What to know about Kamala Harris as she becomes top contender for Democratic nomination

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Published 2024-07-21
President Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee after announcing he is exiting the 2024 race. Ed Gordon looks at her life and career.

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All Comments (21)
  • @ImmrtlPhnx
    "what we can be, unburdened by what has been" is going to be consuming the media zeitgeist for weeks to come
  • @jacobsteele7138
    Dated married Willie Brown to meet the powerbokers of California politics. Left that out.
  • @abi3673
    Her first task was the border…which was and is an absolute disaster!
  • @allankh85
    Talking about the significance of the passage of time, right, the significance of the passage of time. So, when you think about it, there is great significance to the passage of time
  • @a2515
    she withheld evidence in simple marijuana possession cases to further her career
  • @Khuno2
    It's been amusing watching those who believed that Biden didn't stand a chance against Trump earnestly promoting the viability of Harris's candidacy. It's like 2020 primaries never happened for them.
  • @Castle743
    THANK YOU HARRIS FOR OPEN BOARDERS AND EXTREME WOKE
  • @stevenw8245
    The debates are going to be fun! Think " Thunderdome " !
  • Let the media Kamalaflaging begin. Gonna be hard to spin those word salads!! 😂
  • @1czechit1
    They threw everyone at Trump... now they pull this.... LOL
  • Now we have the first DEI hire candidate for President... Bravo Joe!
  • @anonymous-wg2rz
    Suprisingly no talks about border under biden harris where she was inchrge
  • @whitehaze259
    "Excellent working from her back and knees", Willy Brown
  • @CF-pz5ke
    I don't support abortion on 3d trimester. I don't support Adrenochrome.
  • @nabi5864
    Kamala former DA San Fransisco ...California ...... Oy vey..... might as well throw in Rosie O'Donnell
  • People from CA know how her policies as DA hurt Blacks, how she was held in contempt by a judicial panel for keeping nonviolent prisoners locked up, and how she prosecuted a mentally ill woman who was shot by the police. She's a horrible choice.
  • @Alan-lv9rw
    She is outside the American political mainstream on every issue.