Election Day is finally here and Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris is ready to cement her place in history.

Shortly after the polls opened Tuesday morning, Vice President Kamala Harris told The Big Tigger Morning Show on Audacy's V-103 in Atlanta that this election will have historic implications, no matter the outcome.

"This is an inflection point in terms of this is a moment where we have two very different visions of the future of our nation. And mine is focused on progress. Mine is focused on investing in the ambitions and the aspirations and the dreams of the American people," Harris said. "My opponent, he has a very different perspective on it all. He will walk into the Oval Office if he were elected with his enemies list. He's full of vengeance. He's full of grievance. It's all about himself."

"When I walk in on January 20th, I'll walk in with my to-do list on behalf of the American people," she added.

Already a trailblazer as the first female, African American and Asian American Vice President, Harris has a chance to become the first woman to hold the title of U.S. President and Commander in Chief. But Harris isn't feeling the pressure.

"I've just been so focused on the task in front of me. The reflection has only been about making sure that I'm responding to the needs of folks around the policies," she said. "Today is voting day and people need to get out and be active. That's what my focus is right now today, I must admit, which is making sure everybody knows the power of their voice through their vote."

Polls over the last few weeks have shown Harris in a near-dead heat with Republican candidate former President Donald Trump, and it's not something she just brushes off.

"I know there's a lot of support and pride, but this is gonna be, talk about history, this is gonna be historically one of the tightest races ever for President," she said.

While there's been a historic level of misinformation and disinformation this election cycle, coupled with disrespect and vitriol from her opponents, Harris has had a simple strategy for navigating through it all.

"I don't hear that noise," she said. "It's meant to distract me, and I'm clear about what's going on. And so I think we all know when you are clear about your focus and your purpose, there will be those who try and throw things in your way to get you off your focus."

"For me, it's about uplifting people and giving them access to opportunity," she added. "I'm not going to get distracted by that noise. And it's really demeaning for them, as much as anything. Like, you let that come out of your mouth?"

Part of Harris' plan to uplift the community has to do with "recognizing the disparities in what Black men receive and what they do in terms of access to opportunity."

"I have what I call an opportunity economy agenda that for Black men includes putting more capital into small businesses, giving folks who are entrepreneurs who have a great idea, a hard work ethic, but don't necessarily have the money, a $20,000 forgivable loan for startup expenses to buy equipment and things like that for a startup business," she said.

"So my focus for Black men ranges from access to capital to what we need to do for healthcare, what we need to do for our fathers and our young fathers, what we need to do to take care of our elder men in terms of having Medicare cover in-home healthcare services for seniors so they don't have to spend down everything they have to qualify for Medicaid," Harris added. "It's a full picture."

Her vision also includes "bringing down the cost of living, including a middle-class tax cut for 100 million Americans, including a $6,000 child tax credit for young parents to be able to pay for child care and all the needs of their children."

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Audio & Interviews from V-103 in Atlanta.

Blair Underwood joined Danie B to discuss his narration and production of the NewsNation special 'CLINTON: PORTRAIT OF A PRESIDENCY. 'NewsNation will present an original documentary entitled, 'Clinton: Portrait of a Presidency' on Sunday, November 3 at 8PM ET. Narrated by Emmy and GRAMMY-award-winning actor Blair Underwood, the two-hour film will examine the unprecedented time of peace and prosperity in America under the leadership of President William Jefferson Clinton. Nexstar Media's broadcast network, The CW, will carry a simulcast of the documentary nationwide. Leading up to Election Day 2024, the new documentary will feature the key events that took place during Clinton's presidency that tell a story of economic renewal, compromise, peace through arbitration, and human frailty. During the Clinton era, the country achieved the highest budget surplus in history and American families thrived in a booming economy. President Clinton left office with the highest approval rating in the nation's history, despite a scandal that rocked his presidency.

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Pinky Cole-Hayes joined Danie B. to discuss “Vote Early and Leave No Crumbs”: Slutty Vegan and #WinWithBlackWomen partnership for Civic Engagement Events Across Georgia Restaurants. The event is being held on November 1 at Slutty Vegan with Pinky Cole-Hayes, Jotaka Eaddy, Melinda Weekes-Lailow, Congresswoman Nikema Williams, and more.

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Sarah Jessica Parker joins Danie B's show to talk her backing of Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential run and the importance of getting out to vote in this year's election.

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Just two days after Michelle Obama's 'When We All Vote' rally in Atlanta, Shonda Rhimes joined V-103's Big Tigger Morning Show to discuss the event and early voting.

Following Atlanta’s star-studded ‘When We All Vote’ rally on Tuesday, October 29, producer and screenwriter Shonda Rhimes joins us today to share her message to get out and go vote, and vote early.

“It was incredible,” Shonda says of this week’s event. “The amount of students that were there, the amount of young people that were there, the energy that was there. Mrs. Obama gave an amazing speech to everybody and really riled up the crowd. We had a a drum line… It was great, because I think what it really did was encourage people to use their voice by voting.”

Touching on the importance of the current race, Rhimes believes this is “probably the most consequential election of our lifetime. But I think, more importantly,, the things that are being decided, the issues that are on the line are issues that are going to affect people for generations to come. The idea that reproductive choice or the choices you make with your body might be taken away," she says. "The idea that they've already gotten rid of Affirmative Action. They've already gotten rid of the Voting Rights Act. There's all these things that, if we have the right people in office, we can bring them back. We can also move forward.”

“I don't think that you need celebrities to influence the masses,” Shonda says of this week’s rally, however, she adds, “I think you need celebrities to sometimes bring people into the conversation. There are people who might not have shown up if we didn't have Kerry Washington there last night. So, to me it feels important because if it's gonna make more people engage in the conversation, or hear the message, then I think it matters.”

“I don't think that celebrities’ personal messages should be the issue,” she adds. “I think the campaign issue should be voiced, and I think that encouraging people to vote is something everybody can do.”

Looing back on her first voting experience, Shonda says “I was very excited. I think Bill Clinton was running for President at the time and I remember feeling nervous, like I didn't know what to do once I got in the booth. But of course, when you get in there, it's really easy. And then when you come out -- I felt excited, and I felt like an adult, and I felt like I was part of our country.”

“I still feel the same way,” Shonda admits. “The only difference is that I my daughters with me to the polling place.”

Listen to the full chat with Shonda Rhimes above, and stay tuned for more conversations with your favorite stars and artists right here on Audacy.

Words by Joe Cingrana Interview by Big Tigger Morning Show