Electoralism/Democratism

The Obama-Kamala Merger

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The Obama-Kamala Merger  
Barack Obama listened with interest when Kamala Harris dropped by his office in Washington to make the case for her presidential candidacy and to ask for his advice. There was an endless stream of commentary comparing the two — both Black politicians with immigrant parents who reside ideologically in the party’s center. He wasn’t so sure about the parallels, but he was desperate to vanquish Donald Trump and he’d made no secret of his belief that Harris could represent the future of the Democratic Party. By the time she walked out, Obama could clearly see her political promise, but thought she needed to figure out how exactly she would appeal to the vast swaths of voters who’d never heard of her.

But that was 2019. What a difference five years makes.
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