A historic day as Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris to be his running mate. I don't think this pick will change the dynamic of the race. It is still a referendum on Trump and I think Biden wants to keep it that way. Every name on his list of running mates have some baggage or question marks. Ultimately, I think Biden thinks that Harris is the safest choice. She has been vetted in the big stages of running for attorney general and senate in California. She also ran for president. So her baggage is well known and will not be a surprise under the bright light. That is not the case with other women on the list with the exception of Warren. Given her race and age, Warren was never going to be picked anyway. I think the Treasury post is right for her.
There will be racist and sexist attacks from the right against Harris. But that would have been the case for any of the other black women on the list. Harris can dish as well as take. She did very well in senate hearings where she grilled Sessions, Barr and Kavanaugh. So I don't think she will have trouble going up against Pence. The VP candidate is often a bull dog attacking so the person on the top of the ticket can be seen as presidential. Harris will attack Barr which indirectly will mean she will be attacking Trump.
By picking Harris, Biden also pulled a Ronald Reagan. Harris attacked him during one of the debates. It was like Bush attacking Reagan by calling Reagan's policies voodoo economics. Reagan forgave and forgot after he won the nomination and picked Bush to be his running mate. Biden is doing the same here. This is also a contrast with Trump who does not forget or forgive anyone who crosses him!
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