How Kamala Harris Got Her Groove Back
MediaPunch/AP It hasn’t been an easy spring for the Kamala Harris campaign. The January launch was promising: a massive, 30,000-person rally in her hometown of Oakland; moving spirituals from the Oakland interfaith gospel choir and a performance by a samba funk band; more than a million in donations in 24 hours. A video announcement several days…
The Democratic Hopefuls Have Endorsed the Green New Deal. So Why The Silence?
AP Images For 60 hours this week, dozens of young activists occupied the front steps of the Democratic National Committee headquarters, bearing the extreme heat and humidity of D.C. summers, the mosquitoes, and some rain to camp out in sleeping bags. They were 1,000 miles away from Kamala Harris, standing on the debate stage in…
Democratic Candidates Take Aim at the Obama-Biden Administration
Vice-President Joe Biden speaks as President Barack Obama looks on in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2016.Olivier Douliery/Sipa via AP Thursday’s presidential primary debate was full of attacks on Donald Trump. But the Obama administration also found itself on the defensive, as Democratic White House hopefuls took aim at some of the policies promoted by…
Kamala Harris Just Won the Internet with “Her Hands”
Saul Loeb/Getty Sen. Kamala Harris’ choice of pronoun resulted in the one of the most viral early moments from Thursday’s second Democratic debate. When asked what she would do with the thousands of people who seek asylum in the United States every day, the California senator presumed in her response that the next president will…
Joe Biden’s Response to Kamala Harris on Busing Is Going to Haunt His Campaign
Kamala Harris wasn’t going to miss her chance. After a back-and-forth over police shootings of African-American men midway through Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate, NBC moderator Chuck Todd was preparing to change the subject when the California senator interjected. Harris, the only black candidate on the stage, started talking about growing up in the Bay Area…
Last Night, Democrats Argued With Each Other. Tonight They Wasted No Time Going After Trump.
At the start of Thursday’s second Democratic presidential debate on NBC, 2020 candidates had sharp words for Donald Trump and the Republican party, making for a notable shift in tone from the first presidential debate Wednesday. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) kicked off the debate with a zinger. When asked whether Democrats had a duty to…