Post by Admin on Apr 29, 2019 10:33:29 GMT
Can Kamala Harris supercharge her candidacy – and fend off Biden in South Carolina?
The idea of Harris is one Democratic voters like – a black woman and former prosecutor as an answer to Trump. But the reality has been less than overwhelming so far. The California senator has shown herself to be cautious as a candidate, which may have allowed room for other candidates to gain attention in spaces that she could have owned.
She is a clear thinker and gained attention for her questioning of Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 confirmation hearings. She's going to need her calm and precision to stand out in the debates. One thing she does have is money. Harris raised $12 million in the first quarter, and if she can keep her base of California donors on board, she could be in it for the long haul. But Harris needs to shore up her support in early primary states. Key to that is South Carolina, the first primary with a predominantly black electorate, but Biden complicates that calculation.
Can others have a breakout moment? There are more than a dozen other declared candidates in the race. They include Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Cory Booker of New Jersey; Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington and former Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado; members of the House like Eric Swalwell, Seth Moulton and Tim Ryan. And there are outsiders like tech startup investor Andrew Yang and New Age author Marianne Williamson.
Some are focusing on issues hoping to distinguish themselves, like Inslee on climate change or Swalwell on gun safety. They all may qualify for the first sanctioned Democratic primary debate in June in Miami, and they are going to need a breakout moment in those to spur earned media attention and light a fuse with the grassroots to continue on for the long haul.
The idea of Harris is one Democratic voters like – a black woman and former prosecutor as an answer to Trump. But the reality has been less than overwhelming so far. The California senator has shown herself to be cautious as a candidate, which may have allowed room for other candidates to gain attention in spaces that she could have owned.
She is a clear thinker and gained attention for her questioning of Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 confirmation hearings. She's going to need her calm and precision to stand out in the debates. One thing she does have is money. Harris raised $12 million in the first quarter, and if she can keep her base of California donors on board, she could be in it for the long haul. But Harris needs to shore up her support in early primary states. Key to that is South Carolina, the first primary with a predominantly black electorate, but Biden complicates that calculation.
Can others have a breakout moment? There are more than a dozen other declared candidates in the race. They include Sens. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Cory Booker of New Jersey; Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington and former Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado; members of the House like Eric Swalwell, Seth Moulton and Tim Ryan. And there are outsiders like tech startup investor Andrew Yang and New Age author Marianne Williamson.
Some are focusing on issues hoping to distinguish themselves, like Inslee on climate change or Swalwell on gun safety. They all may qualify for the first sanctioned Democratic primary debate in June in Miami, and they are going to need a breakout moment in those to spur earned media attention and light a fuse with the grassroots to continue on for the long haul.
