Kamala's Conundrum: She's Doing a Great Job But Her Story's Not Getting Out

[PunkinPi]

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So, here's one you may not have read anywhere else: @VP is actually doing a great job. My latest for @TheDailyBeast.

Kamala’s Conundrum: She’s Doing a Great Job But Her Story’s Not Getting Out
by David Rothkopf

Is she really “difficult”? Is there really “just something about her” people don’t like? Or do these critiques have a familiar ring about them because they are the darts of choice the political patriarchy uses to attack women in positions of power?
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These pieces have come despite a first-year track record that is impressive, substantive, and wide-ranging. Indeed, upon examination, Kamala Harris is enjoying a very Biden-like vice presidency. Like the president, she has ignored the inside-the-Beltway buzz from a D.C. press corps going through a bad case of withdrawal after the never-a-dull-moment train wreck of the Trump years. And, like the man she works alongside, she has kept her head down and done her job.
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The answer to striking this balance is that just as Harris’s position is unprecedented, so are the stakes in America’s current political battles. Defeats for the Democrats in upcoming elections could result in the GOP accelerating its efforts to undo crucial democratic principles and protections, undermining our entire system of government. With abortion rights and voting rights likely to top the agenda for the mid-terms, a much higher profile role for the vice president seems like a strategic necessity.

And looking ahead to 2024, the White House’s actions must reflect the fact that if Biden is not able to run, he, the party and the country would be better served if there were one clear heir apparent. Overheated D.C. rumor-mongering aside, it is very unlikely that any other Democratic candidate will be as well prepared to assume the role of commander-in-chief as the woman who currently holds the country’s No. 2 job.

Source/more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/kamala-harris-conundrum-shes-doing-a-great-job-but-her-storys-not-getting-out?ref=home

Nice to see a positive article on MVP Harris!

[madaboutharry]

1. I recall the narrative back after Pres. Barack Obama took office

that the mantra of the media and the right was "What has he done?"

Hmmm.....two things here seem alike.

I am sure I am not the only one who has noticed.

I don't like feeling cynical, but I can't help it sometimes.

[Joinfortmill]

2. It's the Media.