Vice President Kamala Harris encouraged young voters to harness the power of the vote and warned that democracy can “only be as strong as our willingness to fight for it” in a @BET discussion on reproductive rights moderated by The 19th’s editor-at-large, Errin Haines (@emarvelous). In the days before the midterms, Harris has been stumping alongside Democrats and Democratic women running for top offices in Massachusetts, New York and Illinois. She spent the day before Election Day mobilizing Democratic candidates in her home state of California. “I just strongly believe nobody should be made to fight alone, especially when they are fighting for their rights,” Harris said at the BET event. “And the coalition is about recognizing that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us.” Harris closed out the conversation by emphasizing both the inherent fragility of democracy and the power of the vote, telling students, “Don’t let anybody take your power from you.” For more highlights from the conversation, head to the 🔗 in our bio.