The Historic Nomination of Kamala Harris and What it May Mean for November
This is a monumental day: Kamala Harris has become only the second Democratic woman to become a vice presidential nominee, and the first woman of color to be nominated.
Celebratory statements have been pouring in from all over the U.S. and the world.
Conventional wisdom tends to argue that a nominee’s vice presidential pick doesn’t do much to budge the outcome of the presidential election either way.
But this year it might be different.
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“Congratulations for standing on the cusp of history! Now, get ready for an onslaught of online misogyny unlike anything you’ve ever seen.”
Cue: The #WeHaveHerBack campaign, brainchild of top feminist thinkers: Fatima Goss Graves of the National Women’s Law Center; Ilyse Hogue of NARAL; Valerie Jarrett, Alexis McGill Johnson and Melanie Newman of Planned Parenthood; Debra Ness of the National Partnership for Women and Families; Cecile Richards of Supermajority; Jess Morales of
Rocketto; Hilary Rosen, Stephanie Shriock and Christina Reynolds of Emily’s List; and Tina Tchen of TimesUp.
Read More: https://msmagazine.com/2020/08/11/the-historic-nomination-of-kamala-harris-and-what-it-may-mean-for-november/
Joe said it as well. We got her back!