The “Strange Charisma” of Kamala Harris

The New Yorker staff writers and cultural critics Doreen St. Félix and Vinson Cunningham join Tyler Foggatt to discuss Kamala Harris’s sudden ascendence to the top of the Democratic ticket. How might her gender, race, and long political career from prosecutor to Vice-President shape the campaign ahead? “In a weird way, I think that she can run against both Trump and, implicitly, very subtly, against Biden, too,” Cunningham says. “I think her strongest way to code herself is: we're finally turning the page.” 

This week’s reading:

• “Kamala Harris, the Candidate,” by Doreen St. Félix
• “A Mood of Optimism at Kamala Harris’s First Campaign Stop,” by Emily Witt
• “Who Should Kamala Harris Pick as Her Running Mate?,” by Amy Davidson Sorkin

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