July 21st 2024.
Kamala Harris has climbed the ranks within the Democratic party and now has the potential to become the next President. After Joe Biden announced he would not be running for re-election, Harris is expected to be the top choice for the Democratic nomination. Despite a difficult debate that aired on CNN last month, Harris has remained a strong supporter of Biden throughout the campaign and over the years.
If Harris were to win the nomination and ultimately the Presidency, she would make history as the first female, Black, and Asian American President of the United States. However, she currently faces low approval ratings in the country. Let's take a closer look at who Kamala Harris is, including her odds and approval ratings.
Harris began her career at the Alameda County District Attorney's Office before becoming the district attorney for San Francisco in 2003. She then went on to become the first woman and first Black person to serve as California's attorney general. Harris gained recognition within the Democratic party and in 2017, she became California's junior US senator.
Although her bid for the presidential nomination in 2020 was unsuccessful, Harris was chosen as Biden's running mate. Biden reflected on the significance of her nomination, especially for young girls of color who often feel overlooked and undervalued in their communities. "Today, just maybe, they're seeing themselves for the first time in a new way, as the stuff of presidents and vice presidents," he said.
While Harris is a familiar name across America, polls consistently show that she is not well-liked. During her time in the White House, she has focused on advocating for women's reproductive rights and has set a new record for the most tie-breaking votes cast by a vice president in the history of the Senate. However, she has faced criticism for her handling of issues such as migration at the US-Mexico border.
For most of her three and a half years as vice president, Harris has had more people disapproving of her performance than approving. According to FiveThirtyEight's poll tracker, the split is roughly 50% disapproval to 40% approval. While polls in important swing states have shown that Harris is more likely to beat Donald Trump than Biden was, bookies still favor Trump to win the November election. Before Biden stepped down, the odds were 4/7 for Trump and 11/4 for Harris.
Now, let's take a closer look at Kamala Harris's personal life. She is 59 years old and was born in Oakland, California, to two immigrant parents. Her mother, who is from India, and her father, who is from Jamaica, divorced when she was five years old. Harris was raised by her single mother, who is a Hindu and a cancer researcher and civil rights activist. Harris attended Howard University, one of America's top historically black colleges and universities.
Harris is married to American lawyer Doug Emhoff, whom she married in 2013. She is a stepmother to his two children, Cole and Ella. In terms of her stance on international issues, Harris has expressed concern for the people of Gaza and has urged the White House to show more sensitivity towards those affected by the war in Palestine. She has also called for America to take a tougher stance on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and to actively seek a long-term peace and two-state solution.
On the other side of the political spectrum, President Trump has chosen J.D. Vance as his running mate for the upcoming election. Vance, who was born in Middletown, Ohio, was raised by his grandparents and has referred to his grandmother as his "saving grace." He served in the US Marines and fought in the Iraq War before attending Ohio State University and Yale Law School. Vance has worked in venture capital and is now married with three children.
In 2016, Vance gained recognition with his memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy," which reflects on his life and the struggles faced by those living in rural Appalachia, where his grandparents are from. However, Vance himself never lived there. He later ran for a Senate seat in Ohio in 2022 and won with an endorsement from Trump.
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