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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKamala Harris. It's Official. SHE'S RUNNING!
Sen. Kamala Harris Announces 2020 Presidential Candidacyhttps://www.npr.org/2019/01/21/677834764/sen-kamala-harris-announces-2020-presidential-candidacy
The 54-year-old Harris has been seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party even before she won a Senate seat in 2016. She received national attention as San Francisco District Attorney before being elected California Attorney General in 2010.
Her campaign is highlighting that career, citing her experience on issues like sexual assault, housing and college affordability. Some of her proposals include middle class tax cuts, rent relief, immigration and criminal justice overhauls, and Medicare for all.
Harris is biracial her parents were immigrants from Jamaica and India making her only the the second African-American woman and first South Asian-American senator ever to serve in the Senate. One of just three black lawmakers currently serving in the Senate, Harris plans on embracing that background in what will likely be a large and diverse Democratic primary field.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)At this point I prefer Andrew Yang and his ideas.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)as long as she refuses to court Wall Street campaign donors and swears off corporate PAC money. That, I believe, is the key to victory.
apcalc
(4,465 posts)Ill vote for whoever is the Dem nominee, no strings attached.
CousinIT
(9,245 posts)..I'm voting for the DEMOCRATIC nominee whoever he or she is. I hope everyone does the same and no "write-in-protest" or "stay-at-home-protest" votes.
We'll have the strongest roster of candidates I've seen in my lifetime, and I'll be happy to support whoever wins the nomination.
peggysue2
(10,829 posts)She's impressed a lot of people and thinks/performs well on her feet. And she's certainly not afraid of the Republican rabble.
Our lineup is shaping up to be very strong, female strong!
While I will happily back any of the democratic options. Harris is my choice!
bdamomma
(63,849 posts)Could you see her and Biden as a ticket? Just asking.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,996 posts)For me it's between her and Joe Biden. They're both fighters who kick ass and take names.
I love how she put the heat on the Keebler cracker (Jeff Sessions) in one Senate hearing.