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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Robert Reich

Kamala Harris is the worst nightmare of America’s far right

Kamala Harris waves at onlookers from a White House plane.
‘Many of the people who have demanded accountability from Trump constitute a Trump nightmare of strong and able women, including several of color.’ Photograph: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP

When Joe Biden stepped down in support of Kamala Harris, he didn’t just pass the torch to another generation. He passed it from old white men to America’s future.

Consider that women now compose a remarkable 60% of college undergraduates. And that by 2050, it’s estimated that America will consist mostly of people of color – 30% more Black people than today, 60% more Latinos and twice the number of Asian Americans.

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