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Harris is promoting her resume and her goals rather than race as she courts Black voters
By COLLEEN LONG, MAKIYA SEMINERA and MATT BROWNUpdated 8:37 PM CDT, September 14, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — While President Joe Biden was hosting a celebration of Black excellence at the White House with lawmakers, advocates and celebrities this past week, Kamala Harris was instead headed off to campaign in Pennsylvania.
The nation’s first Black vice president spoke with voters there about supporting small businesses, building more housing and expanding the child tax credit. She said the country “needs a president of the United States who works for all the American people.”
What she did not do was spend time talking about her race or gender or the prospect that she would be the nation’s first Black and South Asian woman to be president if she defeated Republican Donald Trump.
As Harris courts voters, she embodies her identity as a woman of color rather than making it an overt part of her pitch, choosing instead to emphasize her policies and resume. ...
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How a false rumor about pets in Ohio and Laura Loomer’s presence helped derail Trump’s planned attacks on Harris | CNN Politics
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September 14, 2024, presidential campaign news | CNN Politics
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