Then-U.S. Senator Kamala Harris speaks at the 2019 Forum on Wages and Working People in Las Vegas, Nevada | Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons
Part XXXIII of the “United States 2024 Election
A public school teacher of Filipino descent in Southern California tells this columnist that “it is harder for a woman to be voted for president than a minority-male candidate.” The grade-one teacher is right that it may be hard for a candidate who is a woman and a minority at the same time. However, this columnist feels she supports Vice President Harris in her bid to become the first Black-and-Asian woman elected president of the United States.
It also appears that the teacher is a political pundit. She says further that “it will be a steep uphill battle for Kamala Harris because she has to contend with both sexism and racism of many American voters. She is facing two biases at the same time. Barack Obama had to contend only with racism. Hillary Clinton had to face sexism. Kamala Harris has to face and overcome both prejudices.”
Yes, this columnist countered that Kamala Harris has a track record of doing the “impossible” in her electoral victories in California for District Attorney, then-Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and Vice President. After all, there is always a first time in life, and even in politics. She may be the ultimate model for breaking the political glass ceiling that female candidates face and the racial barrier in American history. Why will she win handily? Ms. Harris has the support of tens of millions of Angelas, Marias, Marys, Taylors, and the American versions of the Mona Lisa. Yes, an army of supporters that can persuade their husband or domestic partner or boyfriend, male kin, in-laws, and friends to help in ending both racial discrimination and gender bias in choosing the next tenant of The White House.
“Age-wise, Ms. Kamala Harris is some two decades younger than her Republican opponent. The GOP presidential bet is now the focus of questions about old age, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Regarding law and order, Ms. Harris has a track record of prosecuting criminals and criminal syndicates.”
Added to the list of Ms. Harris’ supporters are millions more women, especially mothers who are protective of their daughters’ human right to control their bodies and grandmothers who are joining the Pro-Choice movement. Indeed, 2024 may be the best year for a woman to become president and commander-in-chief of the U.S. military. As a woman president, she will protect the civil and human rights of her fellow female constituents, their children, and their descendants.
Indeed, it will be “a steep uphill (but winnable) battle for Kamala Harris.” And what a lucky woman she is. As the saying goes (as edited by this columnist), “it is best to be both lucky and good.”
Age-wise, Ms. Kamala Harris is some two decades younger than her Republican opponent. The GOP presidential bet is now the focus of questions about old age, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease. Regarding law and order, Ms. Harris has a track record of prosecuting criminals and criminal syndicates. On the other hand, her opponent’s new moniker is “TeFelon Don,” as he is compared to the original fellow New Yorker, the “Teflon Don,” who was also convicted of many felonies in the Big Apple.