But, if nominated, that does not rule out her defeating Donald Trump
broadly, two ways to become the presidential nominee of one of America’s two major political parties. One is to rise up as an insider, brushing past rivals while taking advantage of a family name, a long run in Congress or the mentorship of powerful elders. Think of the two Bush presidents and. The other way is to win as an outsider, through charisma and chutzpah. Barack Obama and Donald Trump did that.
The politics that shaped Ms Harris were California’s—quirky, fluid, and future-focused. When she came of political age in the 1990s, the Republican Party was a potent force in the state. While working as a local prosecutor in Oakland, Ms Harris dated Willie Brown, a Democratic kingmaker 30 years her senior; he helped to launch her political career.
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