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Can Harris Re-Write Her Narrative in Time for ’24?

Democratic strategist Karen Finney makes the bull case for Harris’s vice presidency, for keeping her on the 2024 ticket, and what her many critics get wrong.

As Joe Biden prepares to embark on a re-election campaign, Kamala Harris will enter uncharted territory.
As Joe Biden prepares to embark on a re-election campaign, Kamala Harris will enter uncharted territory. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Tara Palmeri
February 28, 2023

Eight months before the 2020 election, when Joe Biden was looking for a running mate who would solidify his coalition, the Democratic strategist Karen Finney and a small group of prominent Black political savants (Minyon Moore and Leah Daughtry, among others) pushed him to choose a Black female running mate. One month later, they specifically made the case for his one-time foe, Kamala Harris.