thinks Of Kamala Harris' Vice Presidential Win

Considering Oprah Winfrey is an influential activist and feminist, it's arguably no surprise that Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has her full support. As Harris is the first female vice president, as well as the first Black and Asian VP in history, the former talk show host knows Harris' role will be a game-changer for women across the country.

"I think what she means for women of the world is so extraordinary. For women here in the United States, we can't even measure it," Winfrey told People shortly after Harris and President-elect Joe Biden got announced as the winners of the 2020 election. "Because to see someone who looks like you in this role, you see what's possible for yourself. Period."

Harris' win is inspirational to many people of color, especially to those who felt underrepresented in media and politics. Winfrey also noted how her victory symbolizes progressive changes happening in America, "The generational impact: You can't put a price on it. You can't put a measurement on it," Winfrey, who launched the bipartisan campaign, "OWN Your Vote," geared toward voter education and encouraging Black women to vote, said. "I felt like democracy was on a cliff, and Black women helped pull it back from the edge." Keep scrolling for more details about what Winfrey thinks of Harris' history-defining moment.

When California Sen. Kamala Harris gave her victory speech on Nov. 7, 2020, she spoke to all women, but specifically Black women, who, as she says, are "too often overlooked, but so often prove that they are the backbone of our democracy," per CNN. During that moment, Oprah Winfrey experienced a wave of emotion.

"Wasn't that something? I must say I had a little water running, too," Winfrey told People, explaining how it felt to see Harris grace the stage at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. "I got a text from Tyler Perry saying, 'I know you somewhere in the corner crying, as I am.'"

Winfrey also told the outlet that she wished "Maya [Angelou] were alive to see it," since the poet fiercely advocated for social change before her death in 2014. "But maybe she's working it on the other side," the mogul continued. "Because there's no way to measure what the election of Kamala Harris means for all women, all colors, everywhere."