Kamala Harris’s Campaign Ends in a Fizzle

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<p><span>Senator Kamala Harris had a lot going for her campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination: national name recognition, strong fund-raising, an association with Barack Obama, and a way of commanding the spotlight both on television and on Twitter. She promised to be the prosecutor who would bring Donald Trump to justice and a candidate who could take him on in the race, a combination that thrilled her supporters. But, on Tuesday, two months before voting begins in Iowa, she ended her campaign. What happened, and what does it reveal about the Presidential race? </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/eric-lach"><span>Eric Lach</span></a><span> calls three </span><i><span>New Yorker</span></i><span> colleagues to debrief: </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/dana-goodyear"><span>Dana Goodyear</span></a><span>, who reflects on her Profile of Harris from the promising early days of her campaign; </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/jelani-cobb"><span>Jelani Cobb</span></a><span>, who talks about Harris’s standing with black voters; and </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/benjamin-wallace-wells"><span>Ben Wallace-Wells</span></a><span>, who notes that the gap between the progressive and centrist wings of the Democratic Party may have grown too large for any candidate to straddle. Finally, Lach calls a heartbroken campaign volunteer, who estimates that she made thirteen thousand calls on Harris’s behalf. </span></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>