By elevating the California senator as his running mate, Joe Biden has opened up a path for the transformation of the Democratic party that can’t come soon enough
Yet today, the same promise of center-left synthesis makes Harris a powerful choice for vice president. And as a woman who owns her power, Harris is now poised to sweep the party into the future — past the boomers who once promised “Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow,” but who’ve mostly thought of preserving their own political influence. Biden-Harris is the first Democratic presidential ticket in a generation not to feature a bona fide boomer.
In the present moment, Harris balances out Biden. She brings a sense of youth and vitality and a razor sharpness to the ticket. By selecting a black woman as his running mate, Biden has kept faith with the most important constituency in the Democratic Party, and rewarded the confidence black voters placed in his primary campaign.
Looking to the future, Harris has become the new frontwoman of the Democratic Party. By winning the veepstakes, she’s vaulted into the pole position for the nomination in 2024 or 2028. And because of Biden’s advanced age, there’s heightened reason to imagine that a Vice President Harris could assume the duties of the presidency sooner than that. This vision of Harris in the Oval Office is compelling on its own.
Like any vice presidential candidate, Harris also brings baggage to the ticket. In an era when progressives are demanding root-and-branch reform of the criminal-justice system, Harris’ history as a prosecutor is problematic, particularly in conjunction with Biden’s long history of championing tough-on-crime politics.
Whatever her political vulnerabilities, the aspiring vice president is chiefly characterized by her power. Some old-guard advisers in Biden’s inner circle told him to pick an innocuous running mate, whose selection would not so obviously herald a generational changing of the guard. Biden was right to reject this caution and to commit boldly to the future with Harris, who looms in stature over the feckless yes man who currently holds the office of vice president.
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