{"id":114948,"date":"2020-08-11T16:24:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T20:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=114948"},"modified":"2020-08-11T16:24:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T20:24:33","slug":"joe-biden-picks-kamala-harris-as-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/joe-biden-picks-kamala-harris-as-running-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2062255560\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2384943646\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>Joe Biden announced Tuesday<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>that he has chosen<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 the first Black woman to be named to a major-party U.S. presidential ticket, and potentially the first woman vice president if Biden defeats President Trump.<\/p><div id=\"antig-896199075\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>The big picture:\u00a0<\/strong>Harris was probably the safest choice Biden could have made among his running mate finalists. She has a national profile and experience with elected office, was vetted and tested in the Democratic presidential primaries and can boost Biden&#8217;s fundraising.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To get to the decision, Biden had to move past residual tensions and make peace with a fierce primary competitor.<\/li>\n<li>The decision elevates Harris among the next generation of Democratic leaders and could give her a big advantage in 2024, if Biden were elected and decided not to run for a second term.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What he&#8217;s saying:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;I need someone working alongside me who is smart, tough, and ready to lead. Kamala is that person,&#8221; Biden announced in a statement.<\/p><div id=\"antig-577505300\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-906623637\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"WhatsApp Image 2026-04-26 at 07.24.59\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-26-at-07.24.59.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I need someone who understands the pain that so many people in our nation are suffering. Whether they\u2019ve lost their job, their business, a loved one to this virus. This president says he \u201cdoesn\u2019t want to be distracted by it\u201d. He doesn\u2019t understand that taking care of the people of this nation &#8212; all the people &#8212; isn\u2019t a distraction &#8212; it\u2019s the job. Kamala understands that.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I need someone who understands that we are in a battle for the soul of this nation. And that if we\u2019re going to get through these crises &#8212; we need to come together and unite for a better America. Kamala gets that.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I first met Kamala through my son Beau. They were both Attorneys General at the same time. He had enormous respect for her and her work. I thought a lot about that as I made this decision. There is no one\u2019s opinion I valued more than Beau\u2019s and I\u2019m proud to have Kamala standing with me on this campaign.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Her record of accomplishment &#8212; fighting tooth and nail for what\u2019s right &#8212; is why I\u2019m choosing her. There is no door Kamala won\u2019t knock on, no stone she\u2019ll leave unturned, if it means making life better &#8212;\u00a0<em>for the people<\/em>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Between the lines:\u00a0<\/strong>The pick gives Biden a running mate with strong prosecutorial skills, as Harris has proven at Senate hearings and during her strongest debate moments. That could help them make the case against Trump in the fall.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2317198322\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>But some Democrats will be watching her political skills closely, after her presidential bid fizzled and a\u00a0<a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/11\/29\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-2020.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-vars-link-text=\"New York Times piece\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/11\/29\/us\/politics\/kamala-harris-2020.html\" data-vars-content-id=\"e2109284-944c-4053-b506-9735e261e3ff\" data-vars-headline=\"Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">New York Times piece<\/a>\u00a0depicted a campaign full of bad decisions and backbiting.<\/li>\n<li>She has also faced\u00a0<a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/joe-biden-process-vice-president-candidates-50e786e4-fa37-481c-9bb6-1ae8c058c40c.html\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"public and private questions\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/joe-biden-process-vice-president-candidates-50e786e4-fa37-481c-9bb6-1ae8c058c40c.html\" data-vars-content-id=\"e2109284-944c-4053-b506-9735e261e3ff\" data-vars-headline=\"Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public and private questions<\/a>\u00a0from some Democrats about whether she&#8217;d be too focused on running for the presidency again, although other Democratic operatives have said the questions about her ambitions have been sexist and inappropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The backstory:\u00a0<\/strong>Harris, who at 55 is more than 20 years younger than Biden, is a former prosecutor and has been a senator from California since 2017.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She solidified her national profile when she grilled Trump administration nominees and administrators,\u00a0<a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tsm1GPnlqmU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-vars-link-text=\"including Brett Kavanaugh\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tsm1GPnlqmU\" data-vars-content-id=\"e2109284-944c-4053-b506-9735e261e3ff\" data-vars-headline=\"Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">including Brett Kavanaugh<\/a>\u00a0during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 2018.<\/li>\n<li>President Obama recognized her talent early on, in 2013 famously calling her &#8220;brilliant,&#8221; &#8220;dedicated&#8221; and &#8220;tough.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>She had been seen as a front-runner when she\u00a0<a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2020-election\/sen-kamala-harris-announces-2020-presidential-bid-n960821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-vars-link-text=\"announced her presidential campaign\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2020-election\/sen-kamala-harris-announces-2020-presidential-bid-n960821\" data-vars-content-id=\"e2109284-944c-4053-b506-9735e261e3ff\" data-vars-headline=\"Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">announced her presidential campaign<\/a>\u00a0in January 2019, but she was never able to capitalize on the early momentum \u2014 except for a brief spike in public attention after her\u00a0<a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/kamala-harris-night-schools-biden-on-busing-40a03873-eb98-4e61-b408-3acc017511b4.html\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"confrontation with Biden\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/kamala-harris-night-schools-biden-on-busing-40a03873-eb98-4e61-b408-3acc017511b4.html\" data-vars-content-id=\"e2109284-944c-4053-b506-9735e261e3ff\" data-vars-headline=\"Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confrontation with Biden<\/a>\u00a0over federally mandated school busing at a June debate.<\/p><div id=\"antig-877487865\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Harris\u00a0<a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/kamala-harris-drops-out-2020-campaign-50c45cbe-e917-4004-996c-1096b2a61a80.html\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"dropped out of the race\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/kamala-harris-drops-out-2020-campaign-50c45cbe-e917-4004-996c-1096b2a61a80.html\" data-vars-content-id=\"e2109284-944c-4053-b506-9735e261e3ff\" data-vars-headline=\"Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dropped out of the race<\/a>\u00a0in December, saying she didn&#8217;t have the funds to continue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>As a presidential candidate,<\/strong>\u00a0Harris campaigned on a\u00a0<a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harris.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/harris-proposes-bold-relief-for-families-amid-rising-costs-of-living\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-vars-link-text=\"$500-a-month tax credit\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.harris.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/harris-proposes-bold-relief-for-families-amid-rising-costs-of-living\" data-vars-content-id=\"e2109284-944c-4053-b506-9735e261e3ff\" data-vars-headline=\"Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">$500-a-month tax credit<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0<a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/transcript-kamala-harris-kicks-off-presidential-campaign-in-oakland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-vars-link-text=\"she called\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.ktvu.com\/news\/transcript-kamala-harris-kicks-off-presidential-campaign-in-oakland\" data-vars-content-id=\"e2109284-944c-4053-b506-9735e261e3ff\" data-vars-headline=\"Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">she called<\/a>\u00a0&#8220;the largest working and middle-class tax cut in a generation.&#8221; She started out as a supporter of Medicare for All, but then switched to an alternative that would have preserved a role for private insurance.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/kamala-harris-interview-axios-hbo-dab236ea-496c-4cde-a66f-5228eb433105.html\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"In an October interview\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/kamala-harris-interview-axios-hbo-dab236ea-496c-4cde-a66f-5228eb433105.html\" data-vars-content-id=\"e2109284-944c-4053-b506-9735e261e3ff\" data-vars-headline=\"Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In an October interview<\/a>\u00a0with &#8220;Axios on HBO,&#8221; she explained her decision: &#8220;I heard from people, &#8216;Kamala, don&#8217;t take away my choice if I want a private plan. Please don&#8217;t take away my choice.&#8217; And I said, you know what? That is fair.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I said to my team, I know we&#8217;re going to take a political hit for it. &#8230; I knew I&#8217;d be called a flip flopper for that.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>She also said in that interview that &#8220;of course&#8221; it&#8217;s different to run for president as a Black woman because in Americans&#8217; experience there is &#8220;not a reference point for who can do what, there is a lack of ability or a difficulty in imagining that someone who we have never seen can do a job that has been done, you know, forty-five times by someone who is not that person.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Harris has also faced some criticisms<\/strong>\u00a0based on cases she\u00a0<a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/01\/17\/opinion\/kamala-harris-criminal-justice.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-vars-link-text=\"argued\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/01\/17\/opinion\/kamala-harris-criminal-justice.html\" data-vars-content-id=\"e2109284-944c-4053-b506-9735e261e3ff\" data-vars-headline=\"Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">argued<\/a>\u00a0and policies she enacted as California&#8217;s attorney general:<\/p><div id=\"antig-2243255188\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"1000436969\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>She defended the death penalty as attorney general, despite being personally against it.<\/li>\n<li>She didn&#8217;t take a position on Proposition 47, approved by voters, that reduced some felonies to misdemeanors.<\/li>\n<li>She opposed a bill that would have required her office to investigate\u00a0<a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-me-pol-ca-harris-police-shootings-20160118-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-vars-link-text=\"police shootings.\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-me-pol-ca-harris-police-shootings-20160118-story.html\" data-vars-content-id=\"e2109284-944c-4053-b506-9735e261e3ff\" data-vars-headline=\"Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate\" data-vars-event-category=\"story\" data-vars-sub-category=\"story\" data-vars-item=\"in_content_link\">police shootings.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reality check:\u00a0<\/strong>It will be Biden who sets the policies if he wins \u2014 but Harris&#8217;s record will be relevant if she&#8217;s elected vice president, especially if she takes ownership of specific issues and projects as Biden did when he was Barack Obama&#8217;s vice president.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4226486388\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>It will be also be relevant to her own political future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s next:\u00a0<\/strong>Harris&#8217;s speech accepting the nomination at the Democratic convention will be her chance to introduce herself to an audience of general election voters \u2014 and to show how well she and Biden will be able to work as a team.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"gtm-content-click\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/utah-vice-president-debate-audience-dd10b278-8cd5-45ed-b2f8-0d9a687fb2a8.html\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-link-text=\"Harris will join Vice President Mike Pence\" 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Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate\u00a0\u2014 the first Black woman to be named to a major-party U.S. presidential ticket, and potentially the first woman vice president if Biden defeats President Trump. 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