When Sen. Kamala Harris steps onto the debate stage Wednesday night, voters will see something they've never seen before: a woman of color as a major party candidate representing the general election presidential ticket.
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2/ In her career, Harris has navigated a gauntlet of race and gender to ascend to the highest elected office ever held by a Black woman. "There's so many Americans that will find her story compelling and something they can relate to," said Sen. Cory Booker.
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3/ Harris is also expected to draw a sharp contrast with Mike Pence. "She will talk about how to handle the COVID pandemic and how to unify the country around systemic racism," said Democratic strategist Karen Finney. "That's what Americans are looking for right now."
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4/ Observers say her past experiences as a prosecutor, as a senator and running for presidential office have all forged Harris into a candidate ready to meet her moment.https://bit.ly/3nt77kA
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5/5 "Going into spaces where we are not expected, where we are diminished, where we are underestimated, we do that every day. We are constantly in a state of proving ourselves," said Democratic strategist Leah Daughtry. "She's done this before."https://bit.ly/3nt77kA
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