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Jennifer Gerson
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Kamala Harris just gave Democrats something to fight for
The convention has been about linking Harris’ personal story with politics and policy, making the campaign about more than beating Donald Trump.
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Abortion is front and center at the DNC — and the message is about freedom
On and off the stage in Chicago, reproductive rights have been a major topic of conversation, a shift from past Democratic conventions.
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A jubilant DNC roll call votes for Harris as nominee
Kamala Harris had all the delegates she needed to be Democratic nominee August 6. On Tuesday, celebrities and politicians celebrated her nomination.
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Hillary Clinton connects 2024 to 2016 — and history
Staffers from Clinton’s 2016 campaign were touched and energized by their former boss’s exhortation to “keep going.”
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Nothing about this feels like a 10-day-old campaign
The chants and cheers at Tuesday night’s Atlanta rally were further evidence of the shift in momentum toward Vice President Kamala Harris.
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From dosas to comadres, enthusiasm for Harris spills out on mega Zoom calls
One week since Kamala Harris launched her campaign for president, a diverse coalition of women have taken to Zoom to organize.
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The night White women raised millions for Harris. And broke Zoom.
Over 164,000 women joined a Zoom call to discuss support, privilege and allyship as they raised millions for the vice president’s campaign.
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Women aren’t certain Harris can beat Trump — but say they will vote for her anyway
Despite strong support for Harris, women and people of color are most likely to think her gender and racial identities could hurt her campaign, according to a new 19th News/SurveyMonkey poll.
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March For Our Lives issues its first presidential endorsement
The gun safety advocacy group, one of the largest youth-led movements in the country, formally backs Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Four hours, 44,000 Black women and one Zoom call
With Kamala Harris on their minds, a record number of Black women organizers joined a Win With Black Women call to focus on a new future for the mobilization long led by their community.