Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
Most American presidents were lawyers before seeking elected office, but the number of presidents with prosecutorial experience is vastly smaller. Vice President Kamala Harris would join this tiny club. The New York Times reported on the Democratic candidate’s professional background: A Time magazine report added that Harris, who campaigned in the Golden State as California’s “top cop,” also “developed a tough-on-crime reputation as district attorney.
But after President Joe Biden announced his decision to withdraw from the 2024 race, the dynamic took on a greater significance. This isn’t just a situation in which Republicans have nominated a criminal for the nation’s highest office, it’s also a situation in which the GOP candidate will likely face someone with a record of putting criminals behind bars.
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