As Harris prepares to take on Donald Trump, AB CS
Allison Kasich takes a look at her career journey, her
record, and the path forward.
After serving as California's first female attorney general and making
headlines for enacting criminal justice reform, Kamala Harris went on
to the Senate.
But it was this moment in 2019, taking on Joe
Biden at the presidential debate, when Harris stepped into the
national spotlight.
There was a little girl in California who was part
of the second class to integrate her public schools and
she was bussed to school every day.
And that little girl was me.
Years after that moment blasting Biden for opposing federally ordered
busing in the 1970s, Biden is now looking to pass
the torch to Harris, endorsing her to become the party's
nominee.
This moment is sort of built for someone like her
running against a convicted criminal, a former prosecutor.
Supporters pointing to this moment at the 2020 vice presidential
debate.
Mr.
Vice President, I'm speaking To become the presidential nominee in
2024, Harris needs to win over delegates for next month's
convention.
Democratic delegates to the Democratic convention.
They are the decision maker.
But they, all of them are now free under Democratic
Party rules to vote their conscience.
And that means that Vice President Harris or anyone else
is going to have to earn a simple majority, 1895
delegates to get the nomination.
She's been hitting the campaign trail hard.
She's been raising money.
She raised over $2,000,000 yesterday in Massachusetts.
So I'm confident that she will have the delegates, she
will have the resources.
Harris has been a vocal defender of abortion rights on
Israel.
She's called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, saying too
many innocent Palestinians have been killed, which could help her
fare better among Arab American voters than President Biden.
But Harris has faced sharp criticism for her role in
handling the border crisis.
She was put in charge of efforts to address the
root causes of migration and was appointed to coordinate talks
with El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
But she took heat even from members of her own
party when she said this during talks in Guatemala.
The folks in this region who are thinking about making
that dangerous trek to the United States, Mexico border, do
not come, do not come overnight.
Social media embracing several memes about Harris, some tracing back
to this moment with Drew Barrymore.
I've been thinking that we really all need a tremendous
hug in the world right now.
But in our country, we need you to be mom.
A lot of the country.
Other memes trace back to this reference to a coconut
tree, an anecdote from her mother.
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree.
You exist in the context of all in which you
live and what came before you.
As for her push to win over delegates and avoid
an open convention, DNC roll call is expected early next
month.
The DNC Rules Committee says it will meet this Wednesday
to discuss next steps in selecting a new nominee.