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                            Why Kamala   
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           She is the first Black and South Asian American woman chosen   
           for national office by a major political party.  Harris, 55,   
           follows Democrat Geraldine Ferraro, in 1984, and Republican   
           Sarah Palin, in 2008, as only the third woman to be chosen   
           as the running mate on a presidential ticket.  In   
           California, she was the first woman, and first Black woman,   
           to serve as the state's top law enforcement official.  She   
           is the first Black woman from California to serve in the US   
           Senate, and second from any state, after Illinois' Carol   
           Moseley Braun.  Harris is also the first person of Indian   
           descent to appear on a presidential ticket.  If Biden   
           defeats President Trump in November, Harris would become the   
           first woman in US history to serve as vice president.   
      
       * She's been vetted on the national stage due to her own 2020 bid   
       * She has experience in government -- as both the California attorney   
        general and as a US senator since 2017   
       * At 55 years old, she represents a younger generation of leader --   
       something that Biden, who will be 78 on Inauguration Day 2021, said   
       was a major factor in his choice   
       * She is a historic pick as the first Black and South Asian   
       American woman to appear on a major party's national ticket   
       * She's from California, a massive treasure trove of both   
       Democratic votes and Democratic donors   
       * She emerged as an outspoken voice on race -- and the need for police   
       reform -- following the death of George Floyd in May and the subsequent   
       protests it sparked around the country There was no one else on Biden's VP   
       shortlist that checked so many boxes.  What's telling is that Biden -- and   
       his team -- didn't feel the need to reach for a less predictable pick.   
      They   
       knew that while picking Harris would draw considerable attention, it would   
       also be the thing most people expected them to do.  Despite the historic   
       nature of putting Harris on the ticket, Biden and his advisers knew that   
       selecting Harris might be described by some as unsurprising.  But one man's   
       "unsurprising" is another man's "safe." And that's exactly what Harris is   
      
       and what Biden believes he needs.   
      
      
       FIDOGAZETTE  Vol 14 No 24    Page  3         August 12, 2020   
      
      
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