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Al Jazeera
Alice Speri

Why has Kamala Harris downplayed her gender and race in the US election?

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as her grand-nieces Amara Ajagu, left, and Leela Ajagu watch during the Democratic National Convention on August 22 in Chicago, Illinois [Paul Sancya/AP Photo]

When Hillary Clinton spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2016 as the first woman to be nominated for the presidency by a major party, she was introduced with a video montage of all the men that had held the office until that point. As she appeared on screen, the montage crashed into shards to the sound of broken glass.

It wasn’t a subtle message. “We just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling,” Clinton said.

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