What a week it’s been for Kamala Harris, propelled towards the US presidency by Joe Biden’s decision to accept the inevitable and withdraw from the race.
Even her admirers have been surprised by the momentum she has generated in a very short time. Such was the slickness of its execution, a conspiracist might suspect that replacing Biden had been meticulously planned. But politics is not that tidy.
On the face of it, her speedy adoption by Democrats was driven by relief that Biden, hobbled by old age, had fallen on his own sword voluntarily. But that is not the full story.
Much is due to the quality of Harris herself. The vice presidency is often consigned to the shadows, and she has had the additional burden of being dismissed by the multitude of racists and misogynists who pollute American politics.
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But she is now free to be herself. And what we have seen thus far is a very human and confident woman, unafraid to face down begrudgers who seek to put her in her place.
Kamala Harris was endorsed as presidential candidate by Joe Biden after he stepped aside amid widespread concerns about the viability........