3/27/2023 0 Comments Audio flipped in the silent age![]() ![]() ![]() “First world problems,” Biden advisers reportedly sighed. An early point of contention was her dislike of her US Vogue magazine cover in January 2021, in which she was photographed wearing Converse trainers. ![]() There is bewilderment among many in the Democratic Party that having been tapped as next-in-line for the presidency, Harris has given every impression of feeling put upon and disrespected. And it is not as though the party is bursting with lower-tier candidates who could invigorate the political scene if only Harris were not inconveniently blocking their way. Or worse: the Democrats are stuck with her or the ageing Biden in 2024. At 79, Biden needs a younger, more exciting heir apparent – that much was already clear when he made Harris his running mate – yet there remains a vacancy. The “Kamala problem” is a fissure running through the Democratic Party. To what extent is she responsible for her own misfortune? Yet has Harris ever had anything material to say in the job? She has plenty of defenders, who point to the revolting barrage of sexist and racist abuse she has received, but perilously few supporters. “Mr Vice-President, I’m speaking,” she said firmly, whenever he tried to talk over her. Sometimes you can get cut and it can be painful… but it is so worth it.”ĭuring the vice-presidential election debate on 7 October 2020, I enjoyed watching her put down the robotic Mike Pence. No, it’s breaking barriers,” she said during the 2020 election campaign. “When we talk about breaking barriers some would suggest that you’re just on this side of the barrier and then you turn out on this side of the barrier. Harris must have hoped then that she had been through the worst. She had fought hard for her place on the podium. Defined as ambitious and power-hungry – even by friends of Biden – she had not only made history as the first female vice-president, but also as the first black and south Asian person to be elected to the position. She looked resplendent in purple, the colour of the suffragettes. There was more excitement about her political rise than there was for the old warhorse Joe Biden. Many people had a crush on Kamala Harris at her inauguration as vice-president of the United States in January 2021. It has been republished in light of Kamala Harris attending the Munich Security Conference, which runs from 17 – 19 February. This article was originally published on 8 June 2022. ![]()
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