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The US Vice President-designate becomes a shining example. Black, female, in the second highest office in government: no one embodies the desire for change as much as Kamala Harris.
“I will be the first woman in this position, but not the last”: Kamala Harris during victory speech with Joe Biden in Wilmington.
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If Donald Trump took Twitter by storm, now it is Kamala Harris who heralds a new era for the Insta generation. In the shadow of the older, male main candidates, the vice president-elect has achieved cult status in left-liberal circles in recent months, much like the Obamas more recently. On Election Night alone, Harris’s Instagram follower count soared a good quarter to 10.4 million. The winning short post – Harris in sportswear on the phone with Joe Biden, says “We did it, Joe” and bursts into liberating laughter – was seen by nearly 20 million people in no time.
Kamala Harris has become an icon of change, fulfilling the expectations of electoral strategists, at least in the face of liberal-progressive clientele in the coastal regions. Even if the stern prosecutor did not impress conservative circles and did not make a strong appearance in the election campaign for the general public: at 56 years old, significantly younger than the president-elect, Harris becomes the hope of a young generation politicized under Trump, blacks, and especially blacks. Woman.
Appearance in suffragette color
For the first time in American history, a woman has won the title of president, even if it is preceded by a “vice.” The symbolic power of this choice is enormous. Hillary Clinton, who failed four years ago because of the electoral system and because of Trump, who despises women, was one of the first to congratulate. It has been 36 years since Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman to run for vice presidency. Until now, all the applicants had failed.
On Victory Night, Harris appeared completely in white, the color of the suffragettes who started the long road to equality in Britain and America a hundred years ago. “Even if I could be the first woman in this position, I will not be the last because all girls will see tonight that this is a land of opportunity,” Harris said to applause.
Celebrated by guys
His options are clearly defined: Harris is now the most promising Democratic candidate for the next presidential nomination, either because Biden must or wants to resign given his age. From the first minute in the vice-office, Harris will also act as a candidate, and Biden can give him a great stage.
How skillfully Harris cares for his clientele, he showed in the election campaign. Whether with “Black Lives Matter” activists or the rhythm and blues community: Harris was present and celebrated as the star of a new era. Chuck Taylor shoes became difficult to deliver shortly after Harris wore them. The network exploded after an appearance on R&B stars Brandy and Monica’s “Battle of Verzuz,” a DJ show that was followed by more than a million people. Today, Harris is linked with the hope of a pacification of ethnic tensions. In the multicultural centers of the coasts of the United States, people wear T-shirts with their own image. I’m pretty sure “We did it, Joe” will be there soon too.
