Kamala Harris
Vox's home for coverage of the former Presidential candidate and 49th Vice President, Kamala Harris, from her historic role in the Biden administration and more.
![Kamala Harris and the border: The myth and the facts](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1233324068.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
No, Kamala Harris is not a “border czar.” But that doesn’t matter to Republicans.
![Democrats are finally taking on Biden — and giving the party a chance to win](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1475605191.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.66994879874%2C0%2C66.660102402521%2C100&w=2400)
![Democrats are finally taking on Biden — and giving the party a chance to win](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1475605191.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0049231981094877%2C0%2C99.990153603781%2C100&w=2400)
Pelosi, Schumer, and Obama have all signaled to Joe that it’s time to go.
![Is Kamala Harris a better candidate now than she was four years ago?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159025473.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.672636103152%2C0%2C66.654727793696%2C100&w=2400)
![Is Kamala Harris a better candidate now than she was four years ago?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159025473.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0089541547277889%2C0%2C99.982091690544%2C100&w=2400)
Harris flopped in 2020, but a lot has changed in four years.
![Why is everyone talking about Kamala Harris and coconut trees?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1429079905.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.669530847225%2C0%2C66.660938305551%2C100&w=2400)
![Why is everyone talking about Kamala Harris and coconut trees?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1429079905.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.0042962708369174%2C0%2C99.991407458326%2C100&w=2400)
Ironic Kamala Harris meme-ing isn’t so ironic anymore.
The latest in Kamala Harris
![Forget four more years. Is Biden fit to serve now?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159613249.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.733333333333%2C0%2C66.533333333333%2C100&w=2400)
![Forget four more years. Is Biden fit to serve now?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-2159613249.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.1%2C0%2C99.8%2C100&w=2400)
The urgent question about Biden's mental fitness that Democrats aren’t yet asking.
![What about Kamala?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2159025387.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.676418958455%2C0%2C66.64716208309%2C100&w=2400)
![What about Kamala?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2159025387.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.014628437682859%2C0%2C99.970743124634%2C100&w=2400)
The vice president has taken on an expanded role in the last few months. Now Biden needs her more than ever.
![Do other Democrats actually poll better against Trump than Biden?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1243996385.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Do other Democrats actually poll better against Trump than Biden?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/gettyimages-1243996385.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
What the data says, and what it means.
![The Democrats who could replace Biden if he steps aside](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2158015324.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.682264857277%2C0%2C66.635470285447%2C100&w=2400)
![The Democrats who could replace Biden if he steps aside](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/06/gettyimages-2158015324.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.023397285914832%2C0%2C99.95320542817%2C100&w=2400)
Kamala Harris? Gavin Newsom? Pete Buttigieg?!?
![There are valid critiques of Kamala Harris. They also don’t tell the full story.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24534233/02_Kamala_2_21__1_.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.870397643594%2C0%2C56.259204712813%2C100&w=2400)
![There are valid critiques of Kamala Harris. They also don’t tell the full story.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24534233/02_Kamala_2_21__1_.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=7.8055964653903%2C0%2C84.388807069219%2C100&w=2400)
What’s fair — and unfair — about the intense scrutiny she’s received as vice president.
![Can US investment really ease Central America’s migrant crisis?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23110266/GettyImages_1237214960.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Can US investment really ease Central America’s migrant crisis?](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23110266/GettyImages_1237214960.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Biden is leaning on US companies to convince migrants from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala to stay home.
![The downside to Biden’s electric vehicle charging plan](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23099527/GettyImages_1237212033.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The downside to Biden’s electric vehicle charging plan](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23099527/GettyImages_1237212033.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
The Biden administration wants to build half a million chargers — but not the kind many people want.
![The US is telling migrants “don’t come.” They might not be listening.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22645011/1233232343.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.660075143366%2C0%2C66.679849713269%2C100&w=2400)
![The US is telling migrants “don’t come.” They might not be listening.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22645011/1233232343.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0098853301700288%2C100%2C99.98022933966&w=2400)
How much does Kamala Harris’s messaging about the border matter?
![Joe Biden’s unique Inauguration Day, in photos](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22247823/AP_21020614828389.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=9.1333333333333%2C0%2C69.366666666667%2C100&w=2400)
Biden’s inauguration was marked by Covid-19 restrictions and high-security measures.
![Kamala Harris is poised to be a historic — and influential — vice president](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22246038/kamala_tues.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=20%2C0%2C60%2C100&w=2400)
As a tiebreaker in the Senate and a close adviser to the president, Harris takes on a unique role.
![The long list of contenders for Kamala Harris’s Senate seat, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22071086/1272701493.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.647571035747%2C0%2C66.704857928506%2C100&w=2400)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom must choose a candidate for Harris’s Senate seat from a crowded field.
![Vice President-elect Kamala Harris sent a strong message with her all-white suit](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22021557/AP_20313061585459.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Vice President-elect Kamala Harris sent a strong message with her all-white suit](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22021557/AP_20313061585459.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
Harris wore all white for her victory speech, honoring suffragists.
![Kamala Harris: “I may be the first woman to hold this office. But I won’t be the last.”](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22021508/AP_20313060903433.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
Kamala Harris’s acceptance speech is historic.
![Kamala Harris makes history as the first woman to become vice president](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/22010678/GettyImages_1229430249.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
Harris is also the first Black person and first South Asian American person to be elected to the role.
![Sen. David Perdue’s racist treatment of Sen. Kamala Harris’s name was all too familiar](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21970359/1228805554.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.6625%2C0%2C66.675%2C100&w=2400)
![Sen. David Perdue’s racist treatment of Sen. Kamala Harris’s name was all too familiar](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21970359/1228805554.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&w=2400)
Perdue’s actions framed Harris as someone who’s different.
![The 2020 vice presidential debate](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21941747/1278799572.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.650390625%2C0%2C66.69921875%2C100&w=2400)
![The 2020 vice presidential debate](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21941747/1278799572.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.024402147388969%2C100%2C99.951195705222&w=2400)
Mike Pence and Kamala Harris will take the stage in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Wednesday night.
![Mike Pence tried to blame Kamala Harris for undermining a Covid-19 vaccine. But the public blames Trump.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21945678/GettyImages_1228947837.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.653094462541%2C0%2C66.693811074919%2C100&w=2400)
![Mike Pence tried to blame Kamala Harris for undermining a Covid-19 vaccine. But the public blames Trump.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21945678/GettyImages_1228947837.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.020350020350016%2C100%2C99.9592999593&w=2400)
Pence’s spin on a Covid-19 vaccine ignored the biggest obstacle to public trust: his boss.
![The first post-VP debate poll says Kamala Harris won](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21945234/GettyImages_1228948653.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=12.5%2C0%2C75%2C100&w=2400)
![The first post-VP debate poll says Kamala Harris won](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21945234/GettyImages_1228948653.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C5.5555555555556%2C100%2C88.888888888889&w=2400)
59 percent of debate watchers said Harris won, and 38 percent said Pence won.
![“Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking”: Kamala Harris repeatedly shut down Mike Pence’s interruptions at the debate](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21945120/GettyImages_1228947963.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![“Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking”: Kamala Harris repeatedly shut down Mike Pence’s interruptions at the debate](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21945120/GettyImages_1228947963.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
According to data from NBC News, Pence interrupted Harris nearly twice as many times as she interrupted him.
![The double standards Kamala Harris may face at the debate, briefly explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21943317/GettyImages_1278164472.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![The double standards Kamala Harris may face at the debate, briefly explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21943317/GettyImages_1278164472.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
How Harris approaches the debate reflects the sexism and racism she has had to deal with her entire career.
![Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s proposals could cut poverty in half](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21941608/biden_harris_poverty_board_1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=21.861111111111%2C0%2C56.277777777778%2C100&w=2400)
Democrats have a historic opportunity to lift 20 million people out of poverty.
![Kamala Harris, Jill Biden, and the national embrace of stepmothers](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21924070/GettyImages_1228115424.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=15.0125%2C0%2C69.975%2C100&w=2400)
Their presence on the political stage spotlights the truth about the American blended family.
![What it will take to fight the sexist, racist attacks against Kamala Harris](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21788114/1228115182.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=11.724259520451%2C0%2C60.253878702398%2C100&w=2400)
![What it will take to fight the sexist, racist attacks against Kamala Harris](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21788114/1228115182.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=4.8095909732017%2C0%2C90.380818053597%2C100&w=2400)
Harris’s identity as a Black and South Asian American woman will attract lots of hate. It’s up to America to push back.
![Read: Kamala Harris’s historic acceptance speech](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21785394/GettyImages_1267247078.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=14.116666666667%2C0%2C71.766666666667%2C100&w=2400)
“That I am speaking tonight is a testament to the dedication of generations before me.”
![Kamala Harris officially accepts the Democratic vice presidential nomination and makes history](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21785478/1267250991.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=13.976490825688%2C0%2C72.047018348624%2C100&w=2400)
She’s the first Black woman and first South Asian American woman to be a VP nominee on a major-party ticket.
![How to watch Kamala Harris’s historic vice presidential nominee acceptance speech](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21769424/1228030407.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=26.759602894786%2C0%2C66.672852106142%2C100&w=2400)
![How to watch Kamala Harris’s historic vice presidential nominee acceptance speech](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21769424/1228030407.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.004638649225349%2C100%2C99.990722701549&w=2400)
Harris will speak at Wednesday night’s Democratic National Convention.
![Birtherism 2.0, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21760275/1228044015.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.663779663953%2C0%2C66.672440672094%2C100&w=2400)
![Birtherism 2.0, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21760275/1228044015.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0043301290378466%2C100%2C99.991339741924&w=2400)
It’s back, it’s still racist, and this time it’s connected to a broader assault on birthright citizenship.
![Kamala Harris’s foreign policy, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21758708/1228018666.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.670324846356%2C0%2C66.659350307287%2C100&w=2400)
![Kamala Harris’s foreign policy, explained](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21758708/1228018666.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0.005487269534683%2C0%2C99.989025460931%2C100&w=2400)
It’s more robust than you might think.
![The Trump campaign attack on Kamala Harris’s citizenship is right out of the birther playbook](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21758493/1228031120.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.663523198793%2C0%2C66.672953602414%2C100&w=2400)
![The Trump campaign attack on Kamala Harris’s citizenship is right out of the birther playbook](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21758493/1228031120.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0047147571900013%2C100%2C99.99057048562&w=2400)
The Trump campaign wasted no time suggesting the first Black and Asian American woman on a major-party ticket is ineligible to serve.
![Kamala Harris’s family story is the real portrait of American greatness](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21730348/961763180.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Kamala Harris’s family story is the real portrait of American greatness](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21730348/961763180.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
From India and Jamaica to the doors of the White House in one generation.
![Kamala Harris is a politician, not an activist. It’s an awkward fit for this moment.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21731185/1228018489.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=23.309641532757%2C0%2C66.674907292954%2C100&w=2400)
![Kamala Harris is a politician, not an activist. It’s an awkward fit for this moment.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21731185/1228018489.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0061797058460016%2C100%2C99.987640588308&w=2400)
While many have called for Harris’s nomination in reaction to the Black Lives Matter movement, her politics are not rooted there.
![Most candidates run to the center in the general election. Biden is moving left.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21729749/GettyImages_1181314203.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.662237576402%2C0%2C66.675524847196%2C100&w=2400)
![Most candidates run to the center in the general election. Biden is moving left.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21729749/GettyImages_1181314203.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0.0066427527567399%2C100%2C99.986714494487&w=2400)
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the Democratic Party’s leftward shift.
![Joe Biden chooses Kamala Harris as his running mate](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/21674751/GettyImages_1206293550.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
The California senator and former prosecutor is Biden’s pick for vice president.
![Exclusive: Kamala Harris leads Elizabeth Warren and Susan Rice in new VP poll](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/20894510/1183681900.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=16.666666666667%2C0%2C66.666666666667%2C100&w=2400)
![Exclusive: Kamala Harris leads Elizabeth Warren and Susan Rice in new VP poll](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/20894510/1183681900.jpg.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)
She is Democratic voters’ top choice for Biden’s running mate, according to a poll from SurveyUSA and FairVote.
![Sen. Kamala Harris joins the growing list of lawmakers endorsing Joe Biden](https://cdn.statically.io/img/platform.vox.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19777081/GettyImages_1133111702.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=17.550877639278%2C0%2C70.999745611804%2C100&w=2400)
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As Biden won Harris’s endorsement, Sen. Bernie Sanders picked up one from Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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She was the most accomplished Black woman ever to run for president. But what else did we know about her?
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The longtime lawmaker announced her candidacy at a rally in Oakland, California, on January 27.
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Data suggests some of her supporters have migrated to candidates who were previously their second choice.
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The California senator cited fundraising troubles as a central reason for her decision.
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As the culture moves away from institutionalization, Harris seems to want locked wards and forced drugging to be more “accessible.”