"In terms of diversity, Sen. Harris has led the way"

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Ian Sams @IanSams 2h2 hours ago
this story >> @AsteadWesley takes a look at how 2020 Dem campaigns are empowering activists, advocates and people of color in an unprecedented way.

“In terms of diversity, Ms. Harris has led the way, with 12 senior staffers who are women of color.” https://t.co/S6RB3fceG8


Julie Chavez Rodriguez, the activist and granddaughter of the legendary labor leader Cesar Chavez, is working on the campaign of Senator Kamala Harris. Bridget Bennett for The New York Times

NYT:

____ Senator Kamala Harris, the California Democrat who has often relied on a trusted group of California advisers, has taken pains to find senior staffers with grass-roots credentials as she attempts to fashion herself as the candidate “for the people...”

In terms of racial diversity, Ms. Harris has led the way, with 12 senior staffers who are women of color, out of 17 total. This includes Julie Chavez Rodriguez, the activist and granddaughter of legendary labor leader Cesar Chavez. Ms. Rodriguez was instrumental in helping Ms. Harris secure the endorsement of Dolores Huerta, the California labor leader who, along with Mr. Chavez, founded the United Farm Workers.

Another member of Ms. Harris’s team is Laphonza Butler, the former president of the Service Employees International Union in California. She said activists are more likely to see electoral politics as valuable in this era, because of the moral urgency that President Trump’s administration has instilled among liberals.

“We’re asking ourselves these really existential questions about what are we going to be as a nation,” said Ms. Butler, who is a senior adviser to Ms. Harris. “And I had to choose how to best continue the work that I’ve been doing as an advocate for workers and a voice for workers — and working for Senator Harris is a continuation of that.”

read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/us/politics/2020-democrats-activism.html

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2. She is a great candidate

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